Business Analyst in Watford

Business Analyst in Watford

Watford Full-Time No working from home possible
Action for Children
Description

Business Analyst (Oracle Fusion).

Salary: £54,300 per annum.

Location: Homebased. (Must be Located permanently in the UK and be willing to travel to Watford on a regular basis).

Contract: Full time, Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2027.

Benefits:

  • 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata.

  • Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.

  • Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts across 15,000 national retailers.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. We are passionate about protecting and supporting children, young people, and families. All our departments work together to achieve the high standards that ensure more children are safe and happy.

A bit about the role

Over the past five years the Charity has embarked on a system simplification programme and has implemented Oracle Fusion to provide a complete People and Finance System for our organisation. We are in the final year of our Stabilisation Programme following implementation and require an experienced Oracle ERP/EPM Business Analyst to join us until 31/03/2027. You will report into the Programme Lead but will work very closely with the Finance and Technical Teams to support with re-designing financial business processes which align to how Oracle ERP/EPM works.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

  • Lead structured workshops with Finance, People Operations and Technology to capture current processes, pain points, and operational scenarios, translating these into clear, outcome‑focused requirements.

  • Define and maintain robust, testable acceptance criteria, ensuring solutions are assessed against real business outcomes rather than system assumptions.

  • Analyse and articulate cross‑module impact across ERP, HCM, Payroll and Reporting, identifying dependencies, constraints, and downstream implications early.

  • Support discovery, testing and validation by coordinating scenario‑based testing, working with SMEs to confirm whether solutions are operationally viable end‑to‑end.

  • Document key process and data flows, including Chart of Accounts structures, costing logic and approval processes, highlighting inefficiencies and manual workarounds.

  • Act as the bridge between business and technical teams, challenging assumptions, clarifying requirements, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle.

  • Document requirements for EPM workforce module from a business point of view, identify training gaps for EPM especially and what needs to be done to address these.

Let's talk about you

  • Must have BA experience within Oracle Fusion Financial Management Modules.

  • Must be an excellent communicator with non-technical stakeholders, in person & on-line.

  • Desirable EPM Experience.

  • Desirable to have worked on a Chart of Accounts project previously within Oracle.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

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Closing Date: Thursday 2nd July 2026.

Contact: email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13185.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

JOB DESCRIPTION

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement


Action for Children

Contact Details:

Action for Children Recruitment Team