At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead finance transformation initiatives and translate complex requirements into actionable plans.
- Company: Specialist financial services organisation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and potential for long-term opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and exposure to major finance programmes.
- Why this job: Drive impactful change in finance while collaborating with senior stakeholders.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in finance transformation and stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 57036 - 69710 £ per year.
Senior Business Analyst - Finance Transformation London | Hybrid - 50% office based | 9-Month FTC | c.£90 - 100k We are supporting a specialist financial services organisation looking to appoint a Senior Business Analyst to play a key role across a major Finance transformation roadmap.
Sitting at the intersection of Finance, Data and Technology, you will take ownership of translating complex Finance priorities into clear, structured and delivery-ready requirements.
This is a high-visibility role suited to someone who combines strong Business Analysis capability with a Product Owner mindset and can independently drive change from initial requirements and business design through to delivery and testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead requirements gathering, definition and documentation across a portfolio of Finance transformation initiatives.
- Act as the key bridge between Finance, Data, Technology, external vendors and delivery teams.
- Translate complex Finance requirements into clear, sequenced and actionable change requirements.
- Own business design and review solution design documentation, ensuring proposed solutions meet Finance requirements.
- Take ownership of UAT planning and execution, maintaining clear traceability between requirements and testing.
- Improve delivery quality by ensuring requirements are complete, validated and signed off before development.
- Work closely with senior Finance stakeholders while reducing reliance on SMEs for day-to-day delivery.
- Help improve and modernise the approach to Finance change within a predominantly waterfall environment.
Experience Required
- Strong Senior Business Analyst experience within Finance Transformation - this is not suited to a generic BA without significant Finance experience.
- Strong understanding of Finance processes, data flows and reporting, ideally across Financial Control, FP&A and/or Treasury.
- Experience operating with a Product Owner mindset, taking genuine ownership of change rather than solely documenting requirements.
- Strong process and data-flow mapping skills, with the ability to visualise end-to-end processes and system interactions.
- Experience working across Finance, Data and Technology teams and managing relationships with third-party vendors.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge, influence and align senior stakeholders.
- Experience owning UAT and testing activity through to completion.
- Particularly Relevant Experience
The upcoming roadmap includes a significant General Ledger transformation, making previous GL implementation or transformation experience highly desirable.
Experience improving month-end close processes would also be particularly relevant.
- Finance Data & Reporting transformation, including working closely with BI/Data teams.
- Treasury transformation or Treasury Management System implementations.
- Workday or Oracle Finance.
- Tableau or wider BI/reporting environments.
- Finance automation or AI use cases.
This is an opportunity to take genuine ownership across a significant Finance change roadmap, with exposure to senior Finance stakeholders and major programmes spanning General Ledger, Finance Data & Reporting and Treasury.
The initial appointment is a 9-month FTC, with potential for extension and the possibility of a longer-term permanent opportunity.
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Finance Business Analyst employer: Oliver James Associates Ltd.
Oliver James Associates Ltd. is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment within a long-established London Market Insurance firm that values flexibility and employee well-being. With opportunities for professional growth and development in risk management, employees benefit from a supportive culture that encourages collaboration and innovation, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in the heart of London.
Contact Details:
Oliver James Associates Ltd. Recruitment Team
