Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Collaborate with finance stakeholders (accounting, FP&A, treasury) to gather, analyse, and document business and system requirements for financial applications
- Analyse current financial processes (GL, AP, AR, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting) to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation or optimization
- Work with stakeholders to optimise processes in finance management and reporting systems
- Identify potential risks (data integrity, regulatory non-compliance, financial reporting errors) and develop mitigation strategies ensuring adherence to internal controls and compliance standards (e.g., SOX, GAAP, IFRS)
- Act as liaison between IT teams, software vendors, and business units to ensure finance systems meet user needs
- Question the “as is” and explore options for the “to be”, ensuring requirements are correctly understood and implemented
- Create detailed documentation including functional specifications, epics, user stories, use cases, process maps, and data flow diagrams
- Develop and maintain user manuals, system documentation, and training materials for finance systems
- Assist in development of test cases and testing procedures and coordinate business acceptance testing (BAT)
- Help prioritise system requirements based on business needs, resource availability, and potential business impact
- Provide clear communication to finance stakeholders regarding system changes, impacts, timelines, and training
- Support change management initiatives and implementation of reporting tools and dashboards tracking key finance metrics
Requirements
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in business analysis or a related field
- Experience with Navision or NetSuite
- Strong analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with business analysis tools and techniques (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio)
- Knowledge of industry-standard methodologies and frameworks (e.g., BABOK, BPMN)
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment is preferred
- Finance / Accountancy certification is preferred
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to adapt to changing business needs and priorities
- Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
- Strong influencing skills, particularly around MVP delivery