Lead Business Systems Analyst for Finance & ERP

MinterEllison; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Minter Ellison is seeking a Business Analyst Manager to lead a small team of functional Business Analysts and shape the quality of requirements and solution design across large projects and BAU initiatives. You will bridge business value and technical execution, oversee the analysis pipeline, allocate work, and guide BA work from discovery through to deployment.

You'll work closely with the Head of Business Systems, Finance, and Digital Support, Data and Development managers, driving agile and

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in complex corporate or professional services environments.
• Strong expertise in complex Finance/ERP systems (Elite 3E or Aderant Expert preferred).
• Proven experience as a BA Lead on large, complex projects, including planning and scheduling.
• Experience analysing requirements and user stories and writing specifications for robust, scalable solutions.
• Experience collaborating with business and development teams to assess feasibility and translate knowledge between them.
• Understanding of project delivery, SDLC and agile/hybrid approaches.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to use SQL to answer basic questions, and familiarity with AI tools in BA work.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support a team of functional Business Analysts, allocating work and reviewing deliverables
• Run requirements workshops and produce clear, complete, testable business and functional requirements
• Critically evaluate solution design options to reduce complexity and ensure fit
• Collaborate with developers on design and delivery, and support test data and defect analysis
• Turn the work pipeline into coordinated analysis and development plans, balancing capacity and sequencing
• Coordinate run sheets and lead the team through deployment of changes
• Continuously improve and automate how the team works, with focus on agility, consistency and clarity
• Embed the responsible use of AI tools across the team and coach analysts to use them well
• Keep the Head of Business Systems informed through regular status meetings and ad hoc updates

Skills

Team leadership

Requirements workshops

Stakeholder management

SQL

AI for BA

Finance/ERP systems

Agile/Hybrid delivery

Tools

Elite 3E

Aderant Expert

Job description

Minter Ellison is seeking a Business Analyst Manager to lead a small team of functional Business Analysts and shape the quality of requirements and solution design across large projects and BAU initiatives. You will bridge business value and technical execution, oversee the analysis pipeline, allocate work, and guide BA work from discovery through to deployment.

You'll work closely with the Head of Business Systems, Finance, and Digital Support, Data and Development managers, driving agile and