Business Analyst Finance & Reporting

Cloud Power Luxembourg SA; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Power Luxembourg SA seeks a Business Analyst Finance & Reporting for a 12-month assignment in Brussels City Centre. You will improve financial processes, enhance reporting, and support IT systems by translating business needs into actionable specifications and managing the improvement roadmap.

You will collaborate with Reporting, Controlling and IT, applying strong analytical skills to identify inefficiencies and deliver pragmatic, value-added solutions within BE GAAP frameworks.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking and conceptual mindset.
• Stakeholder management and communication.
• Proactive, autonomous and solution-oriented approach.
• Strong coordination and organizational skills.
• Facilitation and workshop leadership.
• Ability to bridge business needs and IT constraints.
• Knowledge of life insurance processes and BE GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, coordinate and follow up on prioritized business requests.
• Serve as main liaison between business units (Reporting, Controlling, Performance Management) and IT.
• Capture, analyze and translate requirements into clear specifications.
• Identify inefficiencies, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Lead initiatives to optimize financial processes and reporting activities.
• Ensure consistency across initiatives and end-to-end process impact.
• Organize workshops and meetings to build consensus and drive decisions.
• Monitor priorities, timelines and dependencies; report progress and risks.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Coordination

Facilitation

Business-IT collaboration

Business value translation

Job description

Business Analyst Finance & Reporting – Life Insurance (M/F/X)

Location: Brussels City Centre

Duration: 12 months, with a possibility of extension

1. Mission Context and Objectives

Our client is looking for a Business Analyst Finance & Reporting to support the continuous improvement and optimization of existing financial processes, reporting activities, and supporting IT systems.

The role focuses on identifying operational inefficiencies, streamlining workflows, improving data quality, and enhancing operational effectiveness across Finance and Reporting. Rather than leading large-scale transformation programmes, the successful candidate will focus on delivering pragmatic, sustainable solutions that generate tangible business value.

Working closely with business and IT teams, you will analyse business needs, challenge existing ways of working, and translate improvement opportunities into clear functional requirements and actionable solutions.

You will also oversee the roadmap of improvement initiatives, coordinate stakeholders, monitor priorities and dependencies, and report progress to management.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Analyse, coordinate, and follow up on prioritized business requests.
• Act as the main point of contact between business teams, particularly Reporting, Controlling, and Performance Management, and IT teams.
• Gather, analyse, and translate business requirements into clear functional analyses and specifications.
• Identify process inefficiencies, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead and support initiatives aimed at optimizing existing financial processes, reporting activities, and supporting systems.
• Ensure consistency and alignment across improvement initiatives, taking into account their impact on end-to-end financial processes.
• Organize and facilitate workshops and stakeholder meetings to support decision-making and build consensus.
• Monitor priorities, dependencies, timelines, and business impact throughout the lifecycle of each initiative.
• Maintain the project roadmap and regularly report progress, risks, and key issues to management.

3. Required Profile

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and understand its broader organizational implications.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive, autonomous, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong coordination, organizational, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across business and IT teams.
• Ability to translate complex technical and functional topics into clear business value.

Functional and Technical Skills

• Good knowledge of life insurance products and processes.
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting, including:
• Belgian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (BE GAAP).
• Strong understanding of IT systems and application landscapes.
• Ability to analyse interactions between business processes, financial data, and IT systems.
• Experience in business analysis, process optimization, and continuous improvement within Finance and Reporting environments.

4. Language Requirements

• English: Good level required, both spoken and written.