Business Analyst

Harnham; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst to support a Finance BI transformation in London, migrating from SQL Server/SSAS to a consolidated Microsoft Fabric FinanceBI semantic model. You will lead requirements gathering, specification development, UAT and change management, acting as the senior functional lead across multiple finance BI workstreams.

The role focuses on translating business needs into scalable data solutions, collaborating with Finance stakeholders, Architects, Developers

Qualifications

• Senior/Lead Business Analyst with BI, Data Warehouse, Analytics or Data Platform experience.
• Experience gathering requirements, producing functional specs and leading UAT processes.
• Strong stakeholder management across Finance and Technology teams.
• Mentoring BAs within project environments.
• Experience in Finance reporting or Finance transformation programmes.
• Understanding data modelling, reporting and analytics solutions.
• Ability to bring governance in a fast-moving agile delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements workshops with Finance stakeholders.
• Translate requirements into detailed functional specifications.
• Act as liaison between Finance and technology teams.
• Define data model, reporting and governance requirements.
• Support scalable ETL and reporting solution design.
• Own UAT planning, execution, and defect triage.
• Coordinate change management activities for go-lives.
• Produce process maps, data dictionaries and documen­tation.
• Provide leadership to the BA pod and wider team.
• Support delivery across Finance BI workstreams.

Skills

BI delivery

Stakeholder management

UAT leadership

Change management

Data modelling

Agile delivery

Financial reporting

Power BI

SQL Server

SSAS

Microsoft Fabric

Tools

Power BI

SQL Server

SSAS

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Finance BI Transformation | Microsoft Fabric | Outside IR35

£500-550 per day

Outside IR35

6 Month Initial Contract

London (1-2 Days Per Week)

A leading global consultancy is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a major Finance BI transformation programme. The organisation is migrating finance reporting from legacy SQL Server and SSAS environments into a consolidated Microsoft Fabric FinanceBI semantic model, creating a modern reporting and analytics capability across key finance functions.

This is a highly visible role where you'll act as the senior functional lead across requirements gathering, specification development, UAT and change management, whilst helping bring structure and direction to a growing BA function.

The Role

You'll work closely with Finance stakeholders, Architects, Developers and the wider BI team to translate business requirements into scalable reporting and data solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading requirements gathering workshops with Finance stakeholders
• Converting business requirements into detailed functional specifications
• Acting as the key liaison between Finance and technology teams
• Defining data model, reporting and governance requirements
• Supporting the design of scalable ETL and reporting solutions
• Owning UAT planning, execution support and defect triage processes
• Designing and coordinating change management activities for go-lives
• Producing process maps, data dictionaries and requirements documentation
• Providing leadership and structure to the wider BA pod
• Supporting delivery across multiple Finance BI workstreams

Key Projects

You'll be delivering against a strategic Finance BI roadmap including:

• Finance BI Semantic Model build within Microsoft Fabric
• Case Margin Reporting
• Working Capital Reporting
• Revenue Recognition Reporting
• Sold vs Actual Case Margin Insights
• Global Finance Reporting Dimensions
• Investment Insights and Analytics

Requirements

We're looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

• Strong experience as a Senior or Lead Business Analyst delivering BI, Data Warehouse, Analytics or Data Platform programmes
• Proven track record gathering requirements, producing detailed functional specifications and leading UAT processes
• Strong stakeholder management across both Finance and Technology teams
• Experience leading or mentoring Business Analysts within a project environment
• Experience working on Finance Reporting, Finance Transformation or Finance Systems programmes
• Strong understanding of data modelling, reporting and analytics solutions
• Ability to bring structure and governance to a fast-moving agile delivery environment

Essential Domain Experience

Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience delivering these finance reporting workstreams:

• Case Margin Reporting
• Working Capital Reporting
• Revenue Recognition Reporting
• Margin, Profitability or Sold vs Actual Analysis
• Global Finance Reporting and Dimensional Models
• Investment Reporting, Insights or Analytics

Applicants who can demonstrate multiple examples across these areas will be particularly well suited to the programme.

Highly Desirable

• Microsoft Fabric experience
• Power BI experience
• SQL Server / SSAS environments
• Finance Data Warehouse or Semantic Model programmes
• Change Management ownership
• Professional Services, Consultancy or Partnership environments
• Experience operating within complex stakeholder landscapes