Business Analyst - Finance Operating Model

Cathcart Technology; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cathcart Technology is seeking an experienced Business Analyst for a 6 month contract in Liverpool, operating in a hybrid setup with around three days on-site per week. The role focuses on understanding the current Finance Operating Model and shaping a practical future-state model, through discovery workshops and detailed mapping.

You will work with senior stakeholders to identify pain points, clarify ownership, and drive transition to improved ways of working within finance functions.

Qualifications

• Strong Business Analysis experience within operating model design, organisational change or finance transformation.
• Expertise in current-state assessments, process mapping and ownership/RACI modelling.
• Experience supporting target operating model and future-state design initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops and stakeholder interviews to map current ways of working across people, processes, governance and data.
• Support target operating model design and transition to improved operating models.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to clarify ownership, accountabilities and cross-functional dependencies.

Skills

Business Analysis

Operating Model

Process Mapping

RACI Modelling

Stakeholder Engagement

Workshop Facilitation

Analytical Skills

Finance Processes

Job description

Contract Business Analyst | Finance Operating Model | Liverpool (Hybrid)

6 month contract with chance of extension. Hybrid Liverpool circa 3 days per week. £400 per day Outside IR35

We're looking for an experienced Business Analyst to play a key role in a major Finance Operating Model programme. This is a highly visible piece of work focused on understanding how the finance function operates today and helping shape a more effective future-state operating model.

You'll lead discovery workshops, stakeholder interviews and process reviews to map current ways of working across people, processes, governance, controls, systems, data and reporting. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll identify pain points, clarify ownership and accountabilities, support target operating model design, and help drive the transition to improved ways of working.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong Business Analysis experience within operating model design, organisational change, finance transformation or business change
• Expertise in current-state assessments, process mapping and ownership/RACI modelling
• Experience supporting target operating model and future-state design initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex environments
• Good understanding of Finance processes, controls, ownership models and cross-functional dependencies.

This is a role for someone who can ask the right questions, challenge constructively, identify where accountabilities or processes are unclear, and help shape a Finance operating model that is practical, sustainable and capable of supporting their finance priorities.