Business Analyst - Finance Systems

Thinking Search Ltd; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Thinking Search Ltd. is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support Finance processes and systems in a professional services context. The role focuses on understanding business challenges, gathering requirements, and driving improvements across ERP and related finance systems.

You will lead analysis across finance change initiatives, map processes, and translate complex needs into clear functional designs while collaborating with technical teams and business users.

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end Business Analysis experience in a complex organisation.
• Experience analysing and mapping Finance processes.
• Exposure to Finance Systems and/or ERP implementation or improvement projects.
• Excellent requirements gathering, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using process mapping methodologies such as BPMN or UML.
• Ability to understand wider business processes and translate complex requirements into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities across finance-related change and improvement projects.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business challenges, gather requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analyse and map existing Finance processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending practical solutions.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional requirements and process designs.
• Support Finance Systems and ERP-related change, working closely with technical teams and business users.
• Facilitate workshops, manage stakeholder expectations and ensure requirements are understood and agreed.
• Produce process maps and supporting documentation using BPMN or UML.
• Support the implementation of improved processes and systems, helping ensure solutions meet business needs.

Skills

Business Analysis

Finance processes

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

BPMN

UML

ERP systems

Change management

Workshop facilitation

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Business Analyst – Finance Systems

Location: Belfast

Salary: Up to £62,750

Hybrid: 60:40

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Analyst to join a professional services environment, supporting business change across Finance processes and systems.

This role would suit a commercially minded BA who can work confidently with stakeholders to understand complex business needs, challenge existing processes and translate requirements into effective operational and system improvements.

The Role

• Lead business analysis activities across finance-related change and improvement projects.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business challenges, gather requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analyse and map existing Finance processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending practical solutions.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional requirements and process designs.
• Support Finance Systems and ERP-related change, working closely with technical teams and business users.
• Facilitate workshops, manage stakeholder expectations and ensure requirements are understood and agreed.
• Produce process maps and supporting documentation using recognised methodologies such as BPMN or UML.
• Support the implementation of improved processes and systems, helping ensure solutions meet business needs.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong end-to-end Business Analysis experience, ideally gained within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience analysing and mapping Finance processes.
• Exposure to Finance Systems and/or ERP implementation or improvement projects.
• Excellent requirements gathering, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using process mapping methodologies such as BPMN or UML.
• Ability to understand wider business processes and translate complex requirements into practical solutions.
• Experience within the legal sector or a professional services environment would be advantageous.

This role would particularly suit a Business Analyst with a strong understanding of Finance operations and systems change, rather than someone whose experience is focused solely on technical systems analysis or general business transformation.

Business Analyst | Finance Business Analyst | Finance Systems | ERP | Business Process Analysis | Requirements Gathering | BPMN | UML | Professional Services