Business Analyst - Finance Systems

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

Job summary

Thinking Search in Belfast is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support Finance processes and ERP-related change in a professional services environment. You will lead business analysis across finance change projects, gather requirements, map current processes and design practical solutions using BPMN or UML, collaborating with stakeholders and technical teams.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, end-to-end BA experience in complex organisations, and the ability to challenge

Qualifications

• End-to-end Business Analysis experience in a complex organisation.
• Proven experience mapping Finance processes and requirements.
• Exposure to Finance Systems/ERP change projects.
• Excellent requirements gathering and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with BPMN/UML for process design.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis across finance-related change and improvement projects.
• Gather requirements, understand challenges and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze and map Finance processes, identify inefficiencies and propose solutions.
• Translate requirements into functional designs and process representations.
• Support Finance Systems/ERP changes with technical teams and business users.
• Facilitate workshops and manage stakeholder expectations.

Skills

End-to-end BA

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Finance processes

Process improvement

ERP experience

Tools

BPMN

UML

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.

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