Business Analyst – M&A

bp; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybride; GBP 83 000 - 129 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Talantir is seeking a hands-on M&A Business Analyst to support multiple divestments with a focus on stranded cost analysis, data consolidation, and automated reporting. This role is on a hybrid basis in Sunbury-on-Thames or remote UK.

You will pull data from finance, operations, TSA models, and vendor files to create clear baselines, structure cost data, and build repeatable templates across deals. Strong analytical skills and experience with Power BI and Excel are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data/Analytics, or related field.
• BP or energy sector experience is helpful but not essential.
• Experience with dashboarding (Power BI) and advanced Excel recommended.
• Excellent analytical, data consolidation and reporting skills.
• Strong data modeling and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and cross-border stakeholder engagement.

Responsabilités

• Pull data from multiple sources to create a consistent deal baseline.
• Analyze cost data to identify stranded costs, drivers, risks, and mitigations.
• Develop automated dashboards and reporting packs for leadership.
• Define scope and data needs with M&A technology projects and SMEs.
• Document and refine business and technical requirements.
• Support pre-completion tasks, data validation, and governance reporting.
• Perform data testing and checks prior to completion and hypercare.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Data consolidation

Stakeholder communication

Data modeling

Requirements management

Cross-border coordination

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data/Analytics, or related field

Outils

Power BI

Excel (Advanced)

Automation tools

Description du poste

Job Title: Business Analyst – M&AJob Location: Sunbury-on-Thames (Hybrid) OR Remote (UK)Contract Length: 6 MonthsIndustry: Oil and EnergyWorking Hours: 8 per day/ 40 per week

Role Overview:

The M&A Business Analyst provides analytical and operational support across multiple divestments, with a strong focus on stranded cost analysis, data consolidation, and building structured, automated reporting. The role supports deal teams by bringing clarity to complex data, enabling decision-making, and ensuring high-quality analysis throughout the M&A lifecycle.

What you will do:

• - Pull together data from multiple sources (finance, business operations, regional cost bases, TSA models, vendor files) to create a clear, consistent baseline for each deal.
• - Analyse and structure cost data to identify stranded costs, cost drivers, risks, and potential mitigations.
• - Develop automated dashboards and reporting packs, enabling leadership to track stranded costs, TSA cost recovery, deal impacts, and variances across the M&A pipeline.
• - Collaborate with the M&A technology project team and functional SMEs to define scope, requirements, and data needs.
• - Refine and document business and technical requirements, ensuring alignment across finance, technology, operations, and programme teams.
• - Support completeness of pre-completion tasks, including data validation, cutover readiness, scenario analysis, and governance reporting.
• - Conduct data testing and checks to ensure accuracy prior to completion and hypercare.

What you will have:

• - Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data/Analytics, or related field.
• - Prior bp or energy sector experience helpful but not essential.
• - Experience with dashboarding (Power BI), advanced Excel, or automation tools preferred.
• - Exceptional analytical and data consolidation skills, able to interpret complex financial and operational data and generate actionable insights.
• - Strong data structuring and modelling capability, including building repeatable templates across deals.
• - Ability to automate reporting and build dynamic dashboards for leadership.
• - Requirements management – ability to capture, document, and manage evolving deal needs.
• - Strong project coordination skills; familiarity with Agile/Scrum beneficial.
• - Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• - Ability to manage cross-border work with attention to regulatory and data-handling requirements.
• - Strong discipline in tracking risks, issues, and progress, with clear reporting.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.