Business Process Analyst - Finance

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical cover

Aviva Digital GP

22 days holiday plus public holidays

Employer Pension contribution (8–10%)

Life Assurance

Canteen on site

Early finish on Friday

Job summary

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment are supporting a leading business in recruiting a Business Process Analyst to join a major finance transformation project. The role focuses on reshaping budgeting, forecasting and performance management processes, delivering standardised, insight-led operating models.

You will work with senior stakeholders across Finance to identify improvement opportunities, map current processes and implement new processes and systems as part of a high-profile programme.

Qualifications

• Experience in business process analysis or finance transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of planning and performance management (budgeting/forecasting).
• Experience applying LEAN or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong project delivery and change-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support design and delivery of finance planning and performance management processes.
• Map existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement and standardisation.
• Apply LEAN and continuous improvement to reduce inefficiencies.
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop practical solutions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, performance management and reporting process design.
• Develop process documentation, KPI frameworks, governance materials and business requirements.
• Monitor risks, issues and dependencies across the workstream.
• Assist with implementation, go-live activities and handover.

Skills

Finance transformation

LEAN

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data visualization tools

Job description

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a leading business in the search for a Business Process Analyst to join a major finance transformation project.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Business Process Analyst to join a large-scale finance transformation programme and play a pivotal role in reshaping how finance planning and performance management processes operate across the organisation.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, you will support the development of a more efficient, standardised and insight-led operating model covering budgeting, forecasting and performance management activities.

You’ll be part of a high-profile transformation programme, helping to shape future-state processes while driving meaningful business improvement across the organisation.

The role will be based four days per week from our client’s office in Cumbernauld.

The Role

You will provide analytical, process improvement and project delivery support across the end-to-end planning cycle. You’ll work closely with a range of stakeholders to identify opportunities for standardisation, streamline ways of working and support successful implementation of new processes and systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the design and delivery of finance planning and performance management processes.
• Mapping existing processes and identifying opportunities for improvement and standardisation.
• Applying LEAN and continuous improvement methodologies to reduce inefficiencies and enhance performance.
• Conducting root cause analysis and developing practical solutions to operational challenges.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, performance management and reporting process design.
• Developing process documentation, KPI frameworks, governance materials and business requirements.
• Monitoring risks, issues and dependencies across the workstream.
• Supporting system, reporting and workflow readiness activities.
• Preparing high-quality materials for steering groups, governance forums and stakeholder updates.
• Assisting with implementation, go-live activities and business-as-usual handover.

About You

We’re keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience within business process analysis, continuous improvement or finance transformation environments.
• Strong understanding of planning and performance management processes, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Proven experience applying LEAN, process optimisation or similar methodologies.
• Strong project delivery and change management experience.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to translate complex information into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience working within large-scale transformation programmes would be highly advantageous.

Why Apply?

• Play a key role in a high-profile finance transformation programme.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
• Influence the design of future-state planning and performance management processes.
• Join a collaborative and improvement-focused environment.
• Excellent opportunities for personal development and long-term career progression.

Flexibility and Benefits

• Individual Private Medical cover
• Access to Aviva Digital GP
• 24 days holiday per year plus 10 public holidays (and option to buy and sell)
• 8%/10% Employer Pension contribution based on 4%/5% Employee Pension contribution
• 8 x Life Assurance
• Subsidised canteen on site
• Early finish on a Friday