Business Process Automation Specialist (12-Month FTC)

BlackCube Labs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Pension

Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave

Interest Free Season Ticket Loan

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Dental & Travel Insurance

Cycle to Work

Salary Sacrifice Cars

Gym Membership

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Universal Music Group UK is seeking a Business Process Automation Specialist to join the Finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will identify automation opportunities, gather requirements, design and deliver end-to-end automation to improve efficiency, accuracy and controls.

You will work with SAP ECC, Excel and BI/reporting platforms, and leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery, with emphasis on stakeholder collaboration and continuous improvement across Finance operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate and Power Query.
• Advanced Excel skills and data reporting experience.
• Proven ability to design and implement automation in finance.
• Strong business analysis and requirements gathering skills.
• Experience writing BRDs and documenting processes.
• Ability to work independently on multiple projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with AI tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Microsoft Copilot.
• Understanding of APIs, integrations and data transformation.
• SQL knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to automate manual finance processes.
• Gather business requirements and document them clearly.
• Produce BRDs, process maps and solution designs.
• Recommend appropriate automation technology per problem.
• Design, build, test and deploy automation solutions.
• Improve existing reporting and data processes.
• Integrate data from finance systems including SAP ECC, Excel and reporting platforms.
• Utilise AI-enabled development tools to accelerate delivery.
• Document solutions and provide knowledge transfer to Finance users.
• Drive continuous improvement across Finance operations.

Skills

Power Automate

Power Query

Advanced Excel

Business Analysis

BRD Writing

Stakeholder Management

AI Tools

APIs & Integrations

SQL

Independent Working

Tools

Microsoft Power Automate

Power Query

Excel

AI Tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT)

APIs & Integrations

SQL

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Job Category: Technology

Music is Universal

It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email [e-mail].

Role Purpose

We are looking for a highly motivated Business Process Automation Specialist to join the Finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role will focus on identifying opportunities to automate manual finance processes, gathering business requirements, designing solutions, and independently delivering automation initiatives that improve efficiency, accuracy and controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to automate manual finance processes.


• Engage with stakeholders to understand business requirements and document them clearly.


• Produce Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), process maps and solution designs.


• Recommend the most appropriate technology or automation approach for each business problem.


• Design, build, test and deploy automation solutions.


• Improve existing reporting and data processes.


• Integrate data from finance systems including SAP ECC, Excel and reporting platforms.


• Utilise AI-enabled development tools where appropriate to accelerate solution delivery.


• Document solutions and provide knowledge transfer to Finance users.


• Drive continuous improvement across Finance operations.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Microsoft Power Automate.


• Advanced Power Query (Excel and/or Power BI).


• Advanced Excel.


• Experience designing and implementing business process automation.


• Strong business analysis and requirements gathering skills.


• Experience writing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).


• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.


• Solution-oriented mindset with excellent problem‑solving ability.


• Experience using AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Codex or Microsoft Copilot.


• Understanding of APIs, system integrations and data transformation.


• SQL knowledge.

Desirable

• SAP ECC.


• MicroStrategy.


• SAP BEx Reporting.


• Power BI.


• Python.


• VBA.


• SharePoint / Microsoft 365.


• Experience within Finance or Shared Services.

Personal Attributes

• Self-starter with a strong delivery focus.


• Able to translate business problems into practical automation solutions.


• Curious, proactive and commercially minded.


• Comfortable challenging existing processes and recommending improvements.


• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.


• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment with minimal supervision.

About UMG UK

We are Universal Music Group UK – the UK’s leading music‑based entertainment company. We exist to shape culture through the power of artistry. We help UK artists produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to inspire and entertain fans at home and around the world.

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)


• Private Medical Insurance


• 25 paid days of annual leave


• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan


• Holiday Purchase scheme


• Dental and Travel Insurance options


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Salary Sacrifice Cars


• Subsidised Gym Membership


• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.