Finance Business Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurer in London is seeking a Finance Business Analyst for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves driving finance transformation initiatives, requiring a background in accounting, business analysis within the insurance sector, and proficiency in data analysis and solution architecture. Top candidates will possess skills in financial modelling, budgeting, and tools like Power BI and SQL. A collaborative mindset and strong problem-solving abilities are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Expertise in data analysis, solution architecture, and data flows.
• Proven experience in finance transformation projects and writing business cases.
• Familiarity with finance-specific software and tools.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for writing business requirements documents and finance workshops.
• Conduct thorough data analysis to support decision-making.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Data analysis

Solution architecture

Financial modelling

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA

ACA

CIMA

Tools

Power Query

Power BI

SQL

Phinsys

PeopleSoft

Job description

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Our client, a London market insurer based in London City is seeking a Finance Business Analyst to join their finance team to drive finance transformation initiatives within the organisation.

Your expertise in data analysis, solution architecture, and data flows will be essential in ensuring the success of our finance transformation projects.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract working on a hybrid basis in London, with high likelihood of extension.

If you have accounting experience (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) and have moved into a business analysis role within an insurance firm, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for writing strong business cases, creating comprehensive business requirements, and leading finance workshops.
• Create detailed business requirements documents that capture the needs and objectives of the finance transformation projects.
• Conduct thorough data analysis to support decision-making
• Design and implement solution architectures that align with business requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Monitor and report on the progress of finance transformation projects

About you:

Technically you will have:

• Proficiency financial modelling, budgeting, and data analysis.
• Experience with Power Query for automating data transformation.
• Familiarity with Power BI
• Knowledge of SQL for working with large datasets.
• Experience with finance-specific software such as Phinsys and PeopleSoft.
• Understanding of data governance and data quality tools.

About your experience:

• Ideally you will have experience in Lloyds market transformation / financial reporting.
• You will have proven experience as a business analyst working on finance transformation projects.
• You will have strong skills in writing business cases and creating business requirements documents and
• You will have extensive experience in conducting finance workshops and facilitating discussions with stakeholders and proficiency in data analysis, solution architecture, and data flows will be essential.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail.

For an opportunity to join a standout team, apply today.