Finance Business Analyst

Edenbrook Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Edenbrook Ltd. is seeking a Finance Systems Business Analyst to support the Head of Finance Systems and the wider Finance team in delivering finance systems, process and data transformation.

The successful candidate will bridge Finance, Technology and Data teams, understand the finance systems landscape, and contribute to the Finance Systems Blueprint and target-state operating model. Experience in insurance/finance domains is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance systems, data transformation or process improvement.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, controls, reporting, integrations and data flows.
• Experience as a business analyst in insurance/finance domains.

Responsibilities

• Act as a bridge between Finance, Technology and Data teams to translate requirements into solutions.
• Develop and maintain understanding of end-to-end Finance systems landscape and data flows.
• Support the Finance Systems strategy through business analysis, requirements definition, process design, solution evaluation and implementation support.
• Document current-state architecture and support the design of the target-state operating model.
• Identify opportunities to simplify Finance processes, automate manual activities, strengthen controls, reduce complexity and improve scalability.
• Define detailed business requirements, process maps, user stories, dependencies, data requirements and implementation inputs for transformation initiatives.
• Support development of Databricks as the single source of truth for Finance data, including governance and reporting requirements.
• Identify and coordinate resolution of data issues to improve data consistency and usability.
• Review Finance integrations and recommend improvements to ownership, monitoring, resilience and performance.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, Data, Procurement, HR, and external vendors to deliver system, data, reporting and process improvements.
• Support optimisation of NetSuite and Concur by assessing capabilities, processes, controls, reporting and enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to improve Procure-to-Pay, travel and expense processes, automation and analytics while reducing manual reconciliations.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Tools

Databricks

NetSuite

Concur

Job description

We are currently partnering with a rapidly growing speciality Insurer to recruit a Finance Systems Business Analyst. The successful candidate will support the Head of Finance Systems and wider Finance team in delivering finance systems, process and data transformation.

Key responsibilities;

• Act as a key bridge between Finance, Technology, and Data teams, ensuring Finance requirements are clearly understood and translated into practical, scalable solutions.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the end-to-end Finance systems landscape, including system architecture, interactions, data flows, integrations, ownership models, and reporting dependencies.
• Support the delivery of the Finance Systems strategy through business analysis, requirements definition, process design, solution evaluation, and implementation support.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing evolution of the Finance Systems Blueprint by documenting the current-state architecture, identifying gaps, and supporting the design of the target-state operating model.
• Identify opportunities to simplify Finance processes, automate manual activities, strengthen controls, reduce complexity, and improve scalability.
• Define detailed business requirements, process maps, user stories, dependencies, decision points, data requirements, and implementation inputs for transformation initiatives.
• Support the development of Databricks as the single source of truth for Finance data, including data ownership, standards, governance, quality controls, and reporting requirements.
• Identify and coordinate the resolution of data issues, helping to improve data consistency, completeness, accuracy, reliability, and usability.
• Review Finance integrations and recommend improvements to ownership, monitoring, resilience, performance, and scalability.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, Data, Procurement, Human Resources, and external vendors to deliver effective system, data, reporting, and process improvements.
• Support the optimisation of key Finance platforms, including NetSuite and Concur, by assessing system capabilities, processes, controls, reporting, integrations, vendor roadmaps, and enhancement opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve Procure-to-Pay, travel and expense processes, automation, analytics, and reporting while reducing manual reconciliations, spreadsheet dependencies, and end-user computing solutions.
• Support testing, implementation, stakeholder adoption, benefits tracking, governance, and continuous improvement to ensure Finance technology investments deliver maximum value.

The ideal candidate should have but not limited to;

• Background working within the Insurance industry.
• Business analysis experience across Finance systems, data transformation or process improvement.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, controls, reporting, integrations and data flows.
• Skilled in requirements gathering, process mapping, documentation, and stakeholder management.