Finance Business Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A London market insurer is seeking a Finance Business Analyst to drive finance transformation initiatives within the organization. The ideal candidate will have strong accounting qualifications and experience in business analysis, particularly in the insurance sector, with a focus on writing business cases and leading workshops.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial transformation projects in insurance.
• Strong skills in creating business requirements documents.
• Proficiency in data analysis and solution architecture.

Responsibilities

• Write business cases and create comprehensive business requirements.
• Conduct thorough data analysis to support decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.

Skills

Data analysis

Solution architecture

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Power Query

Power BI

SQL

Phinsys

PeopleSoft

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Finance Business Analyst, watford, hertfordshire

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Client:

CBSbutler

Location:

watford, hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

07.06.2025

Expiry Date:

22.07.2025

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Job Description:

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.