Finance Reporting Business Analyst

Harnham; City Of London; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

Harnham in London is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead a Finance BI transformation, migrating finance reporting from legacy SQL Server and SSAS into a consolidated Microsoft Fabric FinanceBI semantic model to deliver modern reporting and analytics across key finance functions.

This is a 6-month outside IR35 contract with hybrid London work (1-2 days onsite). The role involves requirements gathering, UAT, change management, and leading the BA function within a growing team.

Qualifications

• Senior/Lead BA with BI/Data Warehouse experience.
• Experience with Finance reporting programmes and finance transformation.
• Strong stakeholder management across Finance and Technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering workshops with Finance stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and data models.
• Own UAT planning, execution support and defect triage processes.
• Design and coordinate change management activities for go-lives.
• Produce process maps, data dictionaries and requirements documentation.
• Provide leadership to the BA pod and support multiple Finance BI workstreams.

Skills

BI project leadership

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

UAT leadership

Mentoring BA

Agile delivery

Change management

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

SQL Server

SSAS

Job description

Finance BI Transformation | Microsoft Fabric | Outside IR35

£450-500 per day

Outside IR35

6 Month Initial Contract

London (1-2 Days Per Week)

A leading global consultancy is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a major Finance BI transformation programme. The organisation is migrating finance reporting from legacy SQL Server and SSAS environments into a consolidated Microsoft Fabric FinanceBI semantic model, creating a modern reporting and analytics capability across key finance functions.

This is a highly visible role where you'll act as the senior functional lead across requirements gathering, specification development, UAT and change management, whilst helping bring structure and direction to a growing BA function.

The Role

You’ll work closely with Finance stakeholders, Architects, Developers and the wider BI team to translate business requirements into scalable reporting and data solutions.

• Leading requirements gathering workshops with Finance stakeholders
• Converting business requirements into detailed functional specifications
• Acting as the key liaison between Finance and technology teams
• Defining data model, reporting and governance requirements
• Supporting the design of scalable ETL and reporting solutions
• Owning UAT planning, execution support and defect triage processes
• Designing and coordinating change management activities for go-lives
• Producing process maps, data dictionaries and requirements documentation
• Providing leadership and structure to the wider BA pod
• Supporting delivery across multiple Finance BI workstreams

Key Projects

You'll be delivering against a strategic Finance BI roadmap including:

• Finance BI Semantic Model build within Microsoft Fabric
• Case Margin Reporting
• Working Capital Reporting
• Revenue Recognition Reporting
• Sold vs Actual Case Margin Insights
• Global Finance Reporting Dimensions
• Investment Insights and Analytics

Requirements

We're looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

• Strong experience as a Senior or Lead Business Analyst delivering BI, Data Warehouse, Analytics or Data Platform programmes
• Proven track record gathering requirements, producing detailed functional specifications and leading UAT processes
• Strong stakeholder management across both Finance and Technology teams
• Experience leading or mentoring Business Analysts within a project environment
• Experience working on Finance Reporting, Finance Transformation or Finance Systems programmes
• Strong understanding of data modelling, reporting and analytics solutions
• Ability to bring structure and governance to a fast-moving agile delivery environment

Essential Domain Experience

Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience delivering these finance reporting workstreams:

• Case Margin Reporting
• Working Capital Reporting
• Revenue Recognition Reporting
• Margin, Profitability or Sold vs Actual Analysis
• Global Finance Reporting and Dimensional Models
• Investment Reporting, Insights or Analytics

Applicants who can demonstrate multiple examples across these areas will be particularly well suited to the programme.

Highly Desirable

• Microsoft Fabric experience
• Power BI experience
• SQL Server / SSAS environments
• Finance Data Warehouse or Semantic Model programmes
• Change Management ownership
• Professional Services, Consultancy or Partnership environments
• Experience operating within complex stakeholder landscapes