Finance Systems Analyst

EA First Compass House; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Business Analyst to support a major Finance ERP project in Peterborough. The role involves collaborating with finance teams to enhance financial processes and systems, leading analysis and implementation, and creating documentation. The successful candidate will have prior business analysis experience and work on site three days a week. This position offers a salary between £45,000 and £50,000 and operates on a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience working on projects within a finance function.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into functional specifications.
• Strong understanding of financial processes such as budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with finance leaders to understand business objectives.
• Lead analysis and implementation of financial platforms.
• Evaluate existing financial processes and systems.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation.
• Act as subject matter expert on financial processes.

Skills

Business Analysis

Process Mapping

Documentation

Stakeholder Communication

Job description

Our client is commencing a major project to upgrade its Finance ERP. We are looking for someone who can document the existing processes and support the transition to the new systems. You will have the opportunity to work with the latest tech in a state of the art office.

Peterborough based employer currently going through a major transformation of their ERP. They operate a hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with finance leaders and cross-functional teams to understand business objectives, operational needs, and system requirements.
• Lead the end-to-end analysis, design, and implementation of financial platforms, including requirements gathering, process mapping, documentation, and solution validation.
• Evaluate existing financial processes and systems to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement with a meticulous and detail-focused approach.
• Translate complex financial and operational requirements into precise, well-structured functional specifications for technical teams.
• Support platform configuration, testing (UAT, Dev), data migration, and integration with other enterprise systems (e.g. CRM, reporting tools).
• Develop business cases, cost-benefit analyses, and implementation roadmaps for financial system enhancements.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation, including process flows, requirements, user guides, and training materials.
• Act as subject matter expert on financial processes such as budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, and compliance.
• Drive stakeholder communication and manage expectations throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensure solutions comply with internal controls, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• The role holder will deliver at pace, see the "big picture", communicate and influence, make effective decisions.

We are looking for a candidate with previous Business Analysis experience ideally you will have worked on a project within a finance function. You will be happy to work on site 3 days a week at the offices in Peterborough.

£45,000 to £50,000

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this fixed term contract vacancy.