Senior Business Analyst - (Maternity cover)

JCDecaux UK; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support their Finance and Business Transformation initiatives. This role combines business analysis and project management, working closely with the Chief Finance Officer and other senior stakeholders. You'll be pivotal in capturing requirements, designing solutions, and ensuring projects align with business needs. The company promotes a culture of continuous improvement and values diversity, making it an exciting place to grow your career. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about driving change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Educated in a Business or IT related field or strong depth and breadth of relevant industry experience.
• Completed or working towards an industry recognised Business Analysis Qualification.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to scope requirements and design solutions.
• Conduct financial, product, and market research to support strategic planning.
• Manage multiple projects ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Business Analysis

Project Management

Financial Analysis

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Degree in Business or IT

Business Analysis Qualification

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Within JCDecaux UK the role of Senior Business Analyst Finance - & Business Transformation (SBA-FBT) provides the company with a hybrid function delivering both pure business analysis and project management. The role sits within the Business Transformation department, part of the Technology & Innovation division, and reports to the Business Transformation Director (BTD), with dotted line reporting to the Chief Finance Officer.

Maternity cover Contract until the 1st of June 2026

The role is the first point of contact for the divisions it serves, feeding any captured requirements into the Technical Solutions department for later delivery as well as having responsibility for the line management, and development of any Business Analysts aligned to the divisions associated with this role.

In addition to division aligned goals the role also acts as the representative feeding into the division any company wide programmes that will have impact within division.

JCDecaux UK is a challenging and ever evolving company where improvements to processes, systems and working practices are continually strived for, and the role of Senior Business Analyst is crucial to both aligned divisions and the wider company’s success.

What you'll be doing...

Business Analyst Specialisms & Division Alignment

Finance & Business Transformation

Senior Business Analyst – Finance & Business Transformation (SBA-FBT)

The Finance and Business Transformation BA specialism focuses on supporting the Chief Finance Officer in delivering the technology elements that underpin both their strategic vision and tactical plans for the divisions. The role will also work in partnership with other senior members of both divisions to ensure that the detail needed for systems to be effective is captured and analysed.

A little bit about you...

Business Analysis

• Able to work with stakeholders to scope requirements and design solutions that meet business needs
• Capability to produce detailed service and functional specifications that can be used both within the business and with suppliers to gauge product to requirement fit
• Improve systems by studying current practices; designing modifications
• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions, gathering information and, evaluating output requirements and formats
• Prepare technical reports by collecting, analysing and summarizing information and trends
• Validate resource requirements and develop cost estimate models
• Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs of the client group
• Interpret and evaluate research data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making
• Conduct insightful, ad hoc analyses to investigate ongoing or one-time operational issues

Project Management

• Effective project leadership and control for delivery of multiple projects of different sizes and scopes, on time and within budget
• Financial management and reporting of IT Capex and OPEX projects
• Ensure projects align and deliver to business need and specified requirements
• The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams
• Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes
• Preparing items for presentation to the Change Control Board
• Able to deputise for Business Transformation Director in chairing Change Control Board meetings when needed

Stakeholder Management

• Build relationships with key business champions for management and delivery of business requirements
• Manages regular meetings with the business stakeholders to review progress; manage defects and prioritise requirements on the backlog
• Communicates with project stakeholders at all levels
• Forges and strengthens relationships with the business
• Communication of issues and risks at both project and business unit level

Quality Management

• Adherence to the philosophy of continuous improvement through examination of all outcomes of processes, regardless of either a positive or negative outcome
• Ensures standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed and are auditable across the divisions supported and where audits find non-adherence to SOPs that corrective actions are completed in a timely manner

Personal

• Ability to listen, adapt and make suggestions
• Ability to persuade, to negotiate
• Highly motivated and project orientated
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent analysis, testing and troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and presentation skills

Qualifications

• Educated in a Business or IT related field or strong depth and breadth of relevant industry experience
• Completed or, working towards completion of, an industry recognised Business Analysis Qualification

A little bit more about us...

• We believe in building a diverse and inclusive culture and positive employee experience.
• We are One Team, more than just ourselves.
• We are customer first, we understand, and help solve our customers’ problems.
• We Test & Learn, we are empowered to learn and grow, unafraid of change.
• We choose to care, we are committed to doing the right thing, the right way.

It’s really important to us that we give as much to our colleagues as they give to us.

Our latest Belonging Survey showed that our colleagues feel valued and listened to as we continue to build an environment where everyone can thrive, grow, belong and be their authentic selves.

We believe that diversity of thought, experience and background provides the platform for great creativity,

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

Many of our Colleagues work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

About our recruitment process….

1. You find or get sent this job advert, read it, and feel like you’re you’d be a great addition to the JCD family.

2. You send in your application to let us know you’re interested.

3. We see your application, get excited, and give you a call.

4. You’ll meet us twice, depending on the role prepare a presentation and we’ll get to know each other.

5. You’ll begin your journey with us, were excited to support and develop you throughout you career.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

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• Industries

  Advertising Services

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