Strategic Finance & ERP Transformation Lead

Smith & Nephew plc; Maidwell; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Healthcare

Job summary

Smith & Nephew plc in the UK is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to influence strategy and partner with senior leaders as we modernise our Finance and Global Business Services through technology.

You will translate strategy into tangible changes, shape ideas into business cases, and guide these through governance to secure investment. You will stay close to delivery, ensuring ERP and analytics solutions meet business needs and deliver measurable benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in Finance or IT with large change programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Finance processes, ERP, EPM, workflow and analytics.
• Hands-on SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA experience in FICO domain.
• Analytical thinker who can simplify complexity and define clear requirements.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across business and tech teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to Finance and GBS, translating strategy into tech-enabled change.
• Partner with senior leaders to shape ideas into business cases and governance-ready proposals.
• Ensure solutions are well designed and delivered to meet business needs and value.
• Manage ERP enhancement pipeline reflecting value, scale, and future needs.

Skills

Finance IT liaison

Strategic analysis

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Process improvement

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Smith & Nephew plc in the UK is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to influence strategy and partner with senior leaders as we modernise our Finance and Global Business Services through technology.

You will translate strategy into tangible changes, shape ideas into business cases, and guide these through governance to secure investment. You will stay close to delivery, ensuring ERP and analytics solutions meet business needs and deliver measurable benefits.