TM1 & Planning Analytics Finance Systems Consultant

James Joseph Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

James Joseph Associates is recruiting a Financial Systems Analyst for an international specialty insurance organisation. The role is outside-IR35 and initially for 6 months, focusing on IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) development, data and reporting, and finance transformation.

You will lead projects and workstreams from requirements through implementation, integrating legacy TM1 / Planning Analytics into the target systems landscape while ensuring data integrity, reporting continuity, and user

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) including model maintenance.
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis and reconciliation.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Solid understanding of financial controls and accounting.
• Experience with data integrations, interfaces, and data validation.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical system solutions.
• Experience leading finance systems change projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, develop, and enhance finance systems, reporting solutions, financial models, interfaces, integrations, and related business processes.
• Work with IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 and other finance technologies to support business planning, reporting, analysis, and decision-making.
• Partner with Finance, Underwriting, Technology, and business stakeholders to deliver system enhancements and process improvements.
• Assist with financial data mapping, validation, reconciliation, migration, and reporting continuity as part of integration and transformation activity.
• Develop and improve reports, models, interfaces, integrations, and finance system solutions in line with business requirements.
• Carry out regular BAU finance systems activity, including model roll‑forwards, data reconciliations, validation checks, snapshots, and periodic administration tasks.
• Provide first and second-line support to finance systems users, investigating issues and ensuring they are resolved in a timely and controlled manner.
• Deliver user guidance, training, and support to encourage effective and consistent use of finance systems across the business.
• Support ongoing administration and continuous improvement across the wider finance systems environment, including planning, reporting, interfaces, integrations, and related applications.
• Lead specific projects and workstreams, covering requirements gathering, solution design, testing, delivery, implementation, and user adoption.
• Identify and deliver improvements across finance processes, reporting, automation, data quality, controls, system integrations, and user experience.
• Act as a key point of contact for finance systems issues, ensuring incidents and requests are managed in line with agreed service expectations.
• Help maintain strong financial controls, system governance, documentation, and data integrity in line with internal policy, audit, and data governance requirements.
• Support wider business transformation and technology-led change programmes, representing the finance systems and reporting function where required.
• Produce and maintain relevant system documentation, process notes, procedures, and training materials.
• Support senior stakeholders with ad hoc analysis, reporting, system insight, and strategic finance systems initiatives

Skills

TM1 development

SQL data analysis

Excel advanced

Financial controls

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder engagement

Finance systems experience

Education

Qualified Accountant or QBE

Tools

TM1 / IBM Planning Analytics

Job description

James Joseph Associates is recruiting a Financial Systems Analyst for an international specialty insurance organisation. The role is outside-IR35 and initially for 6 months, focusing on IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) development, data and reporting, and finance transformation.

You will lead projects and workstreams from requirements through implementation, integrating legacy TM1 / Planning Analytics into the target systems landscape while ensuring data integrity, reporting continuity, and user