Freelance IT Business Analist – Finance & Accounting Systems

NXTminds; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

NXTminds is seeking one or two Senior IT Business Analysts with strong finance and accounting expertise to map complex financial requirements into robust IT solutions. You will work on payments, general ledger, and reconciliations as part of a high-impact transformation programme, collaborating with Finance and IT to ensure seamless system integration.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis, deep accounting knowledge, and the ability to navigate transaction lifecycles across backend systems, with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Senior IT Business Analyst in complex financial system implementations or IT transformation programmes.
• Strong hands-on functional knowledge of finance and accounting processes is essential, particularly general ledger, payments, journal entries and reconciliations.
• Proven experience implementing or integrating financial back-end systems, accounting platforms or ERP finance modules.
• Solid understanding of accounting logic, financial transaction lifecycles and how financial events are processed and recorded across systems.
• Ability to challenge financial requirements and engage confidently with finance professionals on detailed accounting processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills; independent, proactive and delivery-focused.
• Experience in financial services, leasing or other transaction-intensive environments is an advantage, but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools and their application in business analysis is considered a plus.
• Contract: Interim / Freelance (zzp only).
• Start date: As soon as possible (part-time start, scaling up to full-time, is possible).
• Duration: 6 months, with option to extend.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and translate complex finance and accounting requirements into functional specifications and IT solutions.
• Support the implementation and integration of financial back-end systems, particularly payment processing and general ledger applications.
• Define and optimise end-to-end financial processes, including transaction processing, accounting entries, reconciliations and financial close.
• Translate accounting rules, posting logic and financial workflows into functional system requirements.
• Identify and resolve functional challenges involving financial transactions, system interfaces and accounting integrations.
• Independently drive business analysis activities, working closely with Finance, Accounting and IT stakeholders.

Skills

Senior ITBA experience

Finance & accounting knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Job description

For a complex IT transformation programme within the financial services industry, we are looking for one or two experienced Senior IT Business Analysts with strong functional expertise in finance, accounting and financial back-end systems.

You will play a key role in implementing and integrating business-critical financial applications, with a particular focus on payment processing, general ledger accounting, financial transactions and reconciliation processes. Working closely with the Lead Business Analyst, you will translate complex accounting requirements into robust IT solutions, ensuring financial processes are correctly supported across interconnected systems. We are looking for a hands-on professional who understands not just how financial data flows between systems, but also the underlying accounting logic and financial operations.

About the Organisation

Our client is an established organisation within the financial services industry, currently undergoing a significant digital transformation. The organisation is modernising its financial IT landscape and replacing several business-critical back-end applications. The programme focuses on improving financial processing, system integration and operational efficiency. You will work alongside experienced finance and IT professionals in a dynamic, results-driven environment.

• Analyse and translate complex finance and accounting requirements into functional specifications and IT solutions.
• Support the implementation and integration of financial back-end systems, particularly payment processing and general ledger applications.
• Define and optimise end-to-end financial processes, including transaction processing, accounting entries, reconciliations and financial close.
• Translate accounting rules, posting logic and financial workflows into functional system requirements.
• Identify and resolve functional challenges involving financial transactions, system interfaces and accounting integrations.
• Independently drive business analysis activities, working closely with Finance, Accounting and IT stakeholders.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Senior IT Business Analyst in complex financial system implementations or IT transformation programmes.
• Strong hands-on functional knowledge of finance and accounting processes is essential, particularly general ledger, payments, journal entries and reconciliations.
• Proven experience implementing or integrating financial back-end systems, accounting platforms or ERP finance modules.
• Solid understanding of accounting logic, financial transaction lifecycles and how financial events are processed and recorded across systems.
• Ability to challenge financial requirements and engage confidently with finance professionals on detailed accounting processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills; independent, proactive and delivery-focused.
• Experience in financial services, leasing or other transaction-intensive environments is an advantage, but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools and their application in business analysis is considered a plus.
• Contract: Interim / Freelance (zzp only)
• Start date: As soon as possible (part-time start, scaling up to full-time, is possible)
• Duration: 6 months, with option to extend