Business Analyst Finance Transformation (NYC)

Bellwether Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellwether Staffing Solutions, LLC in New York City is seeking a Business Analyst for Finance Transformation. The role is hybrid, located in Midtown Manhattan with three days in the office and two remote days weekly; contracting for 6+ months. You will gather requirements, map current and future processes, and support solution design across Finance, Operations, and IT. Requires 3–5+ years in BA and finance process experience; US citizen or Green Card holder preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of business analysis experience, including support for cross-functional project
• Experience supporting finance transformation, process improvement
• Experience with financial processes such as accounting close, treasury, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, or order-to-cash is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather, document, and validate business requirements for finance transformation initiatives and related projects.
• Analyze current-state finance processes and help define future-state workflows, business rules, and process improvements.
• Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, process maps, user stories, and detailed documentation for stakeholders and project teams.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, and Technology teams to support solution design, implementation planning, and process optimization efforts.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and working sessions.
• Support impact assessments, gap analyses, and readiness activities to ensure proposed changes meet Finance team needs and target operating plans.
• Work closely with project managers and PMO teams to track deliverables, risks, issues, and requirement changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist with test planning, user acceptance testing, defect tracking, and validation of implemented solutions.
• Prepare business-facing documentation, reporting, and presentations.
• Promote best practices in business analysis, documentation, and change support across finance transformation initiatives.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, IT, and business teams, and help drive alignment, communication, and issue resolution.
• Support multiple workstreams or projects simultaneously.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements Gathering

Process Improvement

Stakeholder Facilitation

Documentation

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems

Tools

SAP

Job description

Business Analyst Finance Transformation (NYC)

Location: NYC - Midtown - Hybrid | $45-60 Hourly Rate

We are recruiting for a Business Analyst (Finance Transformation) based in Midtown Manhattan. This hybrid role requires three days in the office and two remote days per week in the NYC or Morristown, NJ office. It is a long-term contract expected to last 6+ months. The role supports key finance transformation initiatives and projects by gathering business requirements, analyzing current and future-state processes, and helping align solutions with the function’s target operating model and strategic vision. The contract pay rate is $45-60 hourly rate for a standard 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday. MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER (PERMANENT RESIDENT).

Responsibilities:

• Gather, document, and validate business requirements for finance transformation initiatives and related projects
• Analyze current-state finance processes and help define future-state workflows, business rules, and process improvements
• Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, process maps, user stories, and detailed documentation for stakeholders and project teams
• Partner with Finance, Operations, and Technology teams to support solution design, implementation planning, and process optimization efforts
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and working sessions
• Support impact assessments, gap analyses, and readiness activities to ensure proposed changes meet Finance team needs and target operating plans
• Work closely with project managers and PMO teams to track deliverables, risks, issues, and requirement changes throughout the project lifecycle
• Assist with test planning, user acceptance testing, defect tracking, and validation of implemented solutions
• Prepare business-facing documentation, reporting, and presentations
• Promote best practices in business analysis, documentation, and change support across finance transformation initiatives
• Build strong relationships across Finance, IT, and business teams, and help drive alignment, communication, and issue resolution
• Support multiple workstreams or projects simultaneously

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field
• 3-5+ years of business analysis experience, including support for cross-functional project
• Experience supporting finance transformation, process improvement
• Experience with financial processes such as accounting close, treasury, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, or order-to-cash is preferred.
• Experience in P&C insurance or reinsurance is a plus
• Experience writing business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, and test cases
• Strong communication, facilitation, and documentation skills, with proficiency in common project and business analysis tools. SAP experience is a plus

Local candidates only. MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER (PERMANENT RESIDENT). Must be in a commutable range to NYC Midtown (Hybrid schedule).