Finance Transformation Business Analyst

Location: Southwark
Working pattern: Hybrid, with 2 days per week in the office
Hours: 7.4 hours per day, 5 days per week
Contract: Initial 3-month contract, with potential for extension
Pay Rate: £458.93 per day via PAYE or £600 per day via Umbrella

Make an impact on a major Finance Transformation programme

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Transformation Business Analyst to join the Greater London Authority and play a key role in a significant Finance ERP transformation programme.

We are looking for someone who brings a strong finance background alongside Business Analysis experience, with a thorough understanding of finance processes and how these translate into ERP systems.

Working closely with the Finance ERP Lead and stakeholders from across Finance, operational teams and business services, you will help document, analyse and improve end-to-end finance processes as the organisation prepares for its SAP S/4HANA implementation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Business Analyst who enjoys getting into the detail of finance processes, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and turning complex requirements into clear, practical process maps and documentation.

What you'll be doing

As a Finance Transformation Business Analyst, you will:

• Attend and contribute to workshops covering approximately 400 identified finance business process maps.
• Work closely with the Finance ERP Lead to understand, document and challenge existing finance processes.
• Facilitate engagement with stakeholders across Finance, GLA operational teams and business services to capture end-to-end requirements.
• Produce detailed 'As Is' and 'To Be' process maps using Microsoft Visio.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve finance processes in preparation for SAP S/4HANA.
• Document manual finance processes that currently sit outside SAP ECC, including processes managed through Excel spreadsheets.
• Develop clear and user-friendly Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that reflect agreed processes and compliance requirements.
• Map system integrations between GLA operational systems and SAP ECC, identifying requirements and opportunities to improve interfaces.
• Work alongside FICO consultants to support the design and implementation of future-state finance processes within SAP.
• Compile supporting documentation for change requests.
• Support the implementation of Loans Investment and Grants/Funds Management solutions.
• Create UAT test scripts and support subject matter experts through testing of the Loans Investment, Funds Management and S/4HANA solutions.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure process documentation is accurate, practical and ready to support future transformation.

What we're looking for

We're particularly interested in candidates who have a finance background combined with Business Analysis and transformation experience.

If you're a Finance Business Analyst with a strong finance background, ERP transformation experience and a passion for improving processes, we'd be keen to hear from you.