Lead Business Analyst (Reporting) - (CONTRACT)

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Finance in Transformation aims to achieve significant efficiencies in financial reporting processes, free up the capacity of finance professionals, and enhance our ability to generate insights from data. To effectively manage the programme's scope, our client needs to bolster analysis capacity to distinct capability deliveries.

Lead Business Analyst (Reporting)

Responsibilities for business analyst resources will include, but are not limited to:

• Gather and document detailed business requirements for planning and forecasting solutions, and analytics capabilities.
• Assist in vendor and implementation partner selection processes.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into requirement specifications.
• Write and execute test cases to ensure the accuracy and reliability of solutions.
• Provide subject matter expertise in financial reporting, planning and forecasting, data analytics, and tools and methodologies.
• Support the implementation and integration of the chosen solutions.
• Conduct gap analysis and recommend improvements to existing finance reporting processes.
• Manage light project management tasks, including timelines, deliverables and stakeholder communication.
• Deliverables for the insights and analytics capability are expected to include definition of Insights for Finance, solution design and detailed requirements, and execution of test and user acceptance based on technical build.

Ideal candidates will possess the following:

• Business and Process Analyst Experience - Analysing and documenting business processes and requirements. This involves understanding how different processes work, identifying pain points, and suggesting improvements.
• Finance Reporting Experience - Given applicability to finance transformation, the analyst should be well-versed in financial reporting. This includes understanding Management reporting, Planning and forecasting, Investor relations, and Statutory and regulatory reporting.
• Financial Services Industry Knowledge - Experience within the financial services sector is beneficial, specifically insurance, investments, or lending. The analyst needs to understand industry-specific terminology, regulations, and practices.

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