Finance Data Transformation Business Analyst- London

Role overview

Work arrangement

• The role is primarily London-based, with attendance expected 2–3 days per week across the end-client and consultancy offices; some flexibility is available.

Responsibilities

• Analyse current-state finance data processes, controls, and governance practices.
• Engage stakeholders to understand challenges, requirements, and business objectives; elicit, document, and validate requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and governance working groups.
• Define governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures; support data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models.
• Analyse data quality issues and root causes; document data flows, lineage, business rules, and control frameworks.
• Support reporting and analytics solutions and align governance requirements with solution designs.
• Produce process maps, requirements specifications, governance artefacts, and operating model documentation.
• Support change management, stakeholder engagement, and adoption.

Qualifications

• Business Analyst experience in Finance Transformation, Finance Data, Data Governance, or Analytics programmes.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, financial reporting, and finance data management.
• Experience defining and implementing data governance frameworks, policies, and controls.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, requirements analysis, elicitation, and documentation skills.
• Experience facilitating workshops, interviews, and governance forums.
• Knowledge of data quality, data ownership, stewardship, and data lifecycle principles.
• Experience documenting business processes, data flows, governance models, and operating procedures.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently and manage multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience with regulatory controls and compliance in regulated environments.
• Experience in Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Financial Services, or other regulated sectors is preferred; SOX knowledge is a plus.