Senior Finance Systems Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Handle incident support, helpdesk activity, system administration, master data, access, recertification and operational monitoring.
• Support control evidence, testing, documentation, user enablement and issue investigation.
• Provide Change Assessment and Routing L1/L2 triage support and Finance-side change-control lifecycle evidence.
• Coordinate visible, evidenced and supportable activity across BAU and change; escalate risks, gaps, dependencies and control issues requiring broader stewardship or judgement.

Minimum criteria

• Relevant experience in Finance-side systems, processes, audit, controls and systems change.
• Hands-on Finance-side systems experience covering support, administration, testing, evidence, issue investigation or controlled change.
• Experience with core Finance platforms or system-dependent Finance processes, such as ERP/accounting, treasury and banking, payments, reconciliation, planning, reporting or service-management tools.
• Practical understanding of Finance-side systems controls and their role in BAU stability, auditability and compliance.
• Experience supporting, assuring or delivering Finance-side systems change, including testing, implementation and BAU transition.
• Effective communication, judgement, stakeholder-management and analytical skills.

Desirable experience

• Accountancy qualification is desirable.
• Experience in large, complex, regulated, agile or matrix organisations is desirable.
• Experience with named or comparable enterprise Finance systems, including Oracle E-Business Suite, Alfa, IT2, HSBCnet, Bottomline, AutoRek, OAS/OBIEE, Hyperion/SmartView, Jira/JSM or ServiceNow, is desirable.
• Experience supporting Finance master data, access, recertification, administration, control evidence, testing, upgrades, releases or BAU transition is desirable.

Candidate profile

• Practical experience across Finance systems, systems control, audit, change and operational delivery.
• Organised, analytical and pragmatic, with sound judgement, attention to detail and the ability to investigate issues and follow through.
• Comfortable working with Finance users, subject matter experts, technology colleagues, vendors, consultants and control owners.
• Communicates clearly, keeps stakeholders informed and manages competing priorities while maintaining evidence quality.