Finance on the Cloud Business Analyst

Job Description

contract will be for 6 months with a review to be extended. Finance has mobilised the first phase of a five-year programme to transform the Finance operating model by leveraging cloud technology. Finance Cloud Transformation will rationalise operational processes, automate data and report production, to deliver comprehensivedata to our internal and external stakeholders for analysis and reporting. The programme will entail migration of core Finance data and processes to the cloud, with an initial phase to implement a standard global operating process for Finance actuals reportproduction, followed closely by forecast data and report production. The Finance on the Cloud Analyst contributes to Global Finance, supporting change design and delivery. The role holder will support more experienced business analysts to undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis in order to elicit clear requirements fromthe business and translate these effectively throughout the project lifecycle. The Finance on the Cloud Analyst will work closely with other team members and may support interaction with stakeholders from Finance, HOST, Risk and the business. The Finance on the Cloud Business Analyst will: Apply some experience of approaches, tools and techniques for gathering, clarifying and managing business requirements. Support colleagues to define, develop and translate requirements at specific stages of the project lifecycle, developing an understanding of different types of requirements and how these translate into test conditions. Based on the requirements analysis & understanding, define the design options that will comply with FoTC design principles, contributing to building functionalities into Finance target architecture Execute functional and business testing of requirementsand support the users through the User Acceptance Testing phases Support implementation phases (e.g. dress rehearsals / parallel runs) Day to day running of requirement management systems, change control and document standards. Work in alignment with the Change Framework. Stakeholder management Invest in training more junior members of the team Knowledge and Experience Experience working in Finance-related projects essential Proficient in interrogating databases via SQL queries, VBA skills Excellent requirements analysis, functional design & data analysis skills. Experience in Liquidity related projects is desirable Experience of building relationships with a variety of stakeholders including technology/ technical Experience of supporting the development of business-facing material Excellent influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills to all levels Strong written and oral communication skills Creative approach to problem solving and outcome-focused approach Ability to work effectively under pressure with competing and rapidly changing priorities The ability to work with a diverse and geographically dispersed business teams A highly motivated and pro-active self-starter with a positive attitude Flexible worker who demonstrates adaptability Keeping calm under pressure is a must Ability to communicate at all levels and across countries/regions/cultures is essential. Ability and willingness to get involved in the Analysis activities and documentation.