Business Analyst - FP&A
Posted 1 week ago by Michael Page Technology
£60,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Bury, Lancashire
Summary: A leading British retail brand is seeking a Business Analyst with Financial Planning experience for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves defining business needs, evaluating a new forecasting solution, and collaborating with commercial finance teams to enhance financial planning processes. The position requires a structured, data-focused approach to capture and document requirements effectively. The role is hybrid, based out of Bury, Greater Manchester.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and document full lifecycle of business analysis activities relating to complex financial planning workflows.
- Collaborate with commercial finance teams across multiple regions to understand their FP&A practices.
- Produce detailed documentation of current processes and identify commonalities and key interaction points across regions.
- Surface differences and gaps in financial planning approaches between markets and recommend process enhancements.
- Capture and map out various data sources used in each region and process.
- Establish and oversee business requirements reflecting both current and target future states of the financial planning framework.
- Define and manage business requirements ensuring alignment between current and future states of the financial planning process.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrated capability to manage multiple workstreams and meet competing deadlines.
- Background in creating financial forecasts and developing budget models.
- Excellent relationship-building abilities and confidence in collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- Proficient in conducting root cause investigations and impact assessments.
- Experience in crafting business cases and outlining quantifiable benefits.
- Skilled in gathering and managing requirements, facilitating workshops, and producing clear documentation.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint).
- Highly effective written and verbal communicator.
- Proven track record of navigating complex stakeholder groups.
- Able to operate autonomously in a fast-moving environment.
- Data expertise across analysis, modelling, and governance.
Salary (Rate): £60,000 per annum
City: Bury
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
A leading British retail brand are searching for a Business Analyst with Financial Planning experience for a 6 month FTC. Client Details My client is a leading retail brand in the UK and is searching for a Business Analyst with experience in Financial Planning to help define business needs and evaluate suitability of a new forecasting solution. They're looking for someone who understands the main drivers behind financial planning activities and can use a structured, data focused approach to capture and document requirements. This is a 6 month fixed term contract, with hybrid working based out of Bury, Greater Manchester.
Description
- Lead and document full lifecycle of business analysis activities relating to complex financial planning workflows.
- Collaborate with commercial finance teams across multiple regions to gain a clear understanding of their FP&A practices.
- Produce detailed documentation of the processes currently in place.
- Pinpoint commonalities and key interaction points across regions.
- Surface the differences and gaps that exist in financial planning approaches between markets.
- Recommend the process enhancements needed across the JD estate to improve forecasting precision.
- Capture and map out the various data sources used in each region and within each process.
- Establish and oversee the business requirements, ensuring they reflect both the present and target future state of the financial planning framework.
- Understand and document the various data sources per region and process.
- Define and manage business requirements, ensuring alignment between current and future states of the financial planning process.
- Demonstrated capability to juggle several workstreams simultaneously and meet demanding, and at times competing, deadlines in a dynamic environment.
- Background in creating financial forecasts and/or developing budget models.
- Excellent relationship building abilities, with confidence collaborating and influencing stakeholders at all organisational levels.
- Strong analytical and problem solving mindset, able to break down complex issues and propose clear, practical solutions.
- Proficient in conducting root cause investigations and impact assessments using a variety of business analysis methods and tools.
- Experience crafting business cases and outlining quantifiable benefits to inform strategic decisions.
- Skilled in gathering and managing requirements, including facilitating workshops, producing clear documentation, and ensuring alignment with technology deliverables.
- Competent user of applications within the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint).
- Highly effective written and verbal communicator, capable of adapting messages for diverse audiences.
- Proven track record of navigating complex stakeholder groups and balancing conflicting priorities.
- Able to operate autonomously and maintain momentum in a fast moving environment.
- Data expertise across analysis, modelling, and governance, including designing conceptual data models to support all stages of the financial planning cycle.
- Salary circa 60,000 DOE
- 6 month FTC
- Hybrid working
- Generous Annual Leave allowance
- Staff discounts
- Plus many more excellent benefits