Financial Analyst - Business Partner

Our client is seeking a detail oriented, highly analytical financial analyst to join their finance team with a view to supporting the finance lead across a flagship project including a new financial management system.

Duties will include:

• Play a key role in the planning, design and implementing of the multiple finance aspects of projects in the organisation.
• Assist the coordination of the finance work streams and other projects ensuring that interdependencies, risks and issues are identified and mitigated.
• Support the lead on the finance business readiness including the design, documentation and establishment of robust financial governance and control.
• Communicating information in a clear and engaging manner to multiple stakeholders and projects
• Identify and design processes and policies in the areas of change, and participate in design workshops with Partners on financial/transaction work streams;
• Coordinate with applicable internal and external teams to define, plan and deliver all finance aspects of projects
• Ensure clear, open communication with multiple stakeholders, external vendors and the Financial Control team
• Support the finance lead in ensuring that compliance processes and supporting documentation have been delivered for all payment channels
• Ensure the business requirements and system designs are clearly defined and implemented from a finance perspective

The Successful candidate will have:

• A recognised accounting qualification, with a minimum of 5 years experience;
• Excellent business analyst skills with experience in process mapping and redesign;
• Ability to support workshops and ensure key stakeholder alignment;
• Strong organisational and project management skills with experience implementing finance systems and associated projects;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a Business Partnering mind-set;
• Previous ERP implementation experience in Tier 1/Tier 2 solution - preferable but not essential;