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I am seeking an experienced Finance Transformation Business Analyst to work with my blue-chip energy Client. Suitable candidates must possess a deep knowledge of the Finance domain. You will have strong change management experience and a background in finance transformation. A background in the energy sector would be beneficial but not a necessity.

The Role
The focus of the Finance Transformation Business Analyst role is the implementation of a revised Chart of Accounts that will underpin the processes, reporting and technology solutions of my Client’s programme. This will involve engagement from design to systems implementation and cleansing of data sets to ensure implementation of design.

In your role as a Finance Transformation Business Analyst, you will have responsibility for:

• Delivering on programme assignments
• Ensuring customer (Business & Finance) satisfaction by providing timely, value-added services that meet or exceed expectation
• Manage stakeholder expectations spanning group business areas with conflicting priorities
• Developing trusted relationships with internal customers
• Ensuring management information is provided to and easily understood by programme lead, senior management & committees.
• Ensuring timely escalation & control of risks, issues, dependencies and timelines
• Establishing best practices for development, leading Proof of Concept exercises for planning and reporting
• Understanding business models and help translate this into business requirements.
• Working collaboratively with relevant teams Identifying opportunities for improvement
• Analysing data to provide recommendations of approach by identifying patterns and key issues

Essential Skills / Qualifications:
The Finance Transformation Business Analyst will be expected to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Finance / Accounting

• Experience of delivering transformation projects within finance functions, either as a consultant or as part of an in-house change-delivery team. This could be finance tech-nology projects (e.g. ERP implementations) or other operating model transformations or finance process-improvement
• Accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) desired
• Good understanding of financial and management accounting concepts
• Understanding of the impact of the relationship between finance and other functions (risk, tax, compliance etc.)

Projects / Business Analysis

• Understanding of the project lifecycle from requirements through to implementation
• Strong Business Analysis and demonstrated problem-solving skills, with an ability to work with stakeholders across all business functions to define requirements
• Ability to work with technology partners to translate these requirements into functional and technical design.
• Appreciation of business and technical architecture

Other

• Strong relationship skills with experience in a customer relationship role
• Well-developed interpersonal, organisational, negotiation, problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to professionally and effectively present information and respond to questions from all levels of management.
• Excellent Excel skills, e.g. – pivot tables, v-look ups etc, combined with strong data analysis experience, i.e. – must be able to manipulate data easily.
• Be able to effectively adapt to changes in deliverables and timelines due to Programme prioritisation.
• Be a team player as well as be able to proactively prioritise deliverables.

You will have excellent communication skills; with the ability to quickly gain credibility and build effective relationships with senior stakeholders. Strong problem-solving skills and an analytical mind-set are fundamental to success in this role. Candidates will be expected to lead the delivery of changes and must be able to deal effectively with a wide range of technical and functional delivery groups to oversee delivery.