Business Analyst | Contract
Business Analyst – Cost Transformation
Salary: Up to £80,000
12 Month - Fixed-Term Contract
Location: Warwickshire (Hybrid – 2–3 days on-site)
Overview
We are seeking a highly capable Business Analyst to play a key role in a large-scale cost transformation programme across IT and the wider UK organisation.
This role will focus on identifying, shaping, and accelerating cost optimisation and efficiency initiatives, working across a portfolio of 10–12 high-impact transformation workstreams.
You will take initiatives from early-stage ideation through to business case approval and mobilisation, ensuring clear financial justification and measurable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Salary: Up to £80,000
12 Month - Fixed-Term Contract
Location: Warwickshire (Hybrid – 2–3 days on-site)
Overview
We are seeking a highly capable Business Analyst to play a key role in a large-scale cost transformation programme across IT and the wider UK organisation.
This role will focus on identifying, shaping, and accelerating cost optimisation and efficiency initiatives, working across a portfolio of 10–12 high-impact transformation workstreams.
You will take initiatives from early-stage ideation through to business case approval and mobilisation, ensuring clear financial justification and measurable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Shape early-stage initiatives
- Define scope, problem statements, and success criteria
- Challenge assumptions and refine cost-saving opportunities
- Cost modelling & analysis
- Conduct cost baselining and identify optimisation opportunities
- Build robust financial models (savings, ROI, payback, etc.)
- Options evaluation
- Assess multiple delivery options (process, technology, sourcing, operating model)
- Provide data-driven recommendations
- Business case development
- Create structured, investment-grade business cases
- Support governance processes including RFI / RFP activities
- Clearly articulate benefits, costs, risks, and dependencies
- Stakeholder engagement
- Work closely with IT, Finance, Procurement, and business leaders
- Facilitate workshops and drive alignment across teams
- From concept to delivery
- Translate ideas into actionable roadmaps and delivery plans
- Support mobilisation into execution
- Drive pace and momentum
- Remove blockers and accelerate progress across initiatives
- Operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst within transformation or change programmes
- Strong experience in cost transformation / cost optimisation initiatives
- Track record delivering cost reduction, efficiency, or savings programmes
- Experience building business cases with strong financial justification
- Exposure to RFI / RFP processes, ideally within procurement or sourcing contexts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Comfortable working in early-stage, unstructured environments
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Proactive, delivery-focused mindset
- Experience within large or complex UK organisations
- Exposure to IT cost transformation (infrastructure, applications, vendors, sourcing)
- Consulting or advisory background