Financial Business Analyst
Finance Business Analyst – Finance Transformation
London (Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office)
Permanent
We’re working with a leading Insurance organisation to recruit a Finance Business Analyst into a high‐visibility, role within their Finance function.
This is a key hire : the first permanent Business Analyst in Finance, brought in to address a growing change backlog and shape how Finance Change operates going forward.
The Opportunity
You’ll join a small but impactful Finance team, working closely with Finance Operations, Product Managers, Engineering, and senior stakeholders to drive meaningful transformation across finance systems and processes.
The immediate focus is on a PEGA-based Finance Operations platform, but the scope is broader and evolving — covering finance systems, regulatory change, automation, and emerging AI-enabled capabilities.
This is not a purely delivery-focused BA role. You’ll be expected to:
- Shape requirements, not just document them
- Challenge and refine business needs
- Work closely with Solution Architects and delivery teams
- Help Finance stakeholders understand options, trade-offs, and benefits
What You’ll Be Doing
- Acting (initially) as the stand‐alone Business Analyst within Finance until the team grow
- Eliciting and shaping requirements from Finance users (AP, AR, Treasury, Operational Finance)
- Translating priorities into clear, high-quality user stories for sprint delivery
- Supporting Agile delivery (Scrum / sprint-based ways of working)
- Improving workflows and reducing manual, Excel-heavy processes
- Supporting system upgrades with a focus on value, not “like-for-like” change
Contributing to initiatives such as:
- Reducing the financial close cycle
- Digitisation and automation of finance processes
- New regulatory requirements
- Finance platform evolution and AI adoption
The Environment
- Agile delivery model already in place
- High exposure, high trust, and real influence from day one
What We’re Looking For
Essential
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst
- Solid background in Finance change / Finance transformation
- Strong communication and presence — able to:
- Operate independently
- Engage confidently from “coalface” users to senior leadership
- Experience working in Agile / sprint-based environments
- MUST have worked within Financial Services
Strongly Preferred
- Insurance experience is ideal
Nice to Have
- PEGA experience
- Exposure to finance platforms (e.g. payments, treasury, consolidation, reporting tools)
- Formal finance qualifications