Finance Systems Analyst

About The Role Team – Finance Systems & Data Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.We are happy to discuss flexible working! Top 3 skills needed for this role

• Finance systems change delivery
• Business requirements & stakeholder collaboration
• Testing, go-live & BAU support

What this role is all about: At Vitality, smart systems keep our business healthy. As a Finance Systems Analyst, you’ll sit at the heart of our finance technology landscape, shaping, improving and future-proofing the systems that power our financial operations. Working closely with Finance, Technology and external partners, you’ll turn ideas into action – translating change into clear, actionable requirements and supporting agile delivery from sprint planning to go-live. You’ll also harness AI and process automation to simplify workflows, enhance insight and create more efficient ways of working.Key Actions Planning and Development

• Responsible for creating task breakdowns & planning sprints with assigned Developers
• Maintain project governance deliverables for changes
• Check Finance Systems 3rd party invoices
• Support Developers to ensure that changes to assigned Finance Systems are delivered on time and meet requirements 

Analysis and Testing

• Responsible for documenting requirements for changes to assigned Finance Systems
• Perform Unit Testing on new features on assigned systems to ensure they meet requirements
• Coordinate User Testing activity, including documenting test scripts
• Plan & Execute Go Lives with Key Stakeholders

Support

• Provide 1st line support on assigned Finance Systems
•  Actively identify and support opportunities to utilise AI and process automation to streamline finance processes and improve insight
• Work with Key Stakeholders to find opportunities to improve existing processes
• Run BAU tasks & MI reports for assigned Finance Systems or Teams
• Perform User Management tasks on Finance Systems 

What do you need to thrive?

• Experience working with finance systems and producing operational or MI reports
• Solid understanding of finance processes and systems change delivery
• Experience working in Agile, sprint-based environment with developers
• Confident using delivery and collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, MS Project)
• Strong technical skills with Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Ability to define clear business requirements and support testing and go-live
• Understanding of controlled systems change and governance within finance
• Confident stakeholder engagement and ability to translate technical detail for non-technical audiences

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, w e will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong and are supported to be happy and healthy.About The CompanyWe’re incredibly proud to be recognised for the culture we've created — recently being named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2026, and in 2024 we were delighted to be awarded Top 10 Places to Work in the Sunday Times Awards. We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.Diversity & Inclusion At Vitality, we’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.Vitality sustainability Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page.If we receive a high volume of quality applications, we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.