Business Analyst- Finance

3 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Reed Technology Full time

Business Analyst- Finance

Manchester (1 day on site every fortnight)

Outside IR35

A Business Analyst is required for our client who are based in Manchester. You will play an instrumental role in the successful delivery the client's high-profile ERP migration project to replace their current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Agresso) with a fully integrated cloud-based ERP solution.

You will also work closely with business colleagues to assist with activities relating to the successful adoption of the new system into the business; including User Acceptance Testing, end-user training and post go-live support.

Main responsibilities

Take the lead in all business analysis activities relating to the Finance workstream (inc. AP, AR, OC, P2P, GL and budgeting) - supporting all phases of delivery from scope and requirements definition, solution design, data migration, test and business implementation.

Document detailed 'as-is' business processes using standard process modelling techniques (eg BPMN, using MS Visio).

Lead the elicitation, analysis and authoring of business requirements (with MoSCoW rating); collaborating closely with the ERP product team and business stakeholders. This includes functional and non-functional requirements.

Translate business requirements (both functional and non-functional) into user stories and acceptance criteria in JIRA.

Participate in all solution design activities.

Document detailed 'to-be' business processes.

Conduct a gap analysis exercise based on the new system processes.

Lead the analysis and design for the data cleanse and data migration phase.

Represent the business requirements and agreed solution design during the test phases.

Support the business teams through the adoption of the new system.

Essential criteria

In-depth understanding of finance and accounting practices, including Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Budgeting.

Extensive experience of implementing enterprise-scale finance solutions, ideally working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, Workday or similar enterprise cloud-based systems.

In-depth knowledge of industry-leading finance system capabilities, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Budgeting, Cash and Bank Management, Compliance, Cost Accounting, Fixed Assets and General Ledger.

Experience of working in the delivery of enterprise-level ERP implementation projects.

Extensive experience in defining, analysing and documenting business and technical requirements (user stories).

Ability to write clear business documentation.

Expertise in workshop skills to support requirements gathering and idea generation.

Experience of analysing and designing data cleansing and data migration rules.

Have advanced knowledge of Agile and user-centred design approaches.

A high degree of computer literacy; with excellent Microsoft Office skills (including Visio, ideally with experience of BPMN), and experience of using JIRA and Confluence.

Desirable criteria

Experience of working with public sector organisations.

Formal Business Analysis qualification.

Formal Agile Scrum qualification.

Formal ERP functional consultant certifications (eg D365: Core Finance and Operations or Workday).

Good understanding of accounting and finance - preferably with a background, degree or certification in this area

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