Finance Business Analyst

I am working with a Government Agency who are looking for a number of experienced Finance Business Analysts.

The roles are full time, to start ASAP and paying £500 Umbrella per day (inside IR35).

The roles are 60% office attendance and 40%  can work from any of the following offices:
Nottingham, Ipswich, London, Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Croydon, Exeter, Cardiff, Birmingham or Leeds.

The roles will run for 3 months initially and are subject to extension.

Overview
The Agency is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support a portfolio of business change initiatives, including internal IT infrastructure improvements, digitisation of services, policy-driven transformation and estates projects. A key focus of the role will be supporting the development of the Agency's emerging Unit Cost Framework and associated cost allocation methodology.
The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Operations, Data, Technology and business stakeholders to ensure business requirements are accurately captured, analysed and translated into technology-enabled and data-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Gather, analyse and document business requirements, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Map current-state (As Is) and future-state (To Be) processes using BPMN and recognised business analysis methodologies.
Establish traceability between activities, outputs, outcomes and associated costs within the Unit Cost Framework.
Identify and document resources, systems, data requirements and business processes necessary to support cost attribution and reporting.
Support cost and benefit analysis activities and contribute to the development of cost allocation methodologies.
Facilitate stakeholder workshops, driving consensus and delivering clear outcomes.
Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Data, IT teams, suppliers and SMEs throughout the project lifecycle.
Support functional testing, implementation and change management activities.
Work alongside the Project Manager to ensure delivery against agreed scope, milestones and objectives.
Analyse operational performance metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
Support governance activities, documenting assumptions, cost drivers and allocation methodologies.

Essential Skills & Experience

Business Analysis

Demonstrable Business Analyst experience (ideally 3-5+ years).
Proven experience gathering, analysing and translating business requirements into business and technology solutions.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience applying recognised business analysis standards and methodologies.

Process Mapping

Strong end-to-end process mapping experience.
Proven capability in As Is and To Be process modelling.
Experience using BPMN to document business processes.
Ability to create clear, auditable process documentation with full traceability.

Finance & Cost Analysis

Strong finance background.
Experience supporting unit cost frameworks.
Ability to connect business processes and activities to underlying cost drivers.
Experience producing operational metrics and performance analysis.
Understanding of cost attribution models and cost allocation principles.

Stakeholder Management

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to independently identify and engage appropriate stakeholders.
Experience working with senior stakeholders, SMEs, Finance, Operations, Data and Technology teams.
Strong presentation and workshop facilitation experience.

Public Sector Experience

Previous public sector experience.
Understanding of government governance, compliance and stakeholder environments.
Ability to operate effectively within a government organisation with minimal onboarding.

Top CV Screening Criteria

We are looking for a proactive and delivery-focused Business Analyst who is comfortable working in complex stakeholder environments and can quickly establish credibility across operational, finance and technology teams. The successful candidate will possess a strong combination of business analysis expertise, process modelling capability and financial understanding, enabling them to support the development of robust, evidence-based unit cost frameworks…