Business Analyst

The Finance Business Analyst serves as a critical link between the Finance Function and Enterprise Technology Team, translating complex business problems, processes and data into clear, actionable deliverables and insights. This role drives informed decision-making by developing robust financial models, supporting strategic planning, and improving financial processes across the organisation. The post-holder will work closely with senior stakeholders to support Root Cause Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Process Documentation, Defining Problems, Gathering Data and Providing Solution Options and Solution Acceptance ensuring the organisation has the robust and efficient financial processes and intelligence it needs to achieve its strategic objectives.

RWS is a content solutions company, powered by technology and human expertise. We grow the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood. Everywhere.
Our proprietary technology, 45+ AI patents and human experts help organizations bring ideas to market faster, build deeper relationships across borders and cultures, and enter new markets with confidence – growing their business and connecting them to a world of opportunities.
It’s why over 80 of the world’s top 100 brands trust RWS to drive innovation, inform decisions and shape brand experiences.
With 60+ global locations, across five continents, our teams work with businesses across almost all industries. Innovating since 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).
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• Gather, identify and document business requirements and processes, facilitating clear communication between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives and deliverables.
• Conduct detailed analysis of current business processes and workflows to identify inefficiencies and propose streamlined solutions.
• Create use cases, As-Is & To-Be process diagrams and other documentation to support requirements.
• Perform GAP analysis to identify differences between current and desired states.
• Work in close collaboration with project and technical teams to ensure requirements are understood, managed and delivered effectively.
• Obtain a thorough understanding of relevant business areas, products and services to recommend appropriate solutions.
• Analyse root causes of organisational issues and suggest appropriate resolutions.
• Build trusted relationships with management, SMEs, business sponsors and third parties at different levels within the organisation.
• Assist with Functional and User Acceptance Testing, governance processes and sign-off.
• Provide the link between the customer, solution teams and any third parties regarding software functionality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Day-to-day management of change requests in relation to project and BAU plans to ensure agreed deadlines are met.
• Manage the RAID log, ensuring risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies are tracked and escalated appropriately.
• Gain and maintain a detailed understanding of the business data model, workflow processes and architecture across key applications.
• Assist in the preparation of business cases, solution designs, system acceptance tests and support handover documentation.

• Minimum 5-7 years of proven experience as a Business Analyst, with demonstrable track record delivering medium to large Finance Transformation Projects.
• In-depth knowledge of requirements documentation techniques, process flow modelling, and business use case development.
• Strong understanding of…