Business Analyst – Finance Consolidation & Annual Reporting

Business Analyst – Finance Consolidation & Annual Reporting

Location:

Dublin (preferable) or Reading (Hybrid working) Travel:
Regular to Dublin Duration:
Initial 6 Months with the view to extend Contract Type:
Day Rate (Inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support the setup of our standalone financial consolidation and annual reporting capability. This role is central to a major organisational separation, making prior de‑merger or separation experience highly valuable.

You’ll work across Finance, Technology, and our parent company, carrying out significant requirement gathering
, validating existing documentation, and confidently challenging assumptions. A financial‑sector background
, strong documentation skills, and an accounting foundation are essential.

• Lead requirement gathering across Finance, Group, and Technology
• Validate and refine existing BA documentation across consolidation and reporting
• Analyse consolidation, statutory reporting, and IFRS‑driven processes
• Define data flows, mappings, integrations, and reconciliation requirements
• Support testing and validate outputs against expected reporting results
• Act as SME for consolidation and reporting components
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineers, and vendors throughout delivery
• Produce high‑quality documentation aligned to governance and audit standards

• Strong Finance BA experience, ideally in the financial sector
• Hands‑on experience with IBM Cognos Controller (preferred)
• Experience with data mapping
  , integrations, hierarchies, and reporting classifications
• Accounting background (qualified or part‑qualified) strongly preferred
• Experience supporting de‑mergers, separations, or standalone reporting setups
• Strong stakeholder engagement across Finance, Technology, and third‑party partners

• Financial consolidation tools (e.g., Controller)
• Annual reporting platforms (e.g., Workiva)
• Cognos and statutory/disclosure reporting tools
• Oracle Financials (GL, hierarchies, source data)
• File‑based and API‑based integrations
• Excel‑based reconciliations and reporting

You’ll help build Primark’s new standalone consolidation and reporting capability
, ensuring solutions are accurate, auditable, and fully aligned with regulatory expectations—while strengthening data lineage, controls, and reporting integrity.