Business Analyst

Location: London (1 day onsite, then 2 days per cycle) Contract: 3 months IR35: Outside Rate: £480-£550 per day Start: Up to 1 month notice max Overview This role sits within the FP&A function, supporting the build-out of a more robust and scalable reporting approach for strategic investment tracking. Alongside a new Finance Data Warehouse (FDW), the business needs a "bolt-on" solution to classify and report on investment activity, enabling accurate tracking of revenue, costs, and consultant utilisation for senior leadership, Board, and shareholders. Key Responsibilities • Gather and document requirements across FP&A, Finance, and Investments stakeholders • Assess current reporting processes, data sources, and KPI definitions • Define a tactical classification and data capture approach to support investment reporting • Produce clear scoping documentation for the Finance Systems team (Phase 1) • Develop detailed technical specifications covering data models, logic, and reporting outputs (Phase 2) • Map data lineage, calculations, and dependencies in a clear, build-ready format • Work closely with the Finance Systems team to support handover into development Key Skills & Experience • Strong experience in requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement • Consultancy or finance-led environments preferred • Experience working in complex, multi-source reporting environments • Background in FP&A / finance environments (P&L, KPIs, variance analysis) • Experience working with complex reporting stacks (Understanding of Alteryx and Power Query) • Strong understanding of data modelling, data flows, and reporting logic • Ability to translate business requirements into clear technical specifications • Comfortable working autonomously in unstructured environments • Coding experience beneficial but not essential