Business Analyst –SAP Finance & Risk Transformation

Business Analyst – Finance & Risk Transformation Contract: 6–12 Months Location: London (Hybrid) Rate: Competitive Daily Rate IR35 Status: Inside IR35 We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join a major Finance and Risk Transformation programme within a global enterprise environment. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping a strategic Finance & Risk Hub initiative, supporting large-scale transformation, process improvement, solution evaluation, and vendor engagement activities. Working within a complex Agile environment, you will collaborate with senior stakeholders, product teams, technology partners, and external vendors to define requirements, assess solution options, and drive business value across critical finance and trading systems. Key Responsibilities • Capture business problems, value drivers, and functional/non-functional requirements, translating them into clear business and technical solutions. • Assess risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impact associated with proposed solutions. • Analyse and model business processes, data flows, and technology landscapes to identify improvement opportunities. • Create and maintain high-quality business analysis documentation throughout the project lifecycle. • Ensure end-to-end traceability of requirements from initial business needs through testing, delivery, and scope changes. • Work closely with software suppliers, designers, developers, and architects to ensure solutions meet business requirements. • Support system and database design activities where required. • Configure and document software solutions and business processes using agreed methodologies and tools. • Define acceptance criteria and coordinate testing activities to validate business outcomes. • Develop and present business cases that support investment decisions, prioritisation, and delivery planning. • Lead stakeholder engagement activities, workshops, and large-scale design sessions. • Plan, manage, execute, monitor, and control business analysis activities across projects. • Lead business analysis workstreams and mentor wider project teams. Required Skills & Experience • 4–7 years' experience working as a Business Analyst within IT and business transformation programmes. • Strong experience working within Agile environments and Agile delivery teams. • Deep understanding of Agile frameworks, tools, and methodologies. • Experience educating and influencing Product Owners, business partners, and stakeholders on Agile ways of working. • Strong data analysis, process modelling, and requirements elicitation skills. • Knowledge of systems engineering concepts and solution delivery lifecycles. • Experience creating business cases, process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria, and testing documentation. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. • Degree educated or equivalent experience. Desirable Skills • Agile certifications and formal Agile training. • CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) certification. • PMI-PBA certification. • Lean Practitioner experience and training. • Experience within finance, risk, trading, ERP, SAP, or regulatory transformation programmes. Programme Overview This role will support a high-profile Finance & Risk Hub Framing Programme, focused on evaluating and defining the future-state Finance and Risk operating model and technology landscape. The initiative includes: • End-to-end Finance & Risk transformation scope definition. • Solution option analysis and assessment. • Vendor Proof of Concept (PoC) management and evaluation. • Procurement and contract support activities. • Delivery approach assessment across multiple workstreams. • Requirements discovery, business process modelling, and data analysis activities. • Support for SAP and finance-related business applications. Ideal Candidate You are a proactive Business Analyst who thrives in complex transformation environments. You can confidently engage senior stakeholders, lead workshops, challenge existing processes, and translate business needs into actionable solutions. You combine strong analytical skills with excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities and have a passion for delivering measurable business value. Interested? Apply now to be considered for this exciting London-based hybrid contract opportunity.