Enterprise Resources Planning Business Analyst

ERP Business Analyst – Essex – 12-month Contract (37 hours per week) - £55 - £61 per hour (Inside IR35) – SC Clearance or willing to undergo SC Clearance Datasource Recruitment are seeking an ERP Business Analyst to support a major ERP transformation programme within a leading global aerospace and defence organisation. Operating within a complex, matrixed environment, you will work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to gather requirements, analyse current processes, and support the successful delivery of ERP system improvements. The role will involve business process mapping, stakeholder engagement, and supporting solution design, ensuring that the new ERP platform aligns with operational needs. You will also play a key part in data migration activities, including data preparation, cleansing, and validation to ensure legacy data is accurately structured for the new system. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a high-profile transformation programme within a highly innovative and technologically advanced organisation This is a hybrid role with 3 days on site per week in Essex. The Key Responsibilities of an ERP Business Analyst: • Working with stakeholders to gather both functional and non-functional requirements. • Analyse business processes and identify improvement areas. • Translate business needs into functional specifications. • Support ERP solution design ensuring it aligns with Business goals. • Prepare data for migration and cleansing. • Write test cases and support UAT. • Maintain traceability of requirements. • Work within a multi-disciplinary team to support change management and business readiness. • Work within a matrix organisation, supporting global project teams. Below is a list of Key Skills required for an ERP Business Analyst, however you will not be expected to have everything: • Proven experience as a Business Analyst with ERP Systems or transformation projects. • Requirements and Business Process Mapping tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Excel. • Data analysis, reporting, and validating tools such as Excel, SQL, and tools like Power BI or Tableau. • Experience working in an Agile or Waterfall environment. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement. • Ability to translate business needs into clear technical requirements. • Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills. • Ability to query databases and understand data structures. • Ability to analyse data trends and generate insights. • Experience gathering and documenting business and technical requirements. • Familiar with use cases, user stories, and process flow documentation. • Understanding of BPMN and business process modelling. • Experience writing test cases and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT). • Familiar with testing tools and defect tracking systems. Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs. Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary. RECOMMEND A FRIEND: If you have professional friends/colleagues who would be interested in one of our roles and our excellent levels of service too, we'd like to recognise your recommendations with a 'thank you' of our own. For every friend you refer who then starts a role through Datasource either Contract or Permanent, we will send you £200 of Love to Shop Gift Vouchers & gift your friend £100 in Love to Shop Gift Vouchers as well! You will be required to hold a minimum of SC clearance. If you do not hold an active SC clearance, please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying. (c) Copyright Datasource Computer Employment Limited 2026.