Business Analyst – Finance, ERP

Role Overview

• Define and structure budgeting, cost management, and financial planning processes.
• Design planning, forecasting, cost allocation, and performance management frameworks.
• Analyse current business processes and develop Target Operating Models (TOMs).
• Gather, document, and validate business and functional requirements.
• Ensure business processes align with standard ERP capabilities and industry best practices.
• Support ERP solution design, fit-gap analysis, and solution assessment.
• Participate in ERP selection and system integrator procurement activities.
• Prepare business use cases, evaluation criteria, and procurement documentation.
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, SMEs, IT teams, and vendors.
• Produce high-quality process documentation, requirements, and business analyses.
• Support decision-making through structured analysis, recommendations, and trade-off assessments.
• Collaborate with programme management, stream leaders, and implementation partners throughout the transformation program.

Requirements

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Finance Transformation, ERP implementation, business analysis, or large-scale business process transformation.
• Strong expertise in budgeting, cost management, financial planning, forecasting, cost allocation, and performance management processes.
• Proven experience defining Target Operating Models (TOMs), business processes, and functional requirements in complex organisations.
• Hands-on experience with ERP implementation programmes (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent), including solution design, fit-gap analysis, and solution assessment.
• Experience supporting ERP selection and system integrator procurement, including preparation of use cases, business requirements, and evaluation documentation.
• Excellent understanding of standard ERP capabilities, industry best practices, and end-to-end finance processes.
• Knowledge of business analysis methodologies, process modelling, and requirements management.
• Experience working with business, IT, vendors, and external stakeholders in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, facilitation, and documentation skills, with the ability to produce clear, structured, and traceable deliverables.
• Ability to challenge legacy processes, promote standardisation, and align business requirements with ERP best practices.
• Ability to support structured decision-making through analysis, recommendations, and evaluation of trade-offs.
• Experience in financial institutions, public sector organisations, or other regulated environments is considered an asset.
• Advanced English (C1) communication skills (written and spoken).

Tech Stack

• ERP
• Oracle