Sr Finance Business Analyst

Your Responsibilities:Lead requirement gathering workshops and document business requirements that meet the IT team's Definition of Ready criteria.Trace requirements to proposed solutions to ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with business objectives.Perform data analysis to generate insights into in-scope products and define the corresponding accounting treatments.Translate and communicate business requirements to IT teams to ensure a comprehensive understanding of functional and non-functional needs.Support end-to-end testing of finance product sub-ledger solutions, including validation of accounting outcomes and data integrity.Provide regular status updates, key risks, dependencies, and progress reports to the reporting manager and project stakeholders.Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve solution design, and accelerate requirement definition and delivery.Collaborate and coordinate across multiple business, finance, and technology teams to drive successful project execution.Partner with Finance, Accounting, and Technology stakeholders to ensure solutions comply with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and target-state operating models.Essential skills/knowledge/experience: Proven experience as a Business Analyst on at least two Finance Sub-Ledger implementation programs within a Banking or Insurance organization.Demonstrated expertise in facilitating requirement gathering workshops, documenting business requirements that satisfy IT Definition of Ready standards and coordinating delivery across multiple technology teams.Strong understanding of Finance operating processes, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.Deep knowledge of Finance data models, accounting hierarchies, financial reporting structures, and data lineage.Hands-on experience performing data analysis, including large-volume data validation, reconciliation, and querying using SQL or similar analytical tools.Experience supporting end-to-end testing of Finance Sub-Ledger platforms, including test scenario definition, execution support, defect analysis, and business validation.Proven ability to map business requirements to target-state solutions and identify gaps, dependencies, and data implications to ensure complete solution coverage.Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex finance and technology concepts into business language for Finance leadership and CFO-level stakeholders.Ability to articulate accounting treatments for complex financial products and validate solution outcomes against accounting and reporting requirements.Experience working closely with Finance, Accounting, Technology, Data, and Architecture teams within large-scale Finance Transformation programs.Experience with Finance Transformation and Sub-Ledger modernization programs involving market leading Finance platforms.Strong understanding of IFRS accounting standards, including IFRS 9, IFRS 15, and IFRS 17 (for insurance organizations).Familiarity with UK financial services regulatory reporting requirements, including PRA and FCA reporting frameworks.Experience working within UK banking, insurance, wealth management, or capital markets organizations.Knowledge of financial controls, governance, reconciliations, and audit requirements within regulated financial institutions.Experience supporting finance data sourcing, data lineage, data quality, and data reconciliation initiatives.Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies and requirements management tools such as JIRA or equivalent.Experience in large-scale Finance Transformation programs involving General Ledger, Sub-Ledger, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, and Data platforms.Understanding of target operating model design, process optimization, and automation within Finance functions.Professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent would be advantageous.Strong & clear communication skills – needs to be able to articulate requirements in a way CFO stakeholders understand