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Finance BI Transformation | Microsoft Fabric | Outside IR35£450-500 per day
Outside IR35
6 Month Initial Contract
London (1-2 Days Per Week)
A leading global consultancy is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a major Finance BI transformation programme. The organisation is migrating finance reporting from legacy SQL Server and SSAS environments into a consolidated Microsoft Fabric FinanceBI semantic model, creating a modern reporting and analytics capability across key finance functions.
This is a highly visible role where you’ll act as the senior functional lead across requirements gathering, specification development, UAT and change management, whilst helping bring structure and direction to a growing BA function.
The RoleYou’ll work closely with Finance stakeholders, Architects, Developers and the wider BI team to translate business requirements into scalable reporting and data solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
*Leading requirements gathering workshops with Finance stakeholders
*Converting business requirements into detailed functional specifications
*Acting as the key liaison between Finance and technology teams
*Defining data model, reporting and governance requirements
*Supporting the design of scalable ETL and reporting solutions
*Owning UAT planning, execution support and defect triage processes
*Designing and coordinating change management activities for go-lives
*Producing process maps, data dictionaries and requirements documentation
*Providing leadership and structure to the wider BA pod
*Supporting delivery across multiple Finance BI workstreams
Key ProjectsYou’ll be delivering against a strategic Finance BI roadmap including:
*Finance BI Semantic Model build within Microsoft Fabric
*Case Margin Reporting
*Working Capital Reporting
*Revenue Recognition Reporting
*Sold vs Actual Case Margin Insights
*Global Finance Reporting Dimensions
*Investment Insights and Analytics
RequirementsWe’re looking for candidates who can demonstrate:
*Strong experience as a Senior or Lead Business Analyst delivering BI, Data Warehouse, Analytics or Data Platform programmes
*Proven track record gathering requirements, producing detailed functional specifications and leading UAT processes
*Strong stakeholder management across both Finance and Technology teams
*Experience leading or mentoring Business Analysts within a project environment
*Experience working on Finance Reporting, Finance Transformation or Finance Systems programmes
*Strong understanding of data modelling, reporting and analytics solutions
*Ability to bring structure and governance to a fast-moving agile delivery environment
Essential Domain ExperienceCandidates must be able to demonstrate experience delivering these finance reporting workstreams:
*Case Margin Reporting
*Working Capital Reporting
*Revenue Recognition Reporting
*Margin, Profitability or Sold vs Actual Analysis
*Global Finance Reporting and Dimensional Models
*Investment Reporting, Insights or Analytics
Applicants who can demonstrate multiple examples across these areas will be particularly well suited to the programme.
Highly Desirable*Microsoft Fabric experience
*Power BI experience
*SQL Server / SSAS environments
*Finance Data Warehouse or Semantic Model programmes
*Change Management ownership
*Professional Services, Consultancy or Partnership environments
*Experience operating within complex stakeholder landscapes