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Position: Business Analyst (Contractor)

Line Manager: Head of Financial Planning & Reporting

Location: Work from Home but UK travel required

Contract Duration: 6 months (Day Rate or FTC)

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our team as a contractor. The primary responsibility of this role is to act as a liaison between the operations, finance and technology teams, gathering requirements for a reporting solution that integrates finance and operational data. The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of financial processes, data analysis, and technical systems. They will work closely with stakeholders from various departments to identify business needs, define project scope, and ensure the successful implementation of the reporting solution.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the main point of contact between the operations, finance and technology teams.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration to ensure a clear understanding of requirements and project objectives.
• Work closely with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document business needs and user requirements.

• Conduct thorough analysis of existing financial and operational processes, systems, and data.
• Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement in reporting and data integration.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and success criteria.
• Elicit, document, and prioritize business and technical requirements.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate with technology teams to design an optimal reporting solution that integrates finance and operational data.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and user stories.
• Develop comprehensive documentation including business process flows, data mappings, and system interfaces.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across departments.
• Conduct regular meetings and presentations to provide project updates, gather feedback, and ensure alignment.
• Manage stakeholder expectations regarding project timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements.

• Work closely with technology teams to ensure successful implementation of the reporting solution.
• Collaborate on system testing, including the development and execution of test cases.
• Support user acceptance testing and facilitate issue resolution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in a finance or technology-related role or logistics industry
• Strong understanding of financial processes, data analysis, and reporting.
• Experience in coordinating projects involving finance and technology teams.
• Proficient in gathering and documenting business requirements and creating functional specifications.
• Familiarity with reporting and analytics tools and technologies, in particular PowerBI
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of working in a faced paced environment or similar

INCLUSION

Menzies Distribution is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.

We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.