Business Analyst

Finance BI Transformation | Microsoft Fabric | Outside IR35 £500-550 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 Role You'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 Projects You'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

Requirements We'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 Experience Candidates 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