Senior Business Analyst - Finance & Business Transformation

JCDecaux; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

Senior Business Analyst - Finance & Business Transformation

Within JCDecaux UK, the role of Senior Business Analyst Finance - & Business Transformation (SBA-FBT) provides the company with a hybrid function delivering both pure business analysis and project management. The role sits within the Business Transformation department, part of the Technology & Innovation division, and reports to the Business Transformation Director (BTD), with dotted line reporting to the Chief Finance Officer.

The role is the first point of contact for the divisions it serves, feeding any captured requirements into the Technical Solutions department for later delivery, as well as having responsibility for the line management and development of any Business Analysts aligned to the divisions associated with this role.

In addition to division-aligned goals, the role also acts as the representative feeding into the division any company-wide programmes that will have an impact within the division.

JCDecaux UK is a challenging and ever-evolving company where improvements to processes, systems, and working practices are continually strived for, and the role of Senior Business Analyst is crucial to both aligned divisions and the wider company's success.

What you'll be doing...

Business Analyst Specialisms & Division Alignment

Finance & Business Transformation

The Finance and Business Transformation BA specialism focuses on supporting the Chief Finance Officer in delivering the technology elements that underpin both their strategic vision and tactical plans for the divisions. The role will also work in partnership with other senior members of both divisions to ensure that the detail needed for systems to be effective is captured and analysed.

Specific Skills

• In-depth experience of working with and supporting a finance function
• In-depth experience of working with and supporting a customer-facing support function

Qualifications

• Accountancy or advanced management accountancy qualifications, and/or significant experience in working with, or in, a finance function in a £250m+ turnover company or business unit

Capabilities

Business Analysis

• Able to work with stakeholders to scope requirements and design solutions that meet business needs
• Capability to produce detailed service and functional specifications that can be used both within the business and with suppliers to gauge product to requirement fit
• Improve systems by studying current practices; designing modifications
• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions, gathering information, and evaluating output requirements and formats
• Prepare technical reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends
• Validate resource requirements and develop cost estimate models
• Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational, and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs of the client group
• Interpret and evaluate research data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making
• Conduct insightful, ad hoc analyses to investigate ongoing or one-time operational issues

Project Management

• Effective project leadership and control for the delivery of multiple projects of different sizes and scopes, on time and within budget
• Financial management and reporting of IT Capex and OPEX projects
• Ensure projects align and deliver to business needs and specified requirements
• The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams
• Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling programmes
• Preparing items for presentation to the Change Control Board
• Able to deputise for Business Transformation Director in chairing Change Control Board meetings when needed

Stakeholder Management

• Build relationships with key business champions for management and delivery of business requirements
• Manage regular meetings with the business stakeholders to review progress; manage defects and prioritise requirements on the backlog
• Communicate with project stakeholders at all levels
• Forge and strengthen relationships with the business
• Communicate issues and risks at both project and business unit levels

Quality Management

• Adherence to the philosophy of continuous improvement through examination of all outcomes of processes, regardless of either a positive or negative outcome
• Ensure standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed and are auditable across the divisions supported, and where audits find non-adherence to SOPs, that corrective actions are completed in a timely manner

Personal

• Ability to listen, adapt, and make suggestions
• Ability to persuade and negotiate
• Languages: Fluency in English, French desirable
• Highly motivated and project-oriented
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent analysis, testing, and troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and presentation skills

A little bit about you...

Qualifications

• Educated in a Business or IT related field or strong depth and breadth of relevant industry experience
• Completed or working towards completion of an industry-recognised Business Analysis Qualification, along with at least 3 to 5 years of working as a business analyst

A little bit more about us...

• We believe in building a diverse and inclusive culture and positive employee experience.
• We are One Team, more than just ourselves.
• We are customer-first; we understand and help solve our customers' problems.
• We Test & Learn; we are empowered to learn and grow, unafraid of change.
• We choose to care; we are committed to doing the right thing, the right way.

It's really important to us that we give as much to our colleagues as they give to us.

Our latest Belonging Survey showed that our colleagues feel valued and listened to as we continue to build an environment where everyone can thrive, grow, belong, and be their authentic selves.

We believe that diversity of thought, experience, and background provides the platform for great creativity.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

About our recruitment process....

1. You find or get sent this job advert, read it, and feel like you'd be a great addition to the JCD family.
2. You send in your application to let us know you're interested.
3. We see your application, get excited, and give you a call.
4. You'll meet us twice; depending on the role, prepare a presentation and we'll get to know each other.
5. You'll begin your journey with us; we're excited to support and develop you throughout your career.