Finance Business Analyst Location: Leeds, Thorpe Park, Hybrid working. At Lowell, we value togetherness. And that?s what enables us to drive onwards as a company, as a team, and as individuals, together. Because together, we go further. Our mission is to make credit work better for all. Based in Yorkshire, with offices across Europe, we?re a leading credit management company. We buy lots of different kinds of debts and give our customers the tools to pay them off in practical and affordable ways. We understand that every person?s situation is different. And every year, we help thousands of people take control of their debts. Reporting into the Finance Project Manager, the Finance Business Analyst will be a key role, enabling projects, delivering high quality business analysis (building from the Lowell Change Delivery Framework) and providing Finance portfolio and change support. It will be critical for the you to forge strong relationships with key business stakeholders and break down barriers to change. Accountabilities and Responsibilities: Conduct comprehensive business analysis to understand the requirements and challenges of finance transformation projects within the insurance sector. Collect, understand, challenge and translate the business requirements for projects, and create appropriate functional and non-functional specifications, updating the traceability matrices as required. Provide the link between the internal customer, development team and any third-party eg. regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle. Ensure all change activity within all Group Finance meets agreed governance requirements and controls in-line with Lowell?s PMO requirements, including use of standards and templates such as Business Readiness toolsets. Support Finance Project Manager to define and prioritise the Finance change agenda. Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements, define portfolio and project objectives, and manage expectations. Actively seek feedback on and seek to improve the Change Delivery project framework in liaison with the Programme Office Manager. What we need from you: Extensive experience as a Business Analyst working on Financial projects Strong knowledge of Financial Systems processes is essential Experience of large ERP applications Demonstrable evidence of analysing and documenting complex business processes and systems Results orientated with good communication and interpersonal skills. Proven experience of project delivery across Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Understanding of project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, JIRA, Trello, DevOps) and Microsoft packages. A mission that gives back: You?ll also have lots of opportunities to make an impact on your personal development. At Lowell we have a big focus on helping our colleagues develop their careers and grow with us, together. So, whatever your culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, if you?re ready to help us make credit work better for all, we think you?ll fit right in. Our people are our strength, so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices, and offer benefits that can keep our people strong. That means? A competitive salary. A discretionary annual bonus for a job well done. 3% flexible benefits; pick additional benefits or take as cash each month. Whether this is extra holiday or dental cover there will be something for you. We are committed to a hybrid working environment, where we will ask you to work in our Leeds office, which will be based in Thorpe Park. Our new purpose-built office to support collaborative working and those meaningful moments you?ll only get from being in the office. Free parking when you are in the office and when working from home, you?ll be fully equipped with everything you?ll need to be successful. 28 days holiday plus public holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days. Life assurance & Group income protection A fantastic culture with more little perks along the way including, self-development opportunities, recognition awards and on-site facilities to support the varying needs of our colleagues. Wellbeing support and a programme of webinars and classes geared towards mindfulness.
