Permanent

New South Wales, Sydney

IT

Business Analysis

AU$145000 - AU$155000 per annum + plus super

Alexandra (AJ) Walters

aj@talenza.com.au

29-12-2025

BBBH19600

Senior Business Analyst - Finance Transformation

Location: Sydney, NSW (Hybrid - 3 days per week in office)
Contract Type: Day Rate Contract

About the Role

We're seeking a driven and experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a finance transformation program within the financial services sector. This is a business-focused role - not a technology BA position - suited to someone with domain knowledge and a track record of delivering change across finance processes, reporting, and controls.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and delivering improvements to processes, and systems, working closely with finance stakeholders to drive meaningful transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with finance teams to analyse, document, and optimise business processes and workflows.
  
• Lead requirements gathering and process mapping for finance transformation initiatives (e.g. GL, reporting, reconciliations, controls).
  
• Define and document current-state and target-state processes, identifying improvement opportunities.
  
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure business needs are captured and solutions are fit-for-purpose.
  
• Support delivery and implementation of finance process and system changes (in partnership with technology where needed).
  
• Develop and maintain business documentation including BRDs, process maps, test scripts, and training materials.
  
• Support UAT, business readiness, and post-implementation review activities.
  
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to enhance finance efficiency and accuracy.
  

About You

• Proven BA Expertise: Extensive experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within the banking or financial services sector.
• Agile Environment Proficiency: Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an Agile environment, with strong skills in writing clear user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and managing a product backlog.
• Core Analytical Skills: Master of core BA disciplines, including requirements elicitation and management, process mapping (As-Is/To-Be), gap analysis, and creating detailed business requirements documentation.
• BA Practice Development: Ability to contribute to the establishment and maturity of the BA practice within the Finance transformation program by championing best practices, standardising templates, and potentially mentoring other BAs.
• Business-Technology Liaison: Act as the vital bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, translating business needs into clear, actionable requirements without requiring deep technical expertise.
• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to manage expectations, facilitate workshops, and support change management and communications activities across the program.
• End-to-End Testing Leadership: Responsibility for the business testing lifecycle, including preparing UAT scenarios and test cases, training business users for execution, and leading the UAT process to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Independent & Proactive Drive: A proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and demonstrates strong initiative and a drive to achieve successful outcomes.
• Ways of Working: Proven ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team and work independently when required. You must have an open, honest, and proactive communication style.
• Desirable Financial Domain Knowledge: Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting processes, is highly desirable.
• Desirable Systems & Transformation Experience: Experience with enterprise planning platforms such as Anaplan, TM1, or Hyperion is a significant plus, and experience with digital transformation, especially in finance, is highly desirable.

Contract Details

• Start: ASAP
  
• Duration: permanent or day rate contract
  
• Rate: Competitive bonus (commensurate with experience)
  
• Location: Sydney CBD / Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
  

Candidates MUST have full Australian work rights to be considered for this position.