Senior Business Analyst (FTC)
| Job Type | Fixed Term |
| Area | |
| Sector | Programme & Project Management |
| Salary | £85,000 Per Annum |
| Start Date | May 13th, 2026 |
| Advertiser | Jack Ingram |
| Job Ref | 7463-JOB-223428 |
| Security Clearance | DBS/DS |
- Description
- The Client:
A not-for-profit educational charity and multi-academy trust (MAT) client is looking for a Senior Business Analyst (FTC) to join them on a 6 month fixed term contract. This position will be based in Croydon/ Hybrid.
Job Summary:
As a Senior Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in transforming Finance operations by identifying real business pain points, designing practical solutions, and delivering measurable efficiencies and benefits across key finance processes — P2P (Procure-to-Pay), O2C (Order-to-Cash), and R2R (Record-to-Report).
This is not a documentation role — it is a problem-solving, impact-driven position focused on improving how Finance operates across the organisation.
What You Will Be Responsible For:
You will lead the end-to-end analysis of current finance processes, with a strong focus on uncovering, evidencing, and resolving pain points that impact performance, control, and user experience.
This includes:
Conducting detailed analysis of AS-IS processes, identifying:
- Manual workarounds, duplication, and reliance on spreadsheets.
- Bottlenecks in approvals and delays in processing (e.g. P2P cycle, month-end close).
- Data quality issues driving reconciliation effort and rework.
- Control gaps and audit risks.
- Fragmented processes across systems and inconsistent adoption.
- User experience challenges limiting efficiency.
Translating these pain points into clear, quantified insights, articulating:
- Time and effort lost through inefficiency.
- Financial and operational risks.
- Impact on reporting accuracy and timeliness.
- Service impact on academies and stakeholders.
Working collaboratively with Finance teams and stakeholders to design practical,scalable TO-BE processes that:
- Eliminate or reduce identified pain points.
- Standardise and simplify ways of working.
- Leverage automation.
- Improve data quality and strengthen financial controls.
Acting as the key interface between the business and the System Integrator (SI), ensuring that:
- Requirements are clearly defined and understood.
- Solutions are aligned to business outcomes, not just system capability.
- End-to-end process integrity is maintainedDriving Efficiency & Delivering Measurable Benefits.
A critical part of the role is ensuring that all improvements deliver real, measurable value.
You will:
Translate pain points into targeted efficiency opportunities, such as:
- Reducing manual processing and reconciliation effort.
- Improving cycle times (e.g. faster P2P, streamlined month-end close).
- Enhancing compliance and audit readiness.
- Increasing user adoption and consistency across academies.
Define and track clear benefits, linking:
- Baseline (current pain point) Target state Delivered outcome.
Establish and monitor KPIs, for example:
- Reduction in manual journals and rework.
- Improved invoice processing and first-time match rates.
- Faster BACs/payment cycles.
- Improved data accuracy and reporting reliability.
Provide evidence-based recommendations to senior stakeholders, clearly articulating:
- Pain point, Root cause Solution, Efficiency gain, Measurable benefit.
What Success Looks Like
- Finance processes are simpler, faster, and more consistent across the organisation.
- Manual effort and reliance on spreadsheets are significantly reduced.
- Audit and compliance risks are minimised with stronger controls and clear audit trails.
- Finance teams spend less time on administration and more time on value-add activities.
- The system (e.g. Oracle) is fully utilised as a single, trusted source of truth.
- Benefits are clearly evidenced and recognised at Finance Committee and Board level.
Why This Role Matters
This role is central to ensuring that transformation delivers real operational improvement — not just system change. You will directly influence how Finance functions day-to-day, improving efficiency, control, and ultimately enabling better outcomes across the organisation.Room for Growth and Learning
- Understanding of the Education Sector and specific Stakeholder Management requirements to navigate this landscape.
- Elements of HCM in Oracle Fusion and various dependencies across modules.
- Automation in Oracle.
- Supplier Management and Supplier Portal.
- Planning and Budgeting Module.
- Hub and Spoke Business Model and management of delivery in such an environment.
Our Company:
Malikshaw Interim & Executive is a specialist provider of talent management solutions helping our clients transform the delivery of our public services. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we combine providing the best talent with delivering diverse, inclusive workforces and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.
How to Apply:
Please apply through the link provided to send your application directly to the Recruiter managing this assignment.
If you qualify for any of the above, please notify us on your covering letter and your recruiter will confirm if the client is a member. We will then be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.
- Manual workarounds, duplication, and reliance on spreadsheets.
