Business Analyst - VAT Merge Discovery Programme

Location: Hybrid /Milton Keynes

Contract: 6 months

Rate: £300/400 per day

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to lead the business analysis workstream for a high-profile VAT Merge Discovery Programme. This is a critical role that will sit at the heart of a complex business and technology initiative, working closely with Finance, business stakeholders and technical teams to understand current processes, define future-state requirements and establish the foundation for successful solution delivery.

This assignment requires a proactive and highly organised BA who can confidently engage with senior stakeholders, facilitate workshops, document complex system interactions and drive consensus across multiple business areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the business analysis activities for the VAT Merge discovery phase.
• Engage Finance and business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to understand current processes, requirements and challenges.
• Analyse and document interactions across eight impacted business systems and interfaces.
• Map and validate end-to-end VAT transaction flows across the organisation.
• Define and document current and future-state business processes.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder reviews to gather and validate requirements.
• Produce a comprehensive Business Requirements Document (BRD) in line with organisational standards.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and governance activities throughout the discovery phase.
• Secure formal sign-off from business process owners and system owners.
• Work collaboratively with IT and delivery teams to ensure requirements provide a clear baseline for solution design, development and testing.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience delivering business analysis activities within complex transformation, finance or ERP-related programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge at all levels.
• Experience facilitating workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
• Excellent process mapping and documentation skills.
• Demonstrable experience producing high-quality Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).
• Strong understanding of system integrations, data flows and business processes.
• Experience working closely with Finance teams and finance-related business change initiatives is highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently and drive outcomes within ambiguous environments.

Key Deliverables

The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving the following outcomes:

• Documentation and validation of all eight impacted systems and interfaces.
• Approved end-to-end VAT transaction flow documentation.
• Agreed future-state processes with Finance and key business stakeholders.
• Completion of a high-quality BRD aligned to business standards.
• Formal sign-off from all relevant business process and system owners.
• Requirements accepted by IT and implementation teams as the baseline for subsequent solution design, build and testing activities.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in a strategically important finance transformation initiative, working with senior stakeholders to shape future-state processes and deliver the foundations for successful programme delivery.

Apply now to be part of a high-impact VAT transformation programme.