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Core3 Group Ltd, Birmingham
- Onsite working
- Full time
- Contract
Posted 3 days ago, 30 Jun
Job ref: 2988a84073cc48e3b23e366a790f2549
Full Job Description
Finance Business Analyst - R2R Process ImprovementLocation: Hybrid - 1/2 days per week on-site (Birmingham area)Rate: £550-550 per day (inside IR35)Duration: 3 months initial term, with potential to extendStart Date: July 2025OverviewWe're partnering with a leading organisation navigating a significant period of transformation, following a large-scale merger. As part of this change journey, they are seeking a hands-on Interim Finance Business Analyst to support process improvement within their shared services function, particularly around Record-to-Report (R2R) activity.This is a high-impact role for a pragmatic, commercially aware Finance Business Analyst who can roll up their sleeves, engage stakeholders constructively, and help shape clearer accountabilities between shared services and business-facing finance teams.Key Responsibilities
- Conduct a pragmatic review of current R2R processes delivered by the Shared Services Centre.
- Analyse and map current activities, responsibilities, and workflows - identifying where tasks sit today versus where they should sit under the target operating model.
- Engage with finance stakeholders across shared services and business partnering to understand current 'ways of working', challenge role creep, and clarify ownership.
- Make practical, actionable recommendations to improve process efficiency, clarity, and control - prioritising quick wins that are within the team's gift to implement.
- Support the realignment of roles and responsibilities to help Shared Services focus on service delivery and free up Business Partners for more value-added work.
- Help embed process documentation and handovers where gaps exist.
- Where necessary, flag technology-related improvement opportunities for longer-term transformation initiatives.
Strong finance background - ideally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or equivalent by experience. - Proven experience working within or alongside shared services and/or finance business partnering environments in a large organisation.
- Hands-on exposure to R2R (Record-to-Report) processes and month-end accounting workflows.
- Demonstrable experience conducting process reviews, analysing role/responsibility alignment, and making pragmatic improvement recommendations.
- Track record of working through ambiguity and navigating organisational change with confidence.
- Comfortable balancing strategy with delivery - mapping out what needs to change and helping implement it where appropriate., A confident communicator who can challenge constructively and influence without authority.
- Emotionally intelligent and commercially aware - capable of having difficult conversations in a collaborative, non-disruptive way.
- Comfortable working in environments with organisational change, where priorities evolve.
- Able to travel to site once per week (Birmingham) to build relationships and drive buy-in.
- Systems exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a bonus, but not essential.