Business Analyst

The Vacancy

📊 Business Analyst – Finance Support/Systems
6 month fixed term contract

📍 Finsbury Park

We’re looking for a Business Analyst to support our Finance team across Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, and Payroll—with a big focus on process creation, documentation, and improvement. If you love turning complexity into clarity, this is your role! 💡

💼 What You’ll Do:

🧾 Map and document end-to-end finance processes
🧠 Lead workshops, gather requirements & support system changes
📚 Create business cases, user guides & change logs
🧪 Manage testing cycles (UAT, regression)
🔄 Drive continuous improvement and automation
📊 Provide ad-hoc analysis to support decision-making
🎓 Support training and knowledge sharing

🧠 What You’ll Bring:

✔️ Strong finance background with process documentation skills
✔️ Advanced in Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
✔️ Hands-on experience in Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger & Payroll
✔️ Excellent communicator across all levels
✔️ Analytical mindset with a drive for improvement
✔️ Relevant qualifications in Business Systems Development & Analysis

🌟 Why Join Us?

✨ Work from our vibrant Finsbury Park office
✨ Collaborate across teams and shape finance transformation
✨ Be part of a forward-thinking, supportive environment

📬 Apply Now!

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.