72 senior business analyst jobs found in London

Senior Business Analyst Rate: £650/day Inside IR35 Duration: 3 months initially Clearance:BPSS Location: London preferred (Bristol or Manchester considered) Hybrid: Flexible. Candidates based outside London should be able to attend the London office 1-2 days per month, with occasional travel to local councils as required. Overview We're looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a high-profile programme focused on understanding technology and data usage across local government. This is a research and engagement-led role, working with councils and partner organisations to gather, analyse, and synthesise information that will help shape future digital and technology initiatives. You'll engage with stakeholders across multiple organisations, facilitate workshops, and build a clear picture of current technology landscapes and challenges. Key Responsibilities * Engage with local authorities and partner organisations to understand technology and data...

Overview Expleo is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to support a policy and regulatory initiative within the payments sector. The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in payments regulation, fraud policy, consumer protection frameworks, and policy development, with the ability to lead policy workstreams, undertake complex analysis, and engage effectively with senior stakeholders. This role is ideally suited to an individual with experience within a regulator, financial services organisation, consultancy, industry body, or public sector environment, with a particular focus on payments and fraud-related policy. Responsibilities Lead and contribute to the delivery of policy projects and analysis, both independently and as part of a wider team. Oversee the delivery of specific policy workstreams and support more junior colleagues where required. Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, building effective relationships with policy, economic, legal,...

Overview Expleo is seeking an experienced Senior ERP Business Analyst to support a major ERP transformation programme focused on replacing an existing Oracle ERP platform with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This role will play a critical part in the discovery and analysis phase, working closely with Finance, IT, operational stakeholders, and third-party suppliers to define business requirements and establish the foundations for a successful ERP implementation. The successful candidate will possess a strong combination of finance process expertise, ERP transformation experience, and structured business analysis skills. They will be responsible for understanding complex business operations, challenging existing processes, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and producing high-quality documentation to support programme governance, procurement, and solution design activities. Responsibilities Conduct workshops and stakeholder interviews across Finance, Procurement, Asset...

Principal Business Analyst (Data Platforms) Contract – 6 months initially Rare – Daily inside IR35 Location: London (Hybrid) Must attend site 3 days per week – UK based applicants Sector: Investment Management, Financial Services or Capital Markets. (prior experience a must) About the Opportunity Are you an experienced Business Analyst with a passion for data and technology? Do you enjoy working closely with stakeholders to deliver business-critical solutions that drive real business value? We're recruiting for a Principal Business Analyst to join a highly respected global investment organisation, supporting the continued evolution of its enterprise Data Platform. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on strategic initiatives across a complex data landscape, partnering with business and technology teams to deliver innovative, scalable data solutions. You'll play a key role in shaping data-driven change across multiple business functions, working on projects ranging from...

Senior Technical Business Analyst (SQL, Python Knowledge) Location: London or Manchester 4-5 times per week (Candidate choice) Contract Duration: 6-months Day Rate: To be discussed (PAYE) We are seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst with brilliant SQL & Python knowledge to play a critical role in our client's Tech SME team, focused on EU Routing & Smart Delivery operations. This position is ideal for a mature, experienced analyst who thrives in an ever-evolving environment and can make an immediate impact within a 6-month timeframe. Key Responsibilities: Solve Complex Problems: Identify, scope, and deliver end-to-end analytics solutions in areas where challenges may be ill-defined. Balance short-term needs against long-term goals. Influence Strategy: Generate recommendations that directly inform business decisions. Own key items on the team's roadmap while contributing to operational planning inputs. Drive Operational Excellence: Streamline processes and improve...

A leading global luxury fashion e-commerce business is looking for a talented Junior Pricing Analyst to join its growing Merchandising team. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical and commercially minded individual to develop their career within a fast-paced retail environment, supporting pricing strategy, promotional activity, reporting and process improvement initiatives. Working closely with the Pricing Manager and wider commercial teams, you will help drive pricing performance, deliver valuable insights and support the execution of promotional campaigns that enhance business results. Key Responsibilities Pricing & Promotional Analysis Support the setup and execution of promotional campaigns in partnership with Merchandising and Site Trading teams. Work closely with senior pricing stakeholders to identify risks and ensure promotional activities align with commercial objectives. Deliver post-promotion analysis and provide recommendations to support future...

Your New Company Join a large, complex organisation operating within a highly regulated environment, where compliance, governance and regulatory adherence are critical to business success. You'll be working alongside senior stakeholders, technology teams, security professionals and programme leaders to help interpret evolving regulatory requirements and support informed business decision-making. Your New Role As a Regulatory Analyst / GRC Consultant, you will act as a trusted advisor on regulatory and governance matters, providing expert guidance on how regulatory frameworks impact business operations, technology initiatives and strategic decisions. This is a consultative role focused on interpretation and advice rather than hands-on delivery, requiring someone who can analyse complex regulations and translate them into clear business implications and recommendations. Key responsibilities will include: * Analysing regulatory frameworks including TSA, ISO 27001, SOX and related...

Senior Process Analyst Outside IR35 | 3-Month Contract West Sussex | Hybrid (Minimum 2 days onsite) My client, a leading UK utility company is looking for an experienced Senior Process Analyst to join a major business transformation programme. This role will be responsible for leading process discovery, optimisation, governance, and automation readiness activities across multiple business functions. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end process discovery, mapping, and optimisation initiatives. Facilitate workshops and engage stakeholders across business and technology teams. Produce and quality-assure BPMN 2.0 process maps, SIPOCs, RACIs, and related process artefacts. Identify opportunities for process improvement, digitisation, and automation. Drive process standardisation and continuous improvement initiatives. Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Process Analysts, providing oversight, task allocation, and quality assurance. Act as an escalation point for complex process and...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Analyst to join a well-established commercial organisation on a 9-month interim contract. Based in Milton Keynes, this hybrid role offers the chance to work within a dynamic procurement function, delivering critical spend analysis, reporting, and insights that support strategic business decisions.This position is ideal for a data-driven procurement professional who enjoys turning complex information into actionable commercial recommendations. Your new role As Procurement Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting procurement and commercial teams through robust analysis, reporting, and supplier performance insights.Key responsibilities include: Producing spend analysis, procurement dashboards, KPI reporting, and management information Identifying cost-saving opportunities, supplier trends, and procurement risks through data analysis Supporting sourcing and category management initiatives with market and spend insights...

Azure Databricks Data Lake Deployment Squad Lead** (Contract) Duration: Up until 31 March 2026 (Possibility for extension) Location: London/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Profile This role will manage a scrum team that will ingest data required for the ECB Onboarding program into the EMEA Data Platform with a focus on data required by the EUAG Finance Department. Key Responsibilities: Facilitate efficient and effective software delivery from inception to go-live for the EMEA Data Platform, primary focus will be running multi skilled scrum team including business, data office, and technical staff. Work with the Product Owners, business stakeholders, data modellers, data engineers, testers and Data Office to deliver a well-planned pipeline of data sets. Agree priorities with stakeholders. Use scrum techniques to deliver data requirements within a scrum of scrum structure and drive...

Software Engineering Tech Lead / Manager - Java, Javascript, ETL Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35) London / Hybrid (3 days per week on-site) This is a contract resource, so all candidates must come from a contracting background. My client is a high profile organisation who are recruiting for a Software Engineering Tech Lead / Manager with experience of leading, coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers. This role will oversee the Development and maintenance of Technology products, with deep technical expertise across a range of technologies (Java, Javascript and Azure / GCP for example) and a proven track record of delivery and building high performing Software Engineering teams. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Software Engineering Tech Lead / Manager in large, complex organisations A track record of building, leading, coaching and supporting high performing Software Engineering teams A hands-on background, with deep technical expertise across a range of...

Job title: IFRS Reporting Lead Job Type: Contract Start date: Immediate Duration: Up to Dec 2026 (Extension possible beyond this) Pay rate: Up to £575 PAYE per day / £781 Umbrella Location: London Office Hours of work: 3 days on site, 2 days from home (Subject to change at client's request) The IFRS Reporting Lead is responsible for delivering high-quality IFRS financial reporting, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely consolidated reporting. Working closely with the Senior Financial Reporting Manager, the role combines strong technical accounting expertise with operational leadership to establish robust reporting processes, apply professional judgement, and support effective financial governance. The position partners with finance and cross-functional teams to enhance financial control, improve decision-making, and support the successful delivery of the project. Applicants should be able to demonstrate of the following skills/experience: ACCA qualified accountant with...

Your new company A leading international financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Controller to join its Financial Control team. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will partner closely with Front Office, Product Control, Operations and senior Finance stakeholders, supporting the integrity of financial reporting across a complex trading business. Your new role As a Finance Controller, you will take ownership of the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes for designated business areas, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. Key responsibilities will include: Producing detailed P&L and balance sheet analysis with insightful month-on-month, quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year commentary Performing balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation and control reviews Monitoring and resolving ledger breaks, suspense accounts and reconciliation issues Supporting Head Office, regulatory and statutory reporting...

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Network Engineer on a 12 months contract based in London. Role Summary This role has a direct impact on: Our Current & future Network Performance, Network Efficiency & Subscriber’s Experience (inc. Emergency Services Network). Ability to maintain & strengthen our position as #1 UK mobile network and push for global top ten network. Positive/Negative Perception/PR of Network performance/customer experience. It achieves this by working with internal/external stakeholders and suppliers of Equipment/Services to deliver the “fit for purpose” RAN feature and parameter designs, subsequent tuning activities, Design & Performance validation activities and producing guidance on operational best practise for maintaining End User experience. This role has a significant impact on shaping the Mobile RAN Strategy & subsequent budget required to deliver this. Your key accountabilities within the 4G/5G ESN Performance...

Head of Compliance – London - Hybrid Job description We are recruiting for a Head of Compliance to join our client, a Financial Services firm, in their compliance team. This is a great contract opportunity,  offering a 3-6 months contract employed via an Umbrella company. About the role: The Head of Compliance Framework & Insights will lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Compliance Framework, ensuring it remains robust, joined-up, and aligned with wider risk, financial crime, and Group policies. They will oversee the review and ownership of Compliance policies on behalf of the Director of Compliance, ensuring they remain up to date, fit for purpose, and supported by effective, measurable controls. The role will also lead the annual Compliance Effectiveness assessment and reporting activities. The successful candidate will oversee second-line regulatory change management and horizon scanning activities, identifying emerging regulatory...

A well-established international consumer business is looking to appoint a Senior Management Accountant on a 12-14 month fixed-term contract. This is a broad and visible role within the European finance team, combining financial accounting, management reporting, commercial analysis and legal entity control. You will work closely with the Finance Manager, FP&A and operational teams across the UK and Europe. The position would suit a qualified accountant who is comfortable working within a fast-paced, international and multi-entity environment. Key responsibilities * Take ownership of accounting and reporting for designated UK entities and a key European commercial channel. * Deliver accurate monthly and quarterly management accounts. * Complete month-end and quarter-end close activities within agreed deadlines. * Maintain and review balance sheet reconciliations. * Investigate variances, unusual movements and potential accounting errors. * Coordinate...

A Local Authority is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to support its Place Directorate on an initial 12-month contract. This is a strategic finance business partnering role providing operational and strategic financial support across a diverse service portfolio. Service Portfolio * Waste Services * Libraries * Transport and Highways * Environmental Services * Wider Place Directorate functions Key Responsibilities * Lead financial business partnering across Place services * Provide budget monitoring, financial control and performance reporting * Develop financial models, forecasts and medium-term financial plans * Support identification, tracking and delivery of savings programmes * Provide robust financial advice, challenge and insight to senior stakeholders * Attend leadership meetings, boards and stakeholder forums * Manage, coach and develop two Senior Accountants * Support strategic decision-making through high-quality financial...

Product Designer Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our Trading client in London for a Designer on a contract basis starting ASAP until March 2027.  We’re looking for Designers with demonstrable years’ experience across UX, UI or product design, with exposure to the full design lifecycle across operational or enterprise environments. Top skills sought:  Design Thinking, UX/UI design, Figma and User Journey Mapping. The role Working in a trading environment you’ll need to be confident working across the lifecycle from research and ideation through to execution and developer handoff, potentially in unfamiliar or high-complexity domains You’ll be planning and conducting research and usability testing, including with specialist users like traders, risk analysts or operations teams. You’ll need to be comfortable facilitating sessions to help trading users, BAs and stakeholders clarify complex problems in high-pressure and time-sensitive contexts. You’ll be expected to...

Your new company This is a rare opportunity to join a highly recognisable, fast-paced consumer-facing business with a global footprint. Operating at the heart of a dynamic and creative sector, the organisation delivers high-profile projects and experiences that engage millions of customers worldwide. As the business continues to evolve, they are seeking an experienced finance leader to join on an initial 6-month contract, taking ownership of a talented finance team while partnering closely with senior commercial stakeholders. This is a business where finance has a genuine seat at the table, offering the chance to influence decisions, improve processes, and make a visible impact from day one. Your new role Reporting into senior leadership, you will lead a team of qualified and part-qualified finance professionals whilst acting as a trusted business partner across a range of commercial and operational functions. Responsibilities will include: Leading the month-end close and...

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic HR Business Partner to join our organisation. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in aligning human resources strategies with business objectives, fostering organisational development, and supporting leadership teams. This position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to contribute to organisational growth whilst ensuring a positive and compliant workplace environment. The HR Business Partner will be responsible for providing expert guidance on employee relations, talent management, and organisational change initiatives. Duties * Collaborate with senior management to develop and implement HR strategies that support business goals. * Act as a trusted advisor to managers on employee relations, performance management, and organisational development. * Lead talent acquisition efforts, including workforce planning, interviewing, and onboarding processes. * Facilitate training programmes and...