A leading organisation in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join their Retail Enterprise Platform Delivery team, focusing on finance enablement for billing policy and claims. This role offers you the chance to work at the intersection of technology and business, acting as a vital bridge between technical teams, testers, and business stakeholders. You will be empowered to facilitate requirements gathering and drive end-to-end solutions.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Business Analyst you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of enterprise finance systems on the Retail Enterprise Platform Delivery team. Your day-to-day responsibilities will centre around facilitating effective communication between business units focused on billing policy and claims enablement, as well as technical teams responsible for implementing solutions. You will be instrumental in driving requirements from initial conception through to successful delivery, ensuring that every stakeholder's voice is heard and integrated into the final product. By leveraging your expertise in finance operations - particularly monthly processing tasks—and your familiarity with SAP ERP environments, you will help streamline processes while maintaining compliance with corporate disclosure standards.
Facilitate comprehensive requirements gathering sessions with both business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure clarity and alignment throughout project lifecycles.
Act as the primary conduit between finance operations and IT delivery teams, translating complex business needs into actionable technical specifications.
Lead workshops and meetings that encourage open communication, co-operation, and consensus among diverse groups including testers, developers, and business users.
Support monthly processing activities by ensuring system enhancements align with accounting operations such as general ledger management, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
What You Bring
The ideal candidate for the Senior Business Analyst – Finance position will bring substantial experience in managing core finance functions such as monthly processing cycles, chartered account activities, general ledger oversight, AP/AR transactions, and related accounting operations. Your background should include hands-on exposure to SAP ERP platforms—especially within Financial Accounting modules—enabling you to understand both system capabilities and user requirements. Beyond technical proficiency, your success will hinge on your ability to connect with people: building rapport across departments; facilitating open dialogue; documenting needs accurately; and guiding teams toward shared solutions.
Finance operations expertise across month-end processing, GL, AP/AR, and SAP ERP (Financial Accounting modules)
Strong stakeholder and facilitation skills, able to lead workshops, elicit requirements, and build consensus across business and technical teams
Clear communicator and documenter, translating complex processes into structured artefacts for varied audiences
Reliable delivery mindset, supporting large enterprise programs with professionalism, empathy, and proactive problem-solving
What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step in your career as a Senior Business Analyst – Finance within an environment that values collaboration, inclusivity, and professional development, we encourage you to apply now
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