Sub‑Ledger Business Analyst (Finance & Audit IT) — Contract (Inside IR35)

We’re supporting a leading financial services organisation on an urgent requirement for a hands-on Sub‑Ledger Business Analyst to join a Finance & Audit technology programme.

This is a delivery-focused role for someone who can run workshops, drive requirements to “definition of ready”, work across multiple IT teams, and support end-to-end testing through to implementation.

Key details

• Contract length: Initial 2 months, with a strong likelihood of extension (further ~6 months)
• Start date: 1 September 2026 (preferred)
• Location: London (City)
• Working pattern: 4 days per week onsite
• Rate: Up to £550 per day (Inside IR35 / PAYE via umbrella)

What you’ll be doing

• Running requirements gathering workshops with senior stakeholders and technical teams
• Producing clear, testable requirements (user stories / BRDs / traceability) that meet Definition of Ready
• Coordinating across multiple IT teams to ensure solution alignment and delivery momentum
• Mapping requirements to proposed solutions to ensure end-to-end completeness
• Supporting testing of a finance sub‑ledger product end-to-end, including UAT support and defect triage input
• Working closely with finance stakeholders to ensure outputs are understood and usable at CFO level

Skills & experience required

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst on finance sub‑ledger initiatives within a financial institution (banking or insurance)
• Exposure to two separate finance sub‑ledger programmes (e.g., different implementations / transformations)
• Strong understanding of financial services products and associated accounting rules
• Strong knowledge of daily / month-end / year-end finance processes
• Solid understanding of finance data and regulatory expectations around finance/audit data
• Strong data analysis capability (including SQL-style querying / working with large datasets)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — able to translate requirements clearly for both CFO-level and IT audiences

Nice to have

• Experience working in heavily controlled environments (audit, controls, regulatory change)