Business Analyst - Data - #1657814

Business Analyst - Data

Location - Bexhill or London - Hybrid - once a week


Welcome to Hastings Direct

We're a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. As a company, we've made huge investments in our technology, pricing, data and analytics capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture and substantial investment in our people. And as a Finance team, we're doing exactly the same - building a market leading finance technology platform, investing in our team and our approach to leadership development, with a real focus on commercially adding value to the business.
The fact you're now reading this job advert means we've tempted you to find out more about . If you like what you see, we hope you'll consider joining our team.
We have high standards and understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we would love to hear from you.

Role Overview:

The Business Analyst will play a crucial role in the development, implementation, and optimisation of our Finance Data Mart (FDM) that interacts with various finance systems. This position requires a detailed-oriented and analytical individual who can bridge the gap between finance and CIO, ensuring that data solutions meet the business needs. The role involves working closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, develop and manage data models, and generate insights that support strategic decision-making.

Job Details:

• Work with finance and business stakeholders to understand their data needs and requirements
  

• Map data flows between source systems (including Guidewire BC/PC/CC, GL systems) and the Azure-based data platform
  

• Analyse existing financial data models and recommend optimisations for the new architecture
  

• Document business rules for implementation within accounting and rules engines and support the design and validation of data cleansing and transformation processes
  

• Develop comprehensive functional specifications for data models, APIs, and output tables
  

• Facilitate workshops to resolve complex business process challenges and create documentation for system processes, data flows, and operational procedures
  

• Collaborate with the project team on implementation planning and change management as well as the finance Leadership Team to understand and accurately record Materialised Risk Events in Decision Focus
  

• Coordinate with Guidewire Product Owners, the IT Incident and Analysis Team, Operational Remediation Teams, and other stakeholders to investigate, remediate, and resolve Risk Events for Finance
  
  

Skills we would love you to have:

• Solid experience as Business Analyst with a strong focus on financial systems and data management

• Strong understanding of financial data concepts, ideally within the insurance sector

• Experience with ERP implementations and financial system integrations

• Practical knowledge of data warehousing concepts and cloud-based data platforms

• Familiarity with Azure data services (Data Factory, Snowflake, or similar technologies)
• Experience in data modelling, SQL, and data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex information to non-technical stakeholders

The interview process

Our interview process involves the below:

• Recruiter screening call

• 1st stage interview with hiring leader

• 2nd interview with Head of Finance Transformation

As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive - what this means to you is if you're applying for a job with us, you'll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website

Benefits: in addition to a competitive salary and £5k car allowance you will also receive…

Flexible working - we champion a flexible hybrid working approach - please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail

Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus

Physical wellbeing - as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen

Financial wellbeing - as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes - discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support

Mental wellbeing programme - we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs

There's more! - 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ….

Join us and you'll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you'll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we'll give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we'll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.