SAP S/4HANA Transformation Business Analyst

GALENT are recruiting for an exciting hybrid SAP S/4HANA Transformation Business Analyst opportunity suitable for an experienced Business Analyst, SAP Functional Consultant or Finance Transformation Professional within a global media and entertainment organisation based in Central London with Europan travel for 1 week per month.

This position sits within a Global Business Services Process Ownership function and forms part of a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programme spanning multiple international business units and countries.

This is a hands-on delivery role suited to an experienced contractor who enjoys working in fast-paced transformation environments and can quickly add value across process design, requirements gathering, testing and stakeholder engagement activities.

Environment and Benefits / General Selling Points
• £600-700 per day
• Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential
• Major global SAP S/4HANA transformation programme
• Hybrid working environment
• International stakeholder exposure
• Opportunity to work across multiple finance process streams
• Collaborative and highly engaged culture
• Potential long-term programme opportunities beyond the initial assignment
• Opportunity to travel and work with teams across Europe

You will be responsible for:
• Gathering, documenting and analysing business requirements
• Defining and improving Procure-to-Pay business processes
• Creating process documentation and process flows
• Translating business requirements into functional specifications
• Supporting solution design reviews
• Managing and executing FUT and UAT testing activities
• Producing test scripts, scenarios and defect logs
• Delivering workshops across multiple countries and business units
• Creating and delivering user training materials
• Supporting change management and user adoption activities
• Providing post-go-live support and issue resolution
• Supporting additional finance transformation workstreams including O2C and R2R where required

The ideal Business Analyst will possess the following attributes and skills:

• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience
• At least one end-to-end SAP implementation lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay processes
• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements
• Process design and business process improvement expertise
• Functional specification writing experience
• FUT and UAT testing experience
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Strong workshop facilitation skills
• Experience operating within global and multi-entity environments
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Delivery-focused mindset with a proactive approach

Desirable experience includes:
• Signavio
• JIRA
• qTest
• SAP SD
• Shared Services environments
• Global template rollouts
• Media, entertainment or decentralised organisations

We are particularly interested in speaking with candidates who are energetic, adaptable and comfortable operating in fast-moving programme environments. The successful individual will be someone who can quickly integrate into a complex transformation programme, take ownership of deliverables and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.

This is an excellent opportunity for a SAP S/4HANA Business Analyst to join a market-leading international organisation undertaking a significant transformation programme, offering outstanding exposure, international stakeholder engagement and strong long-term potential.

If your background matches the above, please do not hesitate to apply at your soonest convenience.

All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence. Further information regarding the client and programme will be shared following an initial discussion with GALENT Recruitment.

We look forward to hearing from you.