Senior Business Analyst - Manchester

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Business Analyst to work for our client within the Public Sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend, and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Manchester.

We’re hiring an experienced Business Analyst to support the successful delivery of ERP programmes across Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, and HR. You’ll partner with business SMEs and technical teams to capture requirements, map processes, design future-state solutions, and ensure the ERP configuration, integrations, and data migration meet business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead workshops to elicit business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate business needs into clear functional specifications, process maps (As-Is/To-Be), and gap analyses.
• Maintain a traceable requirements backlog and ensure alignment to programme scope and business case.
• Document end-to-end processes
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to validate configuration, roles/authorisations, and workflow logic.
• Support reporting/analytics needs (financial reporting, operational dashboards, KPIs).
• Ensure documentation is auditable and compliant
• Conduct demos and show-and-tell sessions with stakeholders to drive clarity and buy-in.
• Facilitate decisions with product owners, SMEs, and vendors; manage RAID items relevant to BA scope.
• Provide clear, concise updates: status, risks, dependencies, and benefits tracking.

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Business Analyst in public sector projects
• Experience with ERP programmes (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365, NetSuite)
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and tools like Jira, Confluence
• Proficiency in business process modelling  
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension