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Business Analyst

Greencore Group

Greencore Group

IT, Sales & Business Development
Chesterfield, VA, USA
Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2024

Why Greencore?

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better.

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

We work hard to ensure that Greencore is a great place to work and our people truly are at the core. We’re committed to ensuring all our colleagues have development plans and strive to provide inspiring leadership – in fact, in the past year we’ve seen an 11% increase in the number of colleagues who would recommend Greencore as a place to work.

Why not come join us?

What you'll be doing:

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document business requirements for finance-based IT projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives

  • Evaluate current business processes within the finance domain, identify areas for improvement, and propose solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

  • Assess existing IT systems and applications related to finance, identifying gaps and opportunities for optimization or integration with new technologies

  • Work closely with technical teams to translate business requirements into functional specifications, ensuring that proposed solutions meet both business and technical needs

  • Develop test plans, conduct user acceptance testing (UAT), and ensure that delivered solutions meet defined requirements and quality standards

  • Using a range of visual tools for process mapping and presentation to bring clarity and life to solution

  • Using math, logic and basic algorithms to translate manual, repeatable process steps into automated capture and analytics tools

  • Facilitate communication and training sessions to support the adoption of new processes or systems within the finance department, addressing user concerns and ensuring smooth transitions

What we’re looking for:

  • Proven experience in eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business requirements, as well as conducting process analysis and improvement initiatives within the finance domain

  • Familiarity with IT systems and applications commonly used in finance, such as ERP systems, financial planning software, and reporting tools. Knowledge of SQL, data analysis, and visualization tools is a plus

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to critically evaluate information, identify patterns, and propose innovative solutions to business challenges

  • Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, build relationships with stakeholders at all levels, and facilitate consensus in decision-making processes

  • Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and requirements in a fast-paced environment, as well as willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies as needed

  • Excellent communication skills, be personable and confident, and can build fantastic working relationships with colleagues at all levels

  • Comfortable working in projects following Agile ways of working, managing what comes with a fast-paced environment. Moreover, we’re looking for someone dynamic, proactive and adaptable to new requirements for which there is often no single correct solution so creativity is a must

What you’ll get in return:

  • Competitive salary and job-related benefits
  • Holidays
  • Pension up to 8% matched
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
  • Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.