Business Analyst
3 days ago
Aberdeen
Application Specialist – Corporate Applications Duration: Long-term Workload: Full time hours Setup: Freelance (Daily rate / Limited Company / Umbrella / Sole Trader) Location: Aberdeen (UK) We need an experienced Business Analyst / Application Specialist to support change, optimisation, and service ownership across a portfolio of enterprise corporate applications. Key Responsibilities: • Lead discovery and business analysis across finance, procurement, and corporate functions, • Translate business requirements into functional designs, user stories, and acceptance criteria, • Manage application change through delivery, UAT, release, and hypercare, • Act as the functional SME and escalation point for assigned applications, • Govern vendors and AMS providers, including backlog prioritisation and delivery assurance, • Support integrations across APIs, middleware, batch and file‑based interfaces, • Ensure controls, compliance, and audit readiness (SoD, JML, GDPR), • Maintain documentation, runbooks, and BAU handover standards Must‑Have Skills: • Strong experience as a Business Analyst, Application Specialist, or Applications SME, • Hands‑on delivery of enterprise application enhancements and integrations, • Knowledge of ERP, finance, procurement, or document management systems, • Experience working with AMS providers and third‑party vendors, • Solid understanding of integrations, data quality, and non‑functional requirements, • Familiarity with ITIL service models and structured delivery governance Nice‑to‑Have: • Agile/Scrum or PRINCE2 experience, • Background in regulated or audit‑heavy environments