Business Process Analyst (12 month FTC) [internal role]

who we are looking for

We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional / Process Analyst to join our SAP S/4HANA transformation programme, currently in the Realise phase.
This role sits at the intersection of business process design and SAP functional delivery, with a strong focus on Finance (FI/CO) and its integration with Logistics (SD/MM).

You will play a key role in ensuring the approved solution design is correctly built, tested, understood and adopted by the business.

Who we are looking for:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst on full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementations, ideally from Design through to Go-Live

• Strong process knowledge across Finance and Logistics, with a clear understanding of:

  • FI/CO integration with SD and MM

  • Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay and core financial posting flows

• Hands-on experience supporting Realise phase activities, including build support, testing and business readiness

• Experience working alongside system integrators and internal delivery teams

• Strong background in:

  • Business process analysis and documentation

  • Application design support and configuration validation

  • Testing (SIT/UAT) and defect management

  • Change management and business adoption support

• Confident engaging with both finance and operational stakeholders, translating process detail into practical outcomes

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced transformation environment with multiple dependencies

• Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills

what youll be doing

• Acting as a process-focused Business Analyst across Finance and Logistics, ensuring end-to-end integration between FI/CO and SD/MM is delivered as designed

• Supporting the programme through the Realise phase, working closely with functional consultants, developers, testers and business stakeholders

• Validating that the approved design is correctly translated into system configuration and build

• Supporting application design clarification, configuration review and solution walkthroughs with the business

• Working with business and IT teams to manage process impacts, dependencies and integration points

• Supporting testing activities, including test scenario definition, defect triage and business readiness for UAT

• Providing input into change management, including process documentation, impact assessments and support for training materials

• Acting as a bridge between Finance and Logistics stakeholders, ensuring shared understanding of end-to-end processes

• Supporting issue resolution and decision-making during build and test cycles

• Contributing to cutover readiness and go-live support as required

Who we are and what we do

About Hachette UK

Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.

We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.

Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder & Stoughton; Headline; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.

Hachette UK is part of Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland.

It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries.

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

This role can be based at our London office, or at any of our regional offices in Sheffield, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester or Bristol, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

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The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend your interview, please let us know.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org