Senior Functional Analyst (with Business Analysis Skills) - ABVV
Description
Algemene Centrale – ABVV seeks one freelance Senior Functional Analyst with business analysis skills in central Brussels. The Bridges platform registers, processes and reports member data, contributions, premiums and allowances. It supports federal and regional processes and integrates with accounting, SEPA payments and analytical reporting. A multi-year transformation combines migration from an existing central membership and financial management system with new custom functionality.
The consultant translates complex business needs into precise, buildable functional specifications. Deliverables include business rules, mappings, interface/API specifications, user stories, process flows, use cases and acceptance criteria. The role coordinates business services, developers, suppliers, product owners, testers and project management. It also covers functional tests, financial and migration validation, documentation, training support and knowledge sharing.
The profile requires at least seven years of functional analysis in complex or regulated financial, social or public-sector environments. Professional Dutch and French communication and English knowledge are requested, alongside data modelling, process analysis, financial affinity, ERP and integration experience, and critical use of AI analysis tools. Database processing, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint and relevant certification are advantages. The renewable Time & Material assignment runs from the preferred start of 1 November 2026 to 1 October 2027, with hybrid work and office coordination meetings.
Top Reasons to Apply
Strategic transformation impact
Serve thousands of members
Modern modular platform
AI assisted analysis
Hybrid working environment
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Prepare and execute functional tests with testers and key users.
- Verify data migrations and financial calculations, including member balances, against reference files.
- Flag inconsistencies between legacy data and the new Bridges environment.
- Write and maintain functional documentation in the central Knowledge Management Platform.
- Support key-user training across regional and federal departments.
- Share knowledge through structured release notes, demos and feedback loops.
- Map as-is and to-be processes with services, exposing bottlenecks and dependencies where business analysis is needed.
- Clarify actual business needs before proposing a solution where business analysis is needed.
- Identify workflow and dataflow improvements, including Excel extracts and Power BI reports, where business analysis is needed.
- Advise process standardisation and harmonisation across services and departments where business analysis is needed.
General skills
- Very good Dutch communication skills at professional level.
- Very good French communication skills at professional level.
- Strong analytical ability.
- Attention to detail.
- Insight across processes.
- Diplomatic working style.
- Structured working style.
- Solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to collaborate closely within multidisciplinary teams.
- Master or bachelor in (Applied) Economics or IT, or equivalent through experience.
- Certification in requirements engineering or business analysis is an advantage; examples: IREB CPRE, CBAP, Agile BA.
Technical skills
- At least 7 years as a Functional Analyst in complex or regulated environments (financial, social or public sector).
- Strong understanding of data modelling.
- Strong understanding of process analysis.
- Affinity with financial flows, including contributions, settlements and SEPA payments.
- Experience with ERP-like platforms.
- Experience with data migrations.
- Experience with functional integrations.
- Experience with Azure DevOps or comparable ticketing and test management platforms.
- Experience using AI tools in analysis work, for example specifications, data mapping or documentation.
- Ability to critically evaluate AI tool output.
- English language knowledge; proficiency level unspecified.
- Accountancy at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Business Process Modeling (BPMN) at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Data Mapping & Migration Validation at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- ERP Systems & Business Process Integration at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Financial Transactions, Accounting & SEPA Payments at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Functional Requirements Analysis & Specification at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Functional Testing & Quality Assurance at medior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Regulated Financial & Administrative Environments at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Stakeholder Management & Communication at senior level, as listed in the Skills section.
- Knowledge of databases and data processing, including queries, data structures and dataflows.
- Knowledge of Power BI.
- Knowledge of Excel analysis.
- Knowledge of SharePoint.
Tools
- Azure DevOps or comparable ticketing and test management platforms: experience required.
- AI tools for specifications, data mapping or documentation: experience and critical output evaluation required.
- Power BI, Excel analysis, SharePoint, databases and data processing: advantages.