Business Analyst, Xero
12 month fixed term contract
Accounting software for small businesses
Job no longer available
Accounting software for small businesses
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- A background in tax and accounting with a deep understanding of UK statutory reporting and tax legislation
- Experience with agile processes in a software development environment
- Experience in analysing data, providing insight and recommendations
- Experience in a problem-solving role using critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated experience as a valued team member working within teams to deliver customer / business outcomes
What the job involves
- As a Business Analyst you will support product leaders and development teams in building a deep understanding of customer problems through data driven analysis, translating insights back to the team, organising work to be done, and contributing towards solutions that realise customer and business value
- You’ll also bring knowledge of the UK tax and statutory reporting landscape to ensure we are ahead of the game with regulatory changes and emerging needs of accountants
- This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover parental leave
- Navigate and build networks across Xero to understand how the product fits into Xero's strategy, objectives and future
- Identify, interpret and document the detailed regulatory and financial compliance needs and calculations to support Xero’s UK Tax solutions, ensuring that these items are added to the backlog
- Provide technical compliance guidance and support around tax legislation and calculations (such as legislative budget changes and Making Tax Digital), for the product team to ensure they are aware of upcoming changes
- Translate the customer problem into actionable user stories for the team
- Support the development and tracking of the product against the product's strategy and the annual and quarterly OKR process
- Represent Xero Tax in meetings with HMRC/Companies House/Government, as agreed to by the Product Manager
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions.
Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience.
A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Leadership
Prior to Xero, she founded Boardlist and Joyus. She also served as the CEO of Polyvore and as a President of Asia Pacific and Latin America Operations at Google.
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