Business Analyst
Headquartered in Old Saybrook, CT, Infiltrator Water Technologies is the leading provider of engineered plastic chambers, synthetic aggregates, tanks, advanced wastewater treatment systems, and accessories for the onsite/decentralized wastewater and storm water management industries. The majority of Infiltrator products are manufactured from recycled plastic. Founded in 1987, we operate throughout the US and Canada with 8 manufacturing plants in the US, dedicated sales, and corporate team members. Infiltrator is a pioneer in innovative plastic technologies for underground water management and a proud Corporate Partner of Habitat for Humanity, donating components for 50 septic systems annually to serve Habitat homes in North America.
About the role
The Business Analyst supports the Finance and Sales organizations by designing, developing, and modernizing reporting, analytics, and performance insights. This role partners closely with Sales, FP&A, Operations, and IT to transform data into actionable business intelligence that enables faster and better decision-making. The successful candidate combines strong analytical skills with financial acumen and will help build the next generation of reporting capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Finance, Sales, Operations, and IT to translate business requirements into scalable reporting and analytical solutions.
- Design, develop, and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly sales and financial reporting using data from multiple data sources.
- Build analytical views that explain business performance through drivers such as price, volume, product mix, customer mix, new products, and new distribution channels.
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, KPIs, and performance metrics that provide actionable insights for Finance, Sales, and Operations.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly close with business performance analysis.
- Modernize existing reporting by replacing manual and spreadsheet-based processes with automated dashboards and standardized reporting solutions.
- Identify opportunities to automate recurring reporting processes, reduce reporting cycle times, and improve reporting efficiency.
- Validate and reconcile reporting across multiple systems and data sources to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
- Collaborate with Business Systems and IT on data architecture, data integration, data quality, and reporting enhancements.
- Document reporting logic, KPI definitions, business rules, and reporting processes to establish consistent data governance.
- Present analytical findings and recommendations to Finance and business leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- 2-3 years of experience in business analysis, sales analytics, financial analysis, business intelligence, or reporting.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Power Query, PivotTables, dynamic formulas, and advanced analytical functions.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power BI and Power Query.
- Demonstrated ability to build interactive dashboards, semantic data models, and automated reporting.
- Working knowledge of SQL for querying, validating, and analyzing data.
- Experience working with relational databases, data warehouses, or data lake environments, including an understanding of data modeling, data relationships, and reporting architecture.
- Experience working with ERP systems, understanding financial and operational data structures, and CRM platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics or Salesforce.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable reporting, dashboard, and analytical solutions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Finance, Sales Operations, or Commercial Analytics.
- Understanding of sales reporting, customer and product analytics, and KPI development.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and driver-based variance analysis.
- Experience with Microsoft Power Automate or similar workflow automation platforms.
- Interest in AI-enabled analytics, reporting automation, and business intelligence modernization.
Benefits
- Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical and prescription drug plans, telemedicine (with medical plan), High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA), dental and vision plans, virtual physical therapy, an employee assistance program (EAP), and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnification programs.
- Financial Benefits: Retirement 401k program with company match, an employee stock purchase plan (voluntary), financial wellness planning, paid parental leave, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for child care and health care, short-term and long-term disability, basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), adoption financial reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, voluntary life insurance (for employees, spouses, and children), and voluntary identity theft and fraud protection.