Business Analyst

What This Job Involves

The Business Analyst will work closely with Technology Lead, Finance Manager, and client to deliver and analyze a wide range of financial reports to support business planning and strategic decision-making. This role will be heavily focused around reporting creation and management.

Responsibilities

• Planning and organizing – establish course of action to accomplish goals and evaluates results, develops schedules and task/people assignments, can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish goals, uses resources effectively and efficiently
• Update and maintain client reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annually cadence
• Data Management - Ability to process large amounts of data in an organized manner
• Technical Learning - Picks up on technical things quickly; can learn new skills and knowledge; is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge; does well in technical courses and seminars
• Highly proficient (Advanced Skills) with Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with PowerBI, Tableau, SQL are a plus
• Demonstrated information management, analytics, and data profiling skills
• Ability to work with various levels of peers including analysts, developers and executives regarding complex business and data related issues
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate projects
• Manage task timelines and deliverable schedules, recognize, and share risks and roadblocks
• Good understanding of data quality management
• Knowledge of data governance and how it impacts business processes
• Willingness to support process improvement initiatives
• Provide finance team support as needed

Requirements

• Preferred Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance with minimum 2-3 years of experience
• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders, including internal finance team and client business leadership
• Strong communication, presentation, and analytical skills
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to excel in a fast paced and customer service oriented environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to understand big picture
• Flexible and adaptable to tasks assigned
• A high degree of proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft office applications
• PeopleSoft and Oracle knowledge is plus