Business Analyst

About the role

The Business Analyst is responsible for developing a comprehensive understanding of the University’s spend and communicating the characteristics of that spend to key internal stakeholders. The aim of the Business Analyst is in developing procurement strategies by providing insights and actionable Intelligence mined from expense transactions and related datasets.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Collections, organizes, and analyzes transactional spend data from multiple systems.
• Creates an organizational spend map that outlines key spend characteristics.
• Categorize transactions as needed to summarize spend by key characteristics.
• Summaries analysis into reports and communicates results to key stakeholders.
• Contributes to supplier rationalization decisions based on spend analysis.
• Supports Procurement staff by providing ad-hoc spend analysis as needed.
• Actively pursues means of automating data processing and analysis processes.
• Develops a strong technical understanding of the procurement systems in use.
• Regularly pursues professional development.

Qualifications And Credentials

• Preferred Qualifications: Masters of Business Administration or Master’s Degree in Finance or Accounting. Lean or Six Sigma experience. Certified Management Accountant. Fluency in Spanish or American Sign Language.
• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors of Science degree with a concentration in business. Two-to-four years’ of professional experience in accounting and financial analysis. International Institution of Business Analysis (IIBA) certification or equivalent in Business Analytics. Experience with databases and large datasets and its application to business strategy. Well-developed reasoning, communication, and customer service skills. Working knowledge of procurement and source-to-pay software systems.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES

• Communication and Comprehension: Strong organizational skills. Excellent computer skills including detailed knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite. Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information. Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner. Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business, government and community customers and associates.
• Problem Solving: Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate. Time Type Full time. Location Onsite. Pay Range Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, along with University needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity to ensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensation structure. The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance. $55,000.00 - $60,000.00.

Benefits

• The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.

Pay

• $55,000.00 - $60,000.00

Schedule

• Full time

Location

• Onsite

Application Instructions

• To apply, please visit [insert application link or instructions here].