BUSINESS ANALYST - FINANCE

Job Summary:

The business analyst reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. The role will identify problems and opportunities within a company and ultimately provide solutions that help achieve the business goals. The role will develop and monitor data quality metrics and ensure business data and reporting needs are met.

The business analyst assists with the implementation and support of business information systems in the organization. The role should cover collaborating with business and IT teams to develop initiatives and strategies that optimize costs and improve internal & external reporting.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Build automated dashboards and visual interactive reports using Power BI.
• Understand business requirements in the BI context and design data models to convert raw data to meaningful insights.
• Understand operational objectives of business functions by gathering information, evaluating output requirements and formats.
• Assist in the documentation of business used cases by constructing workflow charts, studying system capabilities and current practices, writing specifications, and designing modifications.
• Interpret, evaluate, and interrelate research data and develop integrated business analysis for strategic decision-making purposes.

Competencies, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Background in Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Record to Report is a plus.
• Minimum of 2 years - Reporting and Analytics experience.
• Project Management
• Data Processing background (ETL, Data Cleansing)
• Tools and System Proficiency (Excel, SQL, SAP, Power BI, Power Query, DAX, Microsoft apps)

Educational Background:

• Degree in Finance/Accounting