Business Analyst

Job Description:

This position will provide analytical, financial and business support in relation to project operating expenditure and schedules. This includes understanding actual operational expenses (OPEX) results and variances to budget/forecast, tracking results against key metrics, communicating results and working in partnership with the business owners to ensure targets are met. Additional duties include gathering, interpreting and evaluating business and schedule information

Job Duties:

· Assist in developing monthly project budgets and schedules

· Understanding of monthly OPEX numbers and monitoring financial performance against budget and forecast

· Works directly with project and business leaders to identify analytical requirements and feeds requirements to systems/report writers to support the needs of the business

· Preparation of monthly reports for management team; coordinates with accounting teams to drive better understanding of results

· Ad hoc management reporting

· Provides ad hoc support to project teams and management by collecting, analyzing data and reporting results

Qualifications:

·Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field

· A combination of education and experience is acceptable

· Attention to detail with good organizational capabilities

· Ability to prioritize with good time management skills

· 2+ Years’ experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:

· Experience in analyzing information & data, distilling and communicating their relevant aspects.

· Very strong Excel skills (modeling and data manipulation), Word, PowerPoint & Access

· Standard and ad hoc data analysis and summary leveraging tools like MS Excel and Access

· Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects simultaneously

· Focus on excellence of deliverables in terms of quality, presentation and simplicity

· Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

· Detail oriented with proven accuracy

· Strong written and oral communication skills

· Team player with ability to self-manage

· Strong analytical skills

·Ability to prioritize with good time management skills

· MS Project experience preferred