Business Analyst

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of experience in financial or business analysis and reporting
• 5+ years of relevant PC experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, and Teams)
• 3+ years of experience identifying issues and anomalies and developing recommendations for possible corrective actions and process improvements
• 3+ years of experience with data visualization tools such as Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or similar
• Experience calculating, monitoring, analyzing, and reporting meaningful KPI and/or metrics
• Working knowledge and experience extracting data from office systems and software programs, including financial systems/software such as PeopleSoft, BMC Helix, and FinMart, and turning it into actionable insights

• Advanced knowledge of computer applications, specifically Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced quantitative and analytical skills involving large sets of data and spreadsheets containing formulas
• Ability to identify issues and, when indicated, their root causes and verify and validate corrective actions
• Ability to document processes and workflows in Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner orally and in writing in both co-located and virtual work settings
• Highly developed organizational skills that include scheduling tasks and balancing multiple priorities
• Keen attention to detail and thoroughness when performing work

• Planning and performing process and work product quality assurance audits/reviews to objectively evaluate compliance with House Rules and Office of Finance policies and procedures and to support the synthesis of findings into periodic reports to leadership.
• Using transaction data extracted from financial systems and other sources, support the preparation of performance and quality metric reports.
• Identifying issues and anomalies and when indicated, their root cause, through audits/reviews and/or monitoring of metrics and working with process and service owners in developing and verifying implementation of corrective actions.
• Other duties as assigned in support of the Office of Finance Quality Assurance/other Finance directorate operational functions and objectives.

Last updated on Dec 3, 2024