Business Analyst

Business Analyst 4 Job Summary : Talent Software Services is in search of a Business Analyst for a contract position in Redmond, WA.

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The opportunity will be six months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Position Summary : The main function of a business operations specialist is to maintain vendor relationships, acting as a business analyst for non-IT projects or filling organizational roles above an administrative level, but below a management level.

Other responsibilities may include maintaining all project management processes, including project goals, deadlines, metrics and budget.

The business operations specialist usually reports to a project manager or director.

Primary Responsibilities / Accountabilities : Support budget approvals for engineering subscription spend.

Review and approve the documentation of business processes.

Approve project budgets and expenditures, monitor transaction controls and costs against budgets.

Predict potential budget overruns and offer solutions.

Consult with finance and engineering on process improvements and help document best practices for commonly asked questions.

The purpose of this team is budget management for the larger organization supporting the cloud.

This role will contribute to overall organization budget management, managing budget requests from end to end using PowerBI dashboards, excel files, and some offline spreadsheets.

The role will focus on supporting budget management around subscriptions and will build some processes to streamline budget management.

The role will consist of only a few hours of meetings per week, most of time is spent looking at financial performance data, reviewing how projects are progressing compared to budget, managing PowerBI dashboards for tracking budget, and building internal processes heads down.

This role provides the opportunity to work on a broad scope of teams and budgets, working with a lot of different teams, including engineering, finance, procurement, and more.

Qualifications : Years of Experience Required : 8-10 overall years of experience in the field.

Degrees or certifications required : No degree is required to be eligible for this role; however, a background in finance is required.

A bachelor's degree in business management, economics, finance, accounting or a relevant field is preferred.

The ideal resume would contain significant previous experience with budget management and managing financials for subscriptions.

Minimum 8 years of experience with budget management in enterprise tech Minimum 8 years of experience with advanced Excel & Power BI Minimum 6 years of experience with process improvements for subscriptions & subscription spend Bachelor's degree in business management, economics, finance, accounting or relevant field required.

8-10 years of experience required.

Preferred : Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, customer service and interpersonal skills.

Strong ability to work independently and manage one's time.

Strong knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.

Strong ability to apply accounting and mathematical principles to work as needed.

Strong ability to analyze business trends and project future revenues and expenses.

Strong ability to help build new processes to support streamlined results Previous experience with computer applications, such as Word and Excel; Enterprise Application experience a plus.

If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application! Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities, including contract, contract to hire, and permanent placement.

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