

Business Analyst
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This role is for a Business Analyst with a 6-month contract, offering a pay rate of "$XX/hour." Remote work is available. Required skills include financial analysis, SQL, Excel, and BI tools like Power BI. A Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in finance are essential.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
May 15, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Houston, TX
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Compliance #BI (Business Intelligence) #Tableau #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Oracle #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Trend Analysis #Business Analysis #Datasets #Microsoft Power BI #Forecasting #Visualization #Leadership #SharePoint #Data Automation #Automation
Role description
Job Summary:
We are looking for a data-driven and detail-oriented Business Analyst to support our finance team in making smarter, Finance-backed decisions. This role will play a key part in financial reporting, Cost forecasting, and operational efficiency analysis. You will collaborate with cross-functional to streamline reporting processes through data automation and visualization.
Key Responsibilities:
• Analyze financial data to support forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning efforts.
• Design and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and financial models to track performance and identify trends.
• Work closely with accounting, and Business Units to understand financial data and deliver actionable insights.
• Automate and improve financial reporting processes using Excel, SQL, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• Analyze contract terms, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and project requirements.
• Perform variance and trend analysis to explain changes in revenue, expenses, and other key financial metrics.
• Conduct financial and operational analysis for senior leadership and stakeholders.
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• Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree of Science, Accounting, Technology or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a finance analyst role, project budgeting, or cost management.
• Strong financial background with a solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and experience with BI tools such as Power BI, hands-on experience with Quickbase or equivalent project budgeting software.
• Ability to extract insights from large datasets and present them clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
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• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Power BI or equivalent systems (e.g., Oracle, SharePoint, Smartsheet).
• Familiarity with Cost and Budget planning tools.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting and compliance in finance.
Job Summary:
We are looking for a data-driven and detail-oriented Business Analyst to support our finance team in making smarter, Finance-backed decisions. This role will play a key part in financial reporting, Cost forecasting, and operational efficiency analysis. You will collaborate with cross-functional to streamline reporting processes through data automation and visualization.
Key Responsibilities:
• Analyze financial data to support forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning efforts.
• Design and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and financial models to track performance and identify trends.
• Work closely with accounting, and Business Units to understand financial data and deliver actionable insights.
• Automate and improve financial reporting processes using Excel, SQL, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• Analyze contract terms, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and project requirements.
• Perform variance and trend analysis to explain changes in revenue, expenses, and other key financial metrics.
• Conduct financial and operational analysis for senior leadership and stakeholders.
•
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree of Science, Accounting, Technology or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a finance analyst role, project budgeting, or cost management.
• Strong financial background with a solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and experience with BI tools such as Power BI, hands-on experience with Quickbase or equivalent project budgeting software.
• Ability to extract insights from large datasets and present them clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
•
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Power BI or equivalent systems (e.g., Oracle, SharePoint, Smartsheet).
• Familiarity with Cost and Budget planning tools.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting and compliance in finance.