business analyst- finance - Columbia, United States - Cat America

Description

Job Description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The position is responsible for collecting, interpreting, and analyzing information to provide business intelligence recommendations around how to present project financials
• Develop presentation format for tracking workstream budgets and spends
• Support the Planview team in driving business results with analysis and insights regarding project financials
• Analyze financial information to create reports that enable knowledge-based decision-making around risks to the project forecast
• Provide analytics that advise management of the underlying drivers of labor and material spend
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by management.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Obtained Bachelor's Degree or higher in business, Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent education/training/experience
• At least 8-10 years of experience gathering business and technical requirements to generate reports out of financial systems
• Must be extremely strong creating and maintaining documentation related to the Planview configuration, processes, and workflows.
• Basic accounting knowledge is mandatory (Product accounting, Cost accounting, GL accounting, Deferred / Accrued revenue, Margins analysis)
• Solid understanding of Agile development, project accounting and IT cost tracking
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, basic formulas)
• Experience with IBM Cognos Analytics, including building custom reports
• Experience with a variety of projects including large collaborative programs
• Experience working in a matrix organization.
• Experience in corporate finance
• Effective problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills – ability to work with interdepartmental teams
• Ability to delegate, multi-task, and follow through on initiatives within a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Background working in government programs or implementing complex government projects in the areas of Health and Human Services preferred
• Experience with Planview or another PPM tool preferred