Sr. Business Analyst

Start: Immediate

Duration: 1 year

Location Hybrid from Oakland, CA 2 days a week on site (MUST be local to Oakland, CA Area to be considered)

W2 Hourly rate + all benefits

Position Summary

Seeking a highly motivated Senior Business Analyst to compile and analyze key metrics data to help leaders make informed business decisions. The analyst must have the ability to drive discussions with teams to assist with solving complex business problems. The successful candidate will work with multiple teams within the Information Technology Organization to develop and utilize financial and contracts metrics data for strategic business initiatives and operations. They will lead meetings, form teams, assign tasks, solve data driven problems and manage issues. The person will research best practices; develop internal and external benchmarks in support of helping leaders with business decisions. Additionally, they will have the ability to communicate and influence organizational change and gain organizational support. This role may require the analyst to perform quality assurance and business process improvement activities such as developing, managing, or coordinating performance or quality assessment, change management communications and training.

Specific types of analytics and reporting may include performance dashboards, business analytics, modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.

Qualifications:

• Must have 6 - 8 years job-related experience

• Must be an Expert with Power BI. Able to create dashboards from data sets

• Must be Proficient in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, PowerPoint and expert level Excel skills

• Must have Technical Skills: Proficiency in financial modeling, Excel, and financial software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion). Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau) is a plus.

• Must have Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic insights.

• Must have High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial analysis and reporting.

• Must have Financial Reporting: Excel and PowerPoint skills to provide monthly reporting.