Business Analyst - Hybrid

Hello,

My name is Pavan and I am a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Park Computer Systems, Inc., a Technology Consulting and Staffing company. After reviewing your resume, I believe that you may be a good fit for a job opening with one of our clients.

The highlights of the position are: -

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: San Mateo, CA (Working hybrid schedule in San Mateo two days per week)

Duration: 03 Months Contract

Job Description:

Client's Legal Operations team is looking for a Business Analyst Vendor Management to complete the contracting needs of our legal vendor portfolio. This role will work with multiple partners including legal, vendors, information security, accounting, and procurement teams. Projects will vary from one-time purchases to dynamic models with continuous refinement.

The work you're doing will be used for strategic decisions including budget formation, contract negotiations, as well as legal process optimizations. Expect to make periodic reports to and for leadership for informed source selection, budget funding and overall portfolio strategy

This analyst will be encouraged to drive their own workload with minimal guidance, proactively finding areas for improvement

Responsibilities:

Coordinate each phase and tasks associated with the Procure-to-Pay lifecycle (P2P) to ensure contracts and billings are carried out in a timely manner, expediting when needed.

Collaborate with Legal team on contract terms and on content and delivery terms

Work with Legal and Finance to resolve payment issues.

Partner with Finance s Corporate Planning team and budget leads to explain budget variances

Develop relationships with vendors to manage costs and to ensure contracts reflect business requirements and company standards

Analyze internal financial data and industry pricing to understand trends, identify risks and opportunities, and leverage in contract negotiations

Provide financial information to meet ad hoc reporting requests.

Develop and deliver informative, concise, and appealing dashboards and ad-hoc reports

Maintain an open line of information sharing with budget planning counterparts to ensure expenses are accurately budgeted and accrued, and to explain variances

Develop and implement project communication plans, keeping stakeholders informed while adjusting to unexpected shifts in priority or business conditions

Identify and action opportunities to improve the internal feedback loop between contract management, payment tracking, and budget creation

Qualifications:

We value an inquisitive work style including a real passion for constant improvement in analysis techniques, reporting and procedures, and a deeper understanding of the operations of the Legal department.

BA/BS Degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, or similar.

Strong financial, accounting, and business acumen desired

Experience with outside counsel billing practices and e-billing. Experience with SimpleLegal or Adaptive Software a plus

3 years of procure-to-pay or contract/vendor management experience, preferably in a Legal environment.

Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and Teams. SAP and/or Conga Contracts experience is a plus.

Spreadsheet analysis experience

Strong initiative and ability to run multiple projects

Outstanding communication skills

Ability to complete projects timely and accurately is essential

Ability to work well with colleagues at all levels in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Service oriented mindset

If you believe that you are well qualified for this position and are currently in the job market, or interested in making a change, please do give me a call at - Ext 241 or reply to this email. When responding, please include your direct phone number, so that I may revert back to you promptly.

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Thank you for your time, and looking forward to a timely response from you