Senior Business Analyst/ Business Analyst

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***POSITION#1***

JOB ID 3130

Pay range - $48- 56/HR 

Location: Dublin, CA (Hybrid)

Description:

**Assignment is Hybrid, 1-2x per month in Dublin and then potentially in a regional location in either North Bay/Sonoma, Bay region or San Jose/DeAnza divisions 1-2x a month. MS Teams will be used for phone calls and meetings.**

TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR:

1.  Background with work and resource planning in utilities/construction/related industry, or similar analytical experience with intermediate level skills with MS office suite of applications
2.  Relationship building
3.  Can work in a fast pace operational environment, independently once trained

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs analysis on complex data models requiring customized reports and data.
• Develops new or revises existing data analysis to predict business outcomes selecting from various complex variables.
• Develops and uses metrics to develop recommendations related to business strategy and operations. Presents findings and recommendations to leaders.
• Manages small to mid-size projects.

Education Minimum:

• Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent work experience required.

Desired:

• MBA or graduate degree
• Experience Min: 4 years of related work experience
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Desired)
• Broad knowledge of different analytical methods, approaches and tactics
• Advanced understanding of fundamental analysis and what-if modeling concepts, methods and techniques and analysis of how different factors affect business outcomes
• Creative problem skills to develop solutions
• Qualitative and quantitative analytical skills to justify any business changes
• Strong presentation and communication skills to deliver findings and recommendations to various levels of management
• Knowledge and understanding of key drivers affecting business results
• Strong project management knowledge and skills to lead project teams
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and multi-tasking skills
• Adaptable to changing business conditions and ambiguity
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio or similar software

Technical Proficiency:

• Advanced in Information Analysis, Market Research, Metrics and KPI Tracking, Consulting Skills, Project Management skills.
• Proficient in Operational Monitoring & Analysis, Advocacy and Persuasion, Presentation Skills

***POSITION#2***

JOB ID 3067

Pay range - $48- 56/HR 

Location: Oakland, CA (Hybrid)

Description:

LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING LOCAL TO OAKLAND GO/BAY AREA. WILL BE REQUIRED ON-SITE AT OAKLAND GENERAL OFFICE 2-3 DAYS A WEEK.

TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR:

1. PowerBI developer (expert level) with background in Finance/Accounting.
2. Candidates who have the technical skills but also can be client facing. Should have the presentation ability (i.e. analyzing and presenting the data to senior leadership).
3. Professional resumes - ensure no errors i.e. grammar, spelling, and/or typos in resumes before submitting.

Department Overview

The Office of the CIO (OCIO) represents the cross-functional IT Management capabilities that enable running the business of IT. The OCIO focuses on supporting IT's operation model by ensuring a consistent, transparent, and efficient approach to the way the IT organization delivers value to its partners. The core of the OCIO consists of four areas essential to the long-term success of IT: Contract Management, Business Operations, Program Management Office, and Investment Management.

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.

Job Responsibilities

• Budget Management: Develop, manage, and monitor the annual budget process, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Collaborate with department lead planners to gather budget inputs and provide guidance.
• Forecasting: Lead the forecasting process, including monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts. Analyze variances between actuals and forecasts and provide actionable insights to management.
• Financial Analysis: Conduct detailed financial analysis to support business decisions, including profitability analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and scenario planning.
• Cost Allocation: Design and maintain cost allocation models to accurately distribute costs across departments and projects. Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Reporting: Prepare and present financial reports and dashboards to senior management, highlighting key financial metrics, trends, and variances.
• Strategic Planning: Support long-term strategic planning initiatives by providing financial projections, risk assessments, and recommendations for improvement.
• Data Management: Maintain and improve financial databases and systems to ensure data accuracy and integrity. Implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reporting capabilities.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business finance, operations, and executive leadership, to provide financial insights and support business initiatives.
• Experience with downloading and extracting data from SAP and creating meaningful business intelligence reports and dashboards
• Create metrics and compile dashboards and reports; develop summary variance explanations and recommends remedial actions
• Assist with the daily operations and provide general IT business & planning support.
• Assist in the initiation and coordinating of studies and analysis on IT operations, resource allocation, financial reviews; and analyzing programs to ensure that program goals and work plans are on target.
• Analyzes actual spend and forecasting to determine if/when appropriate Change Controls must be implemented.
• Provides financial analysis on portfolio cost variances for plan vs. actual and can identify inappropriate charges by resources or vendors and makes appropriate corrections in SAP.
• Proficient in mapping data to original source systems to ensure data accuracy and consistency
• Perform data verification and validation (i.e. tracing, spot checks, building controls) to identify discrepancies and maintain data integrity
• May work as a liaison among stakeholders to coordinate, document, and schedule changes to IT infrastructure and information systems.
• Capture, analyze and present data to managers and directors to aid in making business decisions.
• Effectively plans and control work on a small project; integrates all aspects, tracks and ensures that work progresses on schedule and that work meets specification or required standard.
• Develops communications needed to summarize analysis and to discuss recommendations for peers and executives. This may take the form of dashboards or power point decks.
• Facilitates problems solving sessions and workshops with diverse set of business and technology team members.
• Proactively follows-up on issues and initiatives for senior leaders to ensure successful resolution and implementation.
• Works closely with leaders and other key stakeholders to ensure that key initiatives and activities are delivered in a timely and coordinated manner and aligned with the goals of the organization.
• Works with IT and functional leadership to establish a variety of key business, financial and performance metrics.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 6 - 8 years job-related experience
• Expert with Power BI. Able to create dashboards from data sets

Desired:

• MBA or Graduate Degree
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, PowerPoint and expert level Excel skills
• Experience with Power Automate and Power Apps is a plus

Other Desired Experience:

• 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.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic insights.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to various stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial analysis and reporting.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with senior management.
• Financial Reporting: Excel and PowerPoint skills to provide monthly reporting.

****POSITION# 3**********

****************ONLY BAY AREA CANDIDATE WILL BE CONSIDERED****************

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location - Hybrid (Oakland, CA)

Pay range - $40- 45/HR 

JOB ID 2900

Description:

LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE BAY AREA/WORK LOCATION. ASSIGNMENT IS HYBRID AND REQUIRED IN OFFICE AT OAKLAND GO 2-3 DAYS A WEEK. LAPTOP WILL BE ISSUED ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT NEEDED WILL BE PROVIDED BY RESPECTIVE SUPPLIER. CALLS TO BE TAKEN ON LAPTOP VIA MS TEAMS.

TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR:

1. Finance / Accounting background
2. Strong track record of working cross functionally
3. Quick learner

Department Overview:

The Office of the CIO (OCIO) represents the cross-functional IT Management capabilities that enable running the business of IT. The OCIO focuses on supporting IT's operation model by ensuring a consistent, transparent, and efficient approach to the way the IT organization delivers value to its partners. The core of the OCIO consists of four areas essential to the long-term success of IT: Contract Management, Business Operations, Program Management Office, and Investment Management.

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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Budget Management: Develop, manage, and monitor the annual budget process, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Collaborate with department lead planners to gather budget inputs and provide guidance.
• Forecasting: Lead the forecasting process, including monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts. Analyze variances between actuals/forecasts and provide actionable insights to management.
• Financial Analysis: Conduct detailed financial analysis to support business decisions, including profitability analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and scenario planning.
• Cost Allocation: Design and maintain cost allocation models to accurately distribute costs across departments and projects. Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Reporting: Prepare and present financial reports and dashboards to senior management, highlighting key financial metrics, trends, and variances.
• Strategic Planning: Support long-term strategic planning initiatives by providing financial projections, risk assessments, and recommendations for improvement.
• Data Management: Maintain and improve financial databases and systems to ensure data accuracy and integrity. Implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reporting capabilities.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business finance, operations, and executive leadership, to provide financial insights and support business initiatives.
• Assist with the daily operations and provide general IT business & planning support.
• Assist in the initiation and coordinating of studies and analysis on IT operations, resource allocation, financial reviews; and analyzing programs to ensure that program goals and work plans are on target.
• Analyzes actual spend and forecasting to determine if/when appropriate Change Controls must be implemented
• Provides financial analysis on portfolio cost variances for plan vs. actual and can identify inappropriate charges by resources or vendors and makes appropriate corrections in SAP.
• May work as a liaison among stakeholders to coordinate, document, and schedule changes to IT infrastructure and information systems.
• Capture, analyze and present data to managers and directors to aid in making business decisions.
• Effectively plans and control work on a small project; integrates all aspects, tracks and ensures that work progresses on schedule and that work meets specification or required standard.
• Develops communications needed to summarize analysis and to discuss recommendations for peers and executives. This may take the form of dashboards or power point decks.  
• Facilitates problems solving sessions and workshops with diverse set of business and technology team members.
• Proactively follows-up on issues and initiatives for senior leaders to ensure successful resolution and implementation.
• Works closely with leaders and other key stakeholders to ensure that key initiatives and activities are delivered in a timely and coordinated manner and aligned with the goals of the organization.
• Experience with downloading and extracting data from SAP and creating meaningful business intelligence reports and dashboards.
• Works with IT and functional leadership to establish a variety of key business, financial and performance metrics.
• Create metrics and compile dashboards and reports; develop summary variance explanations and recommends remedial actions

Desired:

• MBA or Graduate Degree
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, PowerPoint and expert level Excel skills
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate and Power Apps is a plus

Other Desired Experience:

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in financial modeling, Excel, and financial software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion). Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic insights.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to various stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial analysis and reporting.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with senior management.
• Financial Reporting: Excel and PowerPoint skills to provide monthly reporting.

Salary : $40 - $45