Business Analyst – Data Analytics & Business Insights

Axiom Path • Chelmsford, MA

19h • Remote

About The Position

This Business Analyst role sits within a business analytics function that works closely with senior decision-makers, transforming financial, operational, and enterprise data into actionable insights. The team is seeking someone who can combine hands-on analytics and business analysis to investigate data, identify trends and outliers, and develop recommendations that leadership can act on.

The role covers financial, accounting, operational, and other enterprise datasets. It involves partnering with stakeholders to translate business questions into analytical approaches, building and maintaining Power BI dashboards, using Python, SQL, and Alteryx to investigate and manipulate data, and presenting findings to senior stakeholders. The successful candidate will take ownership of analytical investigations and develop practical recommendations and proofs of concept, working independently across multiple priorities with limited day-to-day direction.

The opportunity is fully remote, with flexibility on location and a preference for alignment with Central European business hours. It is a 12-month contract structured in two six-month increments.

Requirements

• Experience in business analysis, data analytics, data science, statistics, programming, or a related discipline.
• Strong ability to connect analytical findings to business problems and recommendations.
• Hands-on Python experience for data analysis and automation.
• Strong Power BI experience.
• Strong SQL skills, including the ability to investigate unfamiliar data structures.
• Hands-on Alteryx experience.
• Experience working with financial, accounting, operational, or similar enterprise business data.
• Experience with data profiling, cleansing, validation, and lineage.
• Ability to independently interpret incomplete or poorly documented data.
• Strong stakeholder communication and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Consulting or consulting-style project experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Palantir Foundry, machine learning, or similar advanced analytics is advantageous.
• Manufacturing experience is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial, accounting, operational, and other enterprise datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and business opportunities.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business questions and translate them into analytical approaches.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting to support business decisions.
• Use Python, SQL, and analytical tools to investigate and manipulate complex datasets.
• Perform data profiling, cleansing, validation, and lineage analysis.
• Investigate outliers and unexpected performance indicators to understand underlying business drivers.
• Translate findings into recommendations, proposals, and potential solutions.
• Develop proofs of concept to demonstrate the value or feasibility of analytical ideas.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Work independently across multiple analytical priorities with limited day-to-day direction.

Benefits

• Fully remote opportunity with flexibility on location.
• Direct exposure to senior business leadership.
• Broad analytical scope across financial, accounting, and operational data.
• Opportunity to use Python, Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, and modern analytics platforms.
• Significant ownership over analytical investigations and business recommendations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed