Business Analyst

Green Plains•Omaha, NE

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Green Plains Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst to partner with stakeholders to understand, document, and analyze current business processes. The role involves identifying opportunities for efficiency, data quality, and operational effectiveness improvements, and supporting process design efforts. The Business Analyst will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, gather and document business requirements for system enhancements, and analyze data and business trends to support decision-making. This position will also assist in developing recommendations, creating documentation, and supporting business application projects through requirements gathering, testing, and implementation. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, user acceptance testing (UAT), and communication of project updates are key aspects of this role. Building stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication between business and technical teams, and supporting change management and user adoption are also important responsibilities. The role involves supporting the ongoing use and improvement of business systems, assisting with system configuration, data validation, issue resolution, and identifying opportunities to leverage existing systems for better business outcomes. Additionally, the Business Analyst will provide functional support for enterprise applications, including issue triage, user assistance, testing, documentation, training, and coordination with technical resources and vendors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
1–3 years of experience in business analysis, operations, or related roles (or equivalent internship/co-op experience).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements and actionable insights.
Effective written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to support multiple initiatives.
Foundational understanding of business processes and data analysis concepts.
Curiosity and initiative to learn new systems, processes, and business domains.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Must be able to work 40+ hours per week and perform regular on-call duties as requested.
Valid driver’s license required.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and be able to maintain ongoing work authorization without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to business systems, data analysis tools, or process improvement methodologies preferred.
Experience with Dynamics Finance & Operations and related technologies preferred.
Experience in manufacturing, agriculture, or related industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

Partner with stakeholders to understand, document, and analyze current business processes.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, and operational effectiveness.
Support process design efforts, including documentation of future-state workflows and business requirements.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aligned to business priorities.
Gather and document business requirements to support system enhancements and process improvements.
Analyze data and business trends to support decision-making and identify opportunities for optimization.
Assist in developing recommendations that align business needs with practical solutions.
Create clear, concise documentation and reports to support stakeholder understanding and alignment.
Support the delivery of business application projects, including requirements gathering, testing, and implementation activities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives, timelines, and deliverables are achieved.
Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) and help validate that solutions meet defined business needs.
Assist in tracking project progress and communicating updates to stakeholders.
Build relationships with stakeholders across departments to understand business needs and priorities.
Communicate effectively with both business and technical teams to ensure shared understanding.
Support change management and user adoption efforts by helping develop training materials and documentation.
Support the ongoing use and improvement of business systems that enable key processes across the organization.
Assist with system configuration changes, data validation, and issue resolution as needed.
Identify opportunities to better leverage existing systems to improve business outcomes.
Provide functional support for enterprise applications, including issue triage, user assistance, testing, documentation, training, and coordination with technical resources and vendors.