Principal Business Analyst (Central, Mountain, or Pacific Time Zones Only)

Wilbur-Ellis•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Principal Business Analyst role is responsible for critical components of the Company’s internal management reporting, including monthly internal management reporting, financial analysis, and budgeting.

Requirements

3-5 years of financial and/or business analytics experience, professional designation is a plus.
Strong analytical skills, problem solving, and the ability to handle multiple responsibilities effectively.
Strong understanding of accounting standards and financial concepts with an ability to clearly communicate with a diverse audience.
Skills in taking broad and sometimes complex issues, simplifying findings, and effectively communicating with audiences with limited accounting/financials experience.
Experience taking data from multiple sources and projecting future outcomes.
Exceptional MS Excel skills are required.
Experience with Power BI is required.
Experience with Planful, other database tools, VBA, and/or SQL a plus.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (Master’s or MBA is a plus).

Nice To Haves

You’re highly motivated, organized, detail oriented, and a team player
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills
You can travel 10%-15% of the time
You are skilled in building and fostering strong relationships across a diverse team with varying interests, perspectives and directives
You have certifications such as CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional)
You have experience in Decision Support (preferred)
You have experience in the agriculture industry (preferred)

Responsibilities

Strategic Business Analysis & Communication: Analyze complex business challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and design impactful solutions to align with organization goals.
Collaborate with Field Leadership to translate business needs into actionable projects and initiatives providing high level insights and strategic recommendations
Communicate complex financial data and insights in a clear and actionable manner to non-financial stakeholders.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the main point of contact for key stakeholders, ensuring clear and effective communication of business needs, changes, and progress.
Develop strong relationships with executive teams, department heads, and other business units to facilitate collaboration and drive business initiatives forward.
Lead meetings and presentations to gather feedback, align expectations, manage stakeholder concerns and layout findings, including actionable insights, to leadership teams.
Financial Analysis & Reporting: Conduct detailed financial analysis to support decision-making processes.
Analyze and interpret financial reports, including profit & loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports.
Monitor and track key financial metrics, identifying trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
Develop regular automated and ad-hoc financial/other reports for senior management, stakeholders, and other key business units.
Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in the preparation and management of annual budgets.
Develop accurate financial forecasts to predict future financial outcomes based on current data and trends.
Business Process Improvement: Analyze business processes and financial operations to identify inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.
Provide data-driven insights to help streamline financial and operational procedures.