Business Analyst

Fully onsite position.

Basic Function:       

Responsible for growing financial performance through analysis of financial results, forecasts, variances and trends.

•  Perform financial forecasting, reporting and operation metrics tracking
• Analyze financial date and create financial models to support valuation, planning and forecasting
• Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews
• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends and make recommendations for improvements
• Work closely with accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
• Perform data extraction and analysis
• Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimization
• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards
• Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
• Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models
• Aide in the capital budgeting and expenditure planning process
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of financial instruments, market conditions and trends
• Proficient with the Microsoft suite of products with advance Excel skills
• Efficient with PowerBI design and analysis
• Coordinate the payment of monthly, quarterly and annual commission & incentive plans
• Oversee and prepare the quarterly bank lending ratio models and compliance schedules
• Assist in the processing and review of bids and quotes
• Other duties as assigned

Required Travel:  Minimal (Occasional travel to other Cranemasters Divisions, travel for conferences, workshops, seminars meetings, and/or training).

Immediate Supervisor’s Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 Required Education, Skills and Experience:

•  Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Database Management or Database Analytics
• 5-Plus Years of Experience
• High proficiency in financial modeling techniques
• Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills
• Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Database Management & Analytics
• Strong quantitative and analytical competency
• SQL Experience including ad-hoc queries, SQL reporting, T-SQL
• Power BI / Tableau or other visualization tool
• ERP Experience
• Excel & Office suite
• Data Warehouse
• Crystal Reports

Physical Demands:

•  Ability to answer phones in order to assist customers
• Walking / carrying / lifting items associated with normal office work (not to exceed 50 lbs)