Senior Business Analyst / Senior Consultant

Location: New York, NY (Downtown Financial District — 5 days/week onsite required)

Contract: 6-month initial term with conversion potential

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship requirements

Ellofant is a modern consulting firm built for those who want to do work that actually moves the needle. We help companies navigate change, complexity, and scale through a blend of strategic thinking, trusted technology, and hands-on execution. Our clients rely on us not just for advice, but for building systems, launching products, and driving outcomes that matter. At Ellofant, we value clarity over jargon, momentum over perfection, and people over process. We're looking for curious, driven individuals who want to solve real problems with real impact. If you're excited about challenging what's possible and delivering meaningful change while you're at it, Ellofant might be your next move.

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Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Business Analyst / Senior Consultant to join our team and support the Internal Audit division of a Fortune 50 Financial Institution. In this individual contributor role, you will report directly to senior leaders within Internal Audit and serve as a critical operational hub — managing a cohort of leads across teams, coordinating the technology portfolio, and ensuring the division runs with clarity, structure, and momentum.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on building systems, standardizing practices, and communicating progress to leadership. You'll be the connective tissue between teams, technology stakeholders, and executives — keeping priorities aligned and work moving forward.

What You'll Be Doing:

1. Smartsheet Administration & Training: Own and maintain a sophisticated Smartsheet environment across functional areas — including templates, live sheets, cross-sheet references, workflow automations, reports, and dashboards. Serve as the internal Smartsheet expert and provide hands-on training to team members to drive adoption and consistency.
2. Technology Portfolio Management: Manage a cohort of leads across various teams to oversee and coordinate the division's technology portfolio. Ensure visibility into progress, dependencies, and delivery across the portfolio.
3. Backlog Coordination & Prioritization: Partner with technology stakeholders to coordinate prioritization and management of the business backlog. Translate business needs into clear, actionable priorities and maintain alignment between teams.
4. SOP Development & Maintenance: Establish, document, and continuously improve standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and operational excellence across the division.
5. Strategic Excel Analysis & Insights: Perform rapid-turnaround analysis for business reviews and leadership visibility. Build complex integrated formulas and custom analytical frameworks. Study data independently, apply intuition, and proactively surface insights under tight deadlines.
6. Executive Presentations & Visual Storytelling: Create compelling executive presentations and decks efficiently and effectively. Translate complex data into visual narratives that drive leadership decisions.
7. SharePoint & Confluence Administration: Manage project-level administration across SharePoint and Confluence, including access management, live updates, and no-code automation workflows between tools.

What We're Looking For:

1. Smartsheet Expert: Comprehensive proficiency across the full platform — templates, live sheets, cross-sheet references, email and workflow automations, reports, and dashboards — with the ability to train others.
2. Technology Portfolio Experience: Proven ability to manage and coordinate across multiple technology workstreams and stakeholder groups within a large, complex organization.
3. Backlog & Prioritization Skills: Experience serving as a liaison between business and technology teams, governing intake, and managing prioritization processes.
4. Excel Specialist: Advanced expertise with complex integrated formulas, independent analytical thinking, and rapid turnaround capabilities.
5. Executive Communication: Strong presentation and storytelling skills with visual design capability and efficient deck development.
6. SharePoint & Confluence Proficiency: Project administration experience including access management, rapid execution, and automation workflows.
7. Seasoned Professional: Proven track record in large, complex organizations managing multiple priorities simultaneously — financial services or internal audit exposure strongly preferred.
8. Strong Communicator: Effective across all levels, relationship builder, and proactive self-starter.
9. If you are a structured, strategic operator who can manage complexity across teams and translate it into clarity for leadership — and you're ready to make a real impact inside one of the world's largest financial institutions — we encourage you to apply.

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Equal Employment Opportunity & Inclusivity

Ellofant is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, termination, and other conditions of employment.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to innovation, thoughtful client service, and a thriving workplace culture. We welcome and value different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds—including but not limited to race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, and neurodiversity. Accommodations are available upon request during the application and interview process.

Pay Transparency & Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with your experience, skill set, and job location. Ellofant offers a competitive benefits package, which may include medical and dental coverage, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and professional development support. Salary range will be disclosed to candidates as part of the interview process where permitted.

Application Privacy & Process

Your personal information, including resume, interview feedback, and any background checks, will be collected and used solely for recruitment purposes and handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of verification of eligibility and reference checks. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Fraud Awareness

Please be aware of potential recruitment fraud. Ellofant will never request payment or sensitive financial information at any stage of the hiring process. All legitimate communication will come from an @ellofant.com email address. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from Ellofant, please contact us directly.

We appreciate your interest in Ellofant and encourage candidates from all backgrounds who are excited about challenging what's possible to apply.

To learn more about Ellofant, please visit https://www.ellofant.com/.