Business / Data Analyst III

Role: BUSINESS / DATA ANALYST III

Location: Remote

Role Overview

The Business/Data Analyst III will work within the Data & Analytics stream focusing on financial datasets such as SAP, BPC, Budget & Expenses, Trust Funds, Travel, and Revenue/Expense data. The role involves requirements gathering, data analysis, reporting specifications, data lineage/mapping, and coordination with both business stakeholders and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture data, reporting, and analytics requirements across various financial datasets (BPC, SAP, Budget/Expenses, Trust Fund, Travel, etc.).
• Analyze business processes within SAP modules (Capex, Trust Funds, Travel, Expenses, Budget) and SAP BW for ETL purposes.
• Conduct requirements-gathering sessions with business stakeholders for data warehousing and analytics initiatives.
• Perform detailed data analysis, profiling, and data lineage tracing from source systems to reporting repositories.
• Develop data mapping documents and support "to-be" data structure designs.
• Create comprehensive reporting specifications and collaborate with business users to clarify and finalize requirements.
• Provide guidance and direction to offshore development teams, translating functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for data and reporting components.
• Support Program Managers in tracking deliverables using SDLC methodologies including Agile/Scrum.
• Work closely with technical teams to create SQL queries, data models, and warehouse schema designs.
• Proactively identify risks, resolve technical challenges, and maintain communication with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain documentation, processes, and procedures for smooth handover to application support.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 8 years of Business Analyst experience, including 4 years in SAP environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAP modules: Capex, Trust Funds, Travel, Expenses, Budgets, and SAP BW.
• High proficiency in SQL, data analysis, and reading/interpreting data models.
• Experience working with Operational Data Stores (ODS), Data Warehouses, Data Marts, and large Enterprise Reporting Systems.
• Hands-on experience with ETL, relational databases, transaction systems, and testing processes.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts: data quality, lineage, lifecycle, metadata, master/reference data.
• Domain knowledge in accounting and financial datasets is essential.
• Excellent analytical, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience with reporting tools (Power BI, SAP BO, Tableau) preferred but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Strong communication skills with experience interacting with both business and IT teams.
• Strong project/process management capabilities (requirements analysis documentation UAT delivery)
  
  

Feel free to reach out to me on anjali08@kanakits.com