Business Analyst

JLL; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL in Austin, TX seeks a Business Analyst to create and analyze a wide range of financial reports to support business planning and strategic decision‑making. You will work closely with the Technology Lead, Finance Manager, and client to deliver and manage reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual cadence.

The role emphasizes data management, analytics, and governance, with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. PowerBI, Tableau, and SQL are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 2–3 years of experience.
• Ability to work with internal finance teams and client leadership.
• Strong communication, presentation, and analytical skills.
• Self-starter in a fast-paced, customer-service environment.
• Attention to detail with big-picture understanding.
• Flexible and adaptable to assigned tasks.
• Proficiency in Excel and other Office apps; PeopleSoft/Oracle knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain financial reports to support planning and decision-making.
• Generate and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual client reports.
• Process and organize large data sets for analytics and profiling.
• Collaborate with technology leads, finance managers, and clients.
• Facilitate projects, manage timelines, and communicate risks.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

PowerBI

Tableau

SQL

Data analytics

Data profiling

Stakeholder communication

Project facilitation

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle

Job description

What This Job Involves-

The Business Analyst will work closely with Technology Lead, Finance Manager, and client to deliver and analyze a wide range of financial reports to support business planning and strategic decision-making. This role will be heavily focused around reporting creation and management.

• Planning and organizing – establish course of action to accomplish goals and evaluates results, develops schedules and task/people assignments, can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish goals, uses resources effectively and efficiently
• Update and maintain client reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annually cadence
• Data Management - Ability to process large amounts of data in an organized manner.
• Technical Learning - Picks up on technical things quickly; can learn new skills and knowledge; is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge; does well in technical courses and seminars.
• Highly proficient (Advanced Skills) with Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with PowerBI, Tableau, SQL are a plus.
• Demonstrated information management, analytics, and data profiling skills
• Ability to work with various levels of peers including analysts, developers and executives regarding complex business and data related issues.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate projects. Manage task timelines and deliverable schedules, recognize, and share risks and roadblocks.
• Good understanding of data quality management.
• Knowledge of data governance and how it impacts business processes.
• Willingness to support process improvement initiatives
• Provide finance team support as needed

Requirements

• Successful candidates will possess a preferred Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with minimum 2-3 years of experience
• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders, including internal finance team and client business leadership
• Strong communication, presentation, and analytical skills
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to excel in a fast paced and customer service oriented environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to understand big picture
• Flexible and adaptable to tasks assigned
• A high degree of proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft office applications. PeopleSoft and Oracle knowledge is plus.