Business Analyst

Ask IT consulting; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ask ITC Inc. in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Business Analyst to support a variety of reporting and strategic planning activities. The role emphasizes strong communication as you develop complex ad-hoc and automated reports, analyze profitability, and support budgeting processes.

Finance background and strategic mindset are valued as you research business results, present findings to management, and help implement efficiency improvements across projects and plans.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Finance background is a plus.
• Strategy and planning experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce complex ad-hoc and automated departmental reports and spreadsheets including project or product strategy analysis, profitability, historical reporting, workflow analysis, and financial analysis.
• Perform budget, P&L reporting and other business reporting.
• Report variances to management.
• Make recommendations on variances and methods to increase efficiency, lower costs, etc.
• Research and gather business and financial information regarding business results.
• Perform complex analyses to support business decisions.
• Provide feedback to management regarding results.
• Make recommendations on findings to management.
• Design and implement complex PC-based models to support business decisions, with recommendations to management.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the business and its processes, operations, and trends.
• Participate in planning and implementation of new projects, products, programs, and plans; develop project plans.
• Act as project leader in complex, visible projects for the business.
• May have direct management responsibilities.
• Perform other assignments as requested by management.

Skills

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Strategy planning

Job description

Ask ITC Inc. which is backed by a $500 million Microtek group company, provides an industry leading blend of technology, business consulting, and outsourcing services.

Ask IT is a minority-owed enterprise; it has been founded on providing the highest quality possible and on the devotion to customer satisfaction.

Job Description

• Looking for a Business Analyst.
• This is more of a communications role, Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Finance background is a plus.
• Strategy and planning experience is also a plus.

Qualifications

The position is responsible for support in a variety of functions to include but not limited to the following:-

• Develop and produce complex ad-hoc and automated departmental reports and spreadsheets to include but not limited to project or product strategy analysis, profitability, historical reporting, work flow analysis, and financial analysis.
• Perform budget, P&L reporting and other business reporting.
• Report variances to management.
• Make recommendations on variances and methods to increase efficiency, lower costs, etc.
• Research and gather business and financial information regarding business results.
• Perform complex analyses to support business decisions.
• Provide feedback to management regarding results.
• Make recommendations on findings to management.
• Design and implement complex and highly specialized PC based models to support business decisions, making recommendations to management based on research and financial analysis.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the business and its functions, processes and operations.
• Keep abrast of business and market trends which may affect business department.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of new projects, products, programs, and plans to achieve short and long term business objectives; develop project plans.
• Act as project leader in the execution of various complex and highly visible projects for the promotion and maintenance of the business.
• May have direct management responsibilities.
• Perform other assignments/projects as requested by management.