Business Analyst

Kforce Inc; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability & ADD insurance

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Culver City, CA seeks a Business Analyst bridging Finance stakeholders and TM1 engineering. You will translate finance reporting requirements into technical specs, coordinate implementations, and own user acceptance testing to ensure accurate outputs.

Responsibilities include gathering requirements, defining data needs, wireframing UI/UX, collaborating with TM1 engineering, and driving end-to-end UAT and validation of cube changes.

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years as a Business or Systems Analyst in finance systems or enterprise planning tools.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical specifications for engineering teams.
• Experience with UAT planning and execution.
• Advanced Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, data modeling, scenario analysis).
• Working knowledge of SQL; able to query relational databases to validate data and trace lineage.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrated ability to assess existing business processes and design improved workflows, including wireframing and UI/UX proposals.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document finance reporting requirements from Finance stakeholders; translate into technical specifications for TM1/Apliqo implementation.
• Define data requirements and source-data contracts for each model; identify gaps between Finance Excel model requirements and current system capabilities and propose solutions within TM1/Apliqo constraints.
• Wireframe and propose UI/UX for how forecast adjustments are executed, so users reach only the adjustments they need to make, with full reporting after updates.
• Partner with TM1 engineering to design, build, test, and deploy Finance model updates to the TM1/Apliqo implementation.
• Define and execute UAT plans; validate that cube changes produce expected, financially correct outputs before production release.
• Document business rules, calculation logic, and data lineage for the onboarded forecasting dimensions.
• Identify gaps in the platform's validation checks and work with TM1/Apliqo, Data Science, and Data Engineering teams to close them.
• Trace metric discrepancies across reporting surfaces back to pipeline- or cube-level root causes.
• Own the TM1 engineering ticket queue end to end (intake, tracking, closure), prioritizing existing strategic work against new issues by business priority in partnership with the Finance team.

Skills

Finance systems

Requirements translation

UAT planning

Advanced Excel

SQL

Communication

UI/UX wireframing

Tools

TM1

Apliqo

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has an enterprise client that is seeking a Business Analyst in Culver City, CA. Summary: The Business Analyst is the bridge between Finance stakeholders and TM1 engineering: it translates finance reporting requirements and model logic into technical specifications, coordinates implementation, and owns user acceptance testing.

Key Tasks:

• Business Analyst will gather and document finance reporting requirements from Finance stakeholders; Translate into technical specifications for TM1/Apliqo implementation
• Define data requirements and source-data contracts for each model; Identify gaps between Finance Excel model requirements and current system capabilities and propose solutions within TM1/Apliqo constraints
• Wireframe and propose UI/UX for how forecast adjustments are executed, so users reach only the adjustments they need to make, with full reporting after updates
• Partner with TM1 engineering to design, build, test, and deploy Finance model updates to the TM1/Apliqo implementation
• Define and execute UAT plans; validate that cube changes produce expected, financially correct outputs before production release
• Document business rules, calculation logic, and data lineage for the onboarded forecasting dimensions
• As a Business Analyst, you will identify gaps in the platform's validation checks and work with TM1/Apliqo, Data Science, and Data Engineering teams to close them
• Trace metric discrepancies across reporting surfaces back to pipeline- or cube-level root causes
• Own the TM1 engineering ticket queue end to end (intake, tracking, closure), prioritizing existing strategic work against new issues by business priority in partnership with the Finance team

Requirements

• 4 to 6 years as a Business or Systems Analyst in finance systems or enterprise planning tools
• Direct experience translating business requirements into technical specifications for engineering teams
• Experience with UAT planning and execution
• Advanced Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, data modeling, scenario analysis)
• Working knowledge of SQL; able to query relational databases to validate data and trace lineage
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated ability to assess existing business processes and design improved workflows, including wireframing and UI/UX proposals

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

• medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees.
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off.
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.