Business Analyst

Kforce Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking an experienced Business Analyst in Long Island City, NY to support a high-impact transformation focused on enterprise reporting and analytics.

You will partner with business, finance, analytics, and technology teams to uncover needs, translate requirements into actionable user stories, and help deliver meaningful insights for data-driven decisions. The role emphasizes bridging business and technical sides, leading workshops, and driving process improvements across the

Qualifications

• Experience gathering and documenting business/functional requirements.
• Strong ability to facilitate stakeholder discussions and workshops.
• Exposure to data warehouse environments and BI reporting projects.
• Experience translating requirements into user stories and actionable specs.
• Collaborative work with business, finance, analytics, and technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and define requirements.
• Bridge between business users and technical teams to ensure alignment.
• Lead requirements discovery sessions and interviews.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements and user stories.
• Support dashboard and reporting initiatives with analytics teams.
• Identify process improvements to drive efficiency.
• Support projects through full lifecycle from discovery to delivery.
• Document decisions and communicate progress to stakeholders.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Questioning and probing

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce's client in Long Island City, NY is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join a high-impact transformation initiative focused on building and enhancing enterprise reporting and analytics solutions. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who excels at uncovering business needs, facilitating stakeholder discussions, and translating complex requirements into actionable solutions. The Business Analyst will work closely with business, finance, analytics, and technology teams to support the delivery of meaningful insights and data-driven decision-making across the organization. What You'll Do:

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and define business and functional requirements
• Serve as the bridge between business users and technical teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout project delivery
• Lead requirements discovery sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews
• Translate complex business challenges into clear, actionable requirements and user stories
• Collaborate with analytics, reporting, and data teams to support dashboard and reporting initiatives
• Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend solutions that drive operational efficiency
• Support projects through the full lifecycle from requirements gathering through implementation and delivery
• Facilitate meetings, document decisions, manage stakeholder expectations, and communicate project progress

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst supporting business and technology initiatives
• Strong requirements gathering, documentation, and process analysis skills
• Experience working on data, analytics, reporting, dashboard, or business intelligence projects
• Ability to ask thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions, and uncover root business needs
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including business, finance, technology, and analytics groups
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Exposure to data warehouse environments, reporting platforms, and data-driven projects
• Familiarity with SQL, data concepts, and reporting ecosystems
• Experience collaborating with BI Developers, Data Engineers, or Analytics teams

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to influence strategic business decisions through data and analytics
• Highly visible role with significant stakeholder interaction
• Collaborative environment working alongside business and technology leaders
• Opportunity to drive meaningful process improvements and business outcomes
• Challenging and rewarding projects with enterprise-wide impact

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.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and 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.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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.