Business Analyst

Bertelsmann-Jobs; Salt River (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life &Dis

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Arvato is a global 3PL service provider seeking a Business Analyst to support reporting, analytics, and the financial close processes. You will work with SAP, Power BI, and SharePoint to ensure accurate data and insightful KPI reporting.

The role requires strong analytical skills, Excel expertise, and the ability to collaborate with Operations, IT, and stakeholders. A bachelor’s degree and 2+ years’ experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, analytics, data science, accounting, or finance or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in a Business Analyst, Consultant, or Project Development role.
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient Excel skills; SAP experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to present to groups.

Responsibilities

• Support invoice billing creation and review for distribution and transportation activities.
• Create accrual files for monthly financial close.
• Review purchases and usage to support reporting and billing validation.
• Plan and deliver recurring and month-end reports for leadership decisions.
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards and client-specific metrics.
• Extract and validate data from SAP, Power BI, and SharePoint for reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent worker

Organizational skills

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, analytics, data science, accounting, finance, or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Arvato is an innovative and leading global 3PL service provider in supply chain management and e-commerce. With 20,000 team members at over 100 locations, we focus on the Consumer Products, Tech, Healthcare, Automotive and Publisher industries. You will work in an environment built on collaboration, respect, commitment and curiosity, where you can grow, contribute your ideas, and make an impact. Be part of the team that delivers logistics excellence and shapes supply chains globally. Working at Arvato means: Together, we're on it.

Job Description

Your Tasks

• Support invoice billing creation and review for distribution and transportation activities.
• Create internal and external accrual files for financial month-end close activities.
• Review material purchases, usage, and operational consumption trends on a monthly and quarterly basis to support reporting, billing validation, and safety stock levels.
• Plan, compile, and deliver recurring and month-end reports to support business needs, financial close activities, and leadership decision-making.
• Compile, measure, and track client-specific KPIs and SLAs.
• Extract, cleanse, transform, validate, and reconcile data from SAP, Power BI, SharePoint, and other operational systems to support accurate reporting and analysis.
• Maintain reporting tools, dashboards, trackers, and source files used for operational, KPI, invoicing, and customer reporting.
• Document KPI definitions, calculations, data sources, and reporting requirements; validate KPI outputs and investigate reporting variances.
• Support FTZ-related reporting and analytics, including inbound, outbound, appointment, documentation timeliness, and SLA performance metrics.
• Interpret operational data and recommend improvements to distribution and supply chain processes.
• Build ad hoc reports in a timely manner to help leadership identify trends and support decision-making.
• Collaborate with Operations, Service Delivery, IT, and customer stakeholders to translate business requirements into reporting solutions and actionable insights.
• Assist internal and external auditors, as well as internal stakeholders, with inquiries specific to the client program.
• Identify and support opportunities to incorporate automation and AI-enabled workflows to improve account process efficiency.
• Develop a strong understanding of business processes and systems to support continuous improvement and recommend best practices.
• Document current-state and future-state processes.
• Complete assigned projects, reporting activities, and analysis requests in alignment with management priorities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support an efficient, safe, clean, and goal-oriented work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Supply chain or logistics background.
• Very good to excellent Microsoft Excel skills.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end data flows, including system inputs, outputs, and dependencies that impact operational reporting and analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, including the ability to prioritize work, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, set goals, enforce deadlines, and reassess priorities as business needs change.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to create and maintain accurate, detailed records.
• Demonstrates strong critical and analytical thinking, organization, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset and contributes to process optimization initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, analytics, data science, accounting, finance, or a similar field, or relevant experience is required.
• At least two years of working experience in a Business Analyst, Consultant, Business Development, or Project Development role.
• Ability to support a flexible schedule, including occasional after-hours availability, based on changing business needs and with or without advance notice.

Additional Information

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability Pay.
• 401(k) with company matching up to 6%.
• Paid Time Off, including paid holidays.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Voluntary benefits such as legal and financial assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Ongoing employee development opportunities including tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and training.

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We strive to be an equitable and inclusive workplace for our employees and value their diverse perspectives, which contribute to the diversity of our company. Therefore, we welcome applications from people who enrich our company with their identity, background and personal experience. We want to keep the application process as simple as possible for you: focus on a meaningful resume; we do not require an elaborate cover letter. Please know that we can only accept your application through our online application portal.