Senior Business Analyst Finance Accounting Procurement Supply Chain

Southland Industries Inc.; Carrollton (TX); Vor Ort; USD 83.000 - 142.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401(k) plan with 50% company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Paid parental leave

Training/professional development

Zusammenfassung

Southland Industries is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to optimize processes and technology solutions for procurement, inventory, and supplier management.

The role reports to the Director of Finance & Accounting Technologies and supports ERP-related initiatives, reporting, and data governance in a hybrid work environment with locations across Texas. Strong business analysis and stakeholder collaboration are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, supply chain, or IT.
• Minimum 5+ years as a Business Analyst or similar role in finance/procurement/supply chain.

Aufgaben

• Lead requirements gathering and translate them into BRDs, process maps, and functional designs.
• Coordinate UAT, defect management, and post-production validation.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, and IT stakeholders on technology solutions.

Kenntnisse

Business analysis

Procurement & supply chain

ERP systems

Vendor management

Accounts payable

Data-driven decision making

Process improvement

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Change management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/IT or related

Tools

COINS

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Infor

Coupa

Ariba

Jobbeschreibung

Position Summary

The Business Enterprise Solutions (BES) team is part of Southland's Corporate Technology & Innovation organization and is responsible for delivering enterprise technology solutions that support operational excellence, business growth, and strategic objectives across the enterprise.

The Senior Business Analyst, Finance & Accounting – Procurement & Supply Chain serves as the primary liaison between Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance & Accounting, Operations, and Technology teams. This role works closely with the Supply Chain Technology Leader to support, optimize, and continuously improve the business processes and technology solutions that enable Southland's procurement, supply chain, and financial operations. The position supports both day-to-day operational needs and strategic transformation initiatives while helping establish and mature Southland's supply chain technology capabilities.

The ideal candidate combines strong business analysis skills with experience in procurement, sourcing, vendor management, inventory, accounts payable, job costing, ERP systems, and construction operations. This individual serves as a trusted business partner who can translate business challenges into practical technology solutions while driving process improvement, operational efficiency, reporting maturity, and data-driven decision-making.

This position reports to the Director of Finance & Accounting Technologies.

Position Details

Business Partnership & Relationship Management

• Serve as the primary technology partner for Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance & Accounting stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with business leaders to understand operational challenges, strategic priorities, and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate business workshops, discovery sessions, interviews, and process reviews.
• Gather, analyze, document, and validate business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, process maps, user stories, and solution recommendations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on procurement and supply chain technology capabilities and best practices.

Procurement & Supply Chain Process Support

• Support business processes spanning:
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Procurement
  • Vendor Management
  • Contract Management
  • Purchase Orders
  • Inventory Management
  • Warehouse Operations
  • Material Planning
  • Supplier Performance
  • Logistics & Distribution
  • Accounts Payable Integration
• Identify process bottlenecks, inefficiencies, manual workarounds, and operational risks.
• Recommend solutions that improve operational efficiency, compliance, data quality, and user experience.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aligned with business objectives.

Finance & Accounting Technology Partnership

• Collaborate with Finance & Accounting stakeholders to ensure procurement processes support financial controls, audit requirements, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting needs.
• Support procure-to-pay (P2P) process improvements and technology enhancements.
• Partner with Finance teams to improve visibility into spend management, supplier performance, purchasing compliance, and operational reporting.
• Support financial process integrations between procurement and accounting systems.

Business Analysis & Solution Delivery

• Develop business requirements documents (BRDs), process maps, gap analyses, use cases, and functional designs.
• Conduct current-state and future-state process analysis.
• Lead requirements gathering and solution design activities for business-led technology initiatives.
• Participate in software selection, implementation, configuration, testing, and deployment activities.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and post-production validation.
• Support organizational readiness and change management activities associated with new technology solutions.

Reporting, Analytics & Data Governance

• Partner with business stakeholders to define KPIs, operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting requirements.
• Support spend analytics, supplier analytics, inventory reporting, procurement performance metrics, and supply chain reporting.
• Collaborate with reporting and analytics teams to improve business visibility and decision-making capabilities.
• Ensure data definitions, reporting standards, and business processes align with governance requirements.

Strategic Supply Chain Technology Support

• Support the Supply Chain Technology Leader in executing supply chain technology initiatives and roadmap objectives
• Participate in initiatives involving ERP platforms, procurement solutions, inventory management systems, warehouse technologies, logistics tools, supplier management platforms, and related technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry best practices that can improve procurement, supply chain, and finance operations.
• Assist in developing business cases and recommendations for future technology investments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Construction Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Finance Systems Analyst, Procurement Analyst, ERP Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, or similar role.
• Strong experience supporting procurement, supply chain, finance, accounting, or ERP-related business processes.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Vendor Management
  • Accounts Payable
  • Contract Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Purchasing Operations
  • Supply Chain Processes
  • Financial Controls
• Experience supporting ERP, procurement, inventory, warehouse, supply chain, or finance applications.
• Strong business analysis capabilities, including:
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Process Mapping
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Gap Analysis
  • Solution Design
  • Change Management
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with business stakeholders, operational leaders, vendors, consultants, and technical teams.
• Experience supporting software implementations, system upgrades, integrations, and business transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of construction industry procurement, purchasing, inventory, warehouse, and project-based procurement processes strongly preferred.
• Experience with major ERP or supply chain platforms such as COINS, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, Coupa, Ariba, or similar solutions preferred.

This is a hybrid role that is available to candidates located near our active Central/East Southland locations/sites, including:

• Austin, TX
• Houston, TX
• Carrollton, TX
• Fort Worth, TX
• Corpus Christi, TX
• San Antonio, TX
• Dulles, VA
• Laurel, MD
• Philadelphia, PA
• Whitehall, PA

Benefits

As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:

• 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
• Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
• Disability income protection insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
• Wellness benefits

About Southland Industries

As one of the nation’s largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation. If you want to join a fast-paced environment where you’re engaged, challenged, and valued.

To learn more about careers at Southland, explore our career opportunities, follow us on social media, and check out our website.

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer **** and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Pay:

Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For (Colorado/New York City/California/Washington/Maryland/Virginia/DC) this ranges from $83,000.00 - $142,000.00 plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above.

Contingent Employment:

All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.