Business Analyst

Business Analyst - Contract - Burbank, CA - $75.00 - $81.56/hr

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Business Analyst in Burbank, CA

Role Description

The Business Analyst - Finance Data Platforms for EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) will support requirement gathering and analysis, data and process mapping, design and delivery of Finance Data Platforms as part of the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Transformation Program. The role is responsible to help bridge the gap between Finance stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring business requirements are accurately captured and translated into scalable data solutions.
EPM - Enterprise Performance Management is a strategic initiative to replace and consolidate Budgeting & Financial Planning/Forecasting processes and systems. All the data required to support EPM resides in Finance Data Platform.

Engage with Finance and business stakeholders to understand reporting, planning, and analytics needs.
Document functional and non-functional requirements for the Finance Data Platform.
Analyze existing Finance processes and data flows; identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
Utilize strong business acumen to understand and analyze complex business processes and systems
Work closely with data architects and engineers to define data models and integration requirements.
Serve as the liaison between our business stakeholders, Data Engineering, and Technology teams, ensuring that technical solutions align with strategic goals and user needs
Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and prioritization activities.
Responsible for managing ad-hoc data governance process as part of the Data Council
Analyze and interpret data using moderate SQL skills to support decision-making and ad hoc queries
Facilitate workshops, demos, and walkthroughs to validate requirements and solutions.
Develop test cases and support UAT for data platform components and EPM solutions.
Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and compliance with governance standards.
Maintain detailed documentation of requirements, process flows, and solution designs.
Provide regular updates on progress, risks, and dependencies to project leadership.

Skills & Requirements

8+ years of relevant experience as a Business Analyst in Finance or Data-related projects.
Strong understanding of Finance processes (planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting).
Familiarity with data platforms (Snowflake preferred), ETL tools, and data governance.
Ability to interpret data models and collaborate with technical teams.
Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
Familiarity with Data engineering, ETL tools, data integration frameworks, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
EPM (Budgeting and Financial Planning) experience
This is working on a finance transformation EPM project, planning and overall planning and forecasting tools.
Will enable all data for the EPM project, work on gathering requirements from all stake holders, across multiple segments not just Corp. Will be working on gap analysis
Tech skills- SQL- must be strong in, will be doing all analysis in SQL
Preferable someone with a finance background/ having worked with finance teams
Must understand finance processes and how data relates.
Manager wants someone who has played BA for data projects/Tech projects as that skill set will work to define for tech teams, tech teams very technical so must have that background to translate .
Snowflake/ETL skills- familiarity with what it does and understands from a BA so that they can translate business to tech and tech to business

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.

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