Business Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Business Analyst Consultant to support enterprise business initiatives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or through telecommuting arrangements. This Long-term Contract position focuses on partnering with stakeholders to define business needs, improve operational processes, and support large-scale ERP-related initiatives. The role combines business analysis, data validation, testing, and cross-functional coordination to help ensure smooth implementation and sustained adoption of new solutions.

Responsibilities:
• Partner with business leaders and operational teams to clarify objectives, define functional needs, and translate those needs into actionable business requirements.
• Examine existing workflows to uncover gaps, risks, and inefficiencies, then recommend practical improvements to processes or system functionality.
• Prepare, review, and validate large volumes of business data to support migration activities and maintain data quality throughout implementation efforts.
• Coordinate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate updates, align expectations, and support organizational readiness for change.
• Guide initiatives from discovery and planning through rollout and stabilization, ensuring deliverables remain aligned with business priorities.
• Investigate application or process issues, determine underlying causes, and propose solutions that improve performance and operational reliability.
• Execute functional and user-focused testing activities, document outcomes, and confirm that enhancements meet business expectations.
• Create process documentation, future-state workflow models, training materials, and end-user guidance to support adoption of updated tools and procedures.
• Contribute to Agile team routines such as planning sessions, daily collaboration meetings, retrospectives, and solution demonstrations.• Experience working as a Business Analyst in complex enterprise environments with responsibility for requirements gathering, process analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong understanding of order-to-cash functions such as billing, accounts receivable, cash application, revenue-related processes, or related financial operations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets using tools such as Microsoft Excel and apply findings to reporting, validation, or process decisions.
• Background supporting ERP platforms, including functional testing, implementation support, and business process documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information clearly to both business users and technical teams.
• Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess risk, business impact, and operational considerations when recommending actions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, for documentation, reporting, and presentation development.