Business Analyst

Job Summary

The Business Analyst will work closely with the Program/ R&D Management, Product Management teams, and Business Finance Team to define and achieve business objectives. The Business Analyst will refine and expand existing high-level requirements and provide quality deliverables and reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of reports and projections/business cases based on analyses for R&D Controlling/ZBB and Sales Controlling.
• Analysis of past and current financial performance and other data in sales (products, customers, regions) and R&D programs and projects.
• Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Supports standard and program/project cost analysis.
• Continuously improves financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending improvements to management.
• Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Maintains databases by entering, verifying, and backing up data.
• Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses.
• Ensures that role-assigned requirements are captured, and respective deliverables are prepared at the appropriate level of detail.
• Proactively communicates and collaborates with internal customers and business partners to analyze information needs into functional and non-functional requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance/controlling with 2-4 years in practical experience, or Master with 0-1 years; or its equivalent in years of professional experience in this area.
• Financial acumen and proficient with MS Office Products; user experience with Oracle Cloud helpful (or similar tools).
• Experience in gathering and analyzing data.
• Experience working with sales, finance, and technical teams.
• Ability to work across various levels of the organization.
• Strong communication, organization, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to think creatively, takes initiative, and works independently.