Business Analyst

SCG; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary:

This position will be expected to review organizational practices and provide analysis/solutions to Management for improving workflow and processes. Additionally, the role will work with organization leaders to organize and implement the long-term business plan.

Key Roles and Accountabilities:

1. Ensure proper implementation of the new ERP system (SAP) companywide.
2. Create a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for the business.
3. Evaluate budgets, expenditures, and operational efficiency to develop and implement future budgets.
4. Leverage knowledge of technology platforms and processes to propose solutions and implementation strategies.
5. Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking.
6. Monitor company budgets and business spending to ensure that funds are allocated appropriately.
7. Provide optimal pricing for products as required while managing company pricelists.
8. Develop strong costing and pricing models including establishing standard costs.
9. Prepare cost estimations for new products and recipes as required.
10. Collaborate with various departments to develop new and strengthen existing company metrics.
11. Perform in-depth analysis of company metrics including, but not limited to growth areas, P&L, Capacity Analysis, Inventory Analysis, Customer Acquisition cost, ROI per employee, etc.
12. Monitor the company’s expenditures and profits regularly, ensuring cost-effectiveness and making recommendations to management to maximize profits.
13. Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.
14. Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting.
15. Prepare concise reports to provide a snapshot of the business to internal stakeholders.
16. Assist in researching products to meet agreed-upon requirements and to support purchasing efforts.
17. Research & assemble a quarterly market review to update stakeholders on market trends.
18. Stay up to date on the latest processes and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
19. Other duties as required.

Key Qualifications:

1. A bachelor’s degree in business or related field or an MBA.
2. A minimum of 5 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
3. Demonstrated experience assessing and reviewing business processes to identify options, best practices, and opportunities to improve service delivery.
4. Experience in document collection and retrieval, and records and information management.
5. Proficient in Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
6. Ability to perform statistical data analysis and reporting.
7. Excellent research and analytical skills.
8. Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills to prepare reports, and proposals and deal effectively with senior management.
9. Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently and meet deadlines.
10. Effective decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills with a results-oriented approach and strong customer service orientation.
11. Ability to work effectively as a team member and work collaboratively with other departments.

Note: This Job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other required duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.