As a Business Analyst you will drive operational success through reporting, data analytics, and insight. The tasks you will be assigned with will vary daily – from tracking the weather, pulling data for invoices and assisting with service reports. As a Business Analyst you will work with excel and similar programs to analyze data and report back to the team based on your findings. As you learn and grow our goal is to turn the Business Analyst into a big picture strategy position where you are able to give recommendations for the business based on the data you have uncovered.

To qualify for the Business Analyst role, you have to be a highly-motivated, enthusiastic, detail-oriented individual. The Business Analyst role is a good fit as an entry-level position for someone fresh out of college or for someone new in their career.

Core Responsibilities of the Business Analyst

• Provide data analytics on account and division performance
• Run and analyze reports in our proprietary database to help our operations department make decisions regarding our clients/affiliates
• Survey clients on pricing and set up pricing models based on city, state, etc.  
• Serve as the point person between operations and our clients/affiliates to ensure all parties have the data and information they need for a productive relationship
• Provide accurate and timely reporting to all necessary parties
• Logistical planning based on current and future growth
• Develop innovative process designs for our work flow
• Will be responsible for finding trends in our business process and developing best practice strategies in order to make improvements

Key Competencies of the Business Analyst

• Very strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Ability to quickly see trends in data 
• Microsoft Excel (intermediate to advanced)
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Flexibility, adaptability and ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to “think out of the box” is a must

• Ability to develop relationships with internal and external clients 
• Resourceful
• Undergraduate degree (Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics preferred) 
• 0 – 3 years of work/analytical experience
• Will consider recent entry-level college graduates with internship and/or analytical experience 
• Coding background (VBA) is a must.

Similar roles to the Business Analyst position include: strategic data analyst, strategic reporting analyst, strategic analyst, strategic specialist

 SMS Assist is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)