Business Applications Analyst (Butte, Montana preferred; Other major office locations in Montana or South Dakota may be considered)

Business Applications Analyst

Work Location: Butte, Montana preferred (Other major office locations in Montana or South Dakota may be considered)

Pay range: $80,000 to $121,800 per year

Employment Status: Regular Full-time

External candidates apply at northwesternenergy.com

Internal candidates apply through iConnect.

About this position:

The Business Applications Analyst provides comprehensive support for critical finance applications. The successful candidate is the principal liaison between Business Technology and stakeholders; will work in a team environment integrating processes, data, and technology. Passion, curiosity, and drive to learn about using technology to benefit our business is key to our success.

We offer great benefits:

NorthWestern Energy is a fully regulated electric and natural gas utility serving Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. We employ over 1,500 amazing people and serve 775,300 customers who are our neighbors in our communities. We are a top employer and offer competitive benefits, including:

• 401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%
• Healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision for you, your spouse and dependents, Health Savings Account (HSA), healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Programs (Offering up to six free counseling sessions, per person, per issue, per year for employees, spouses and dependents to include financial heath)
• Life Insurance (Company pays basic employee policy; spouse, dependent insurance also available)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive pay (Scheduled performance-based wage increases and annual incentive opportunities.)
• Paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities
• Paid parental leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid training opportunities
• Paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays

Benefits may vary by position or as negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement.

About this job:

• Interact with stakeholders to identify the problem-to-solve and advance innovative solutions
• Partner with end users to develop roadmaps, document processes, identify requirements and test applications
• Employ strong analytical skills to evaluate or troubleshoot to identify root cause
• Develop functional specifications including current state, future state, and gap analysis
• Implement, upgrade, enhance, troubleshoot, and support application product delivery
• Coordinate, plan, and execute multiple work assignments meeting product delivery completion dates
• Driven to help the business protect assets through adoption and employment of NorthWestern Energy cybersecurity policies, tools, and practices
• Build collaborative working relationships with stakeholders cultivating trust, confidence, and partnership
• Maintain and adhere to the confidentiality of sensitive information
• Some travel (up to 15% of time), including day trips and overnight will be required
• Ability to work extended hours as necessary
• Participation in an on-call rotation schedule may be required
• Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission, goals, strategic business objectives, Effective Leadership methodology and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
• Comply with NorthWestern Energy's internal controls, policies, practices, procedures and standards, including company and department security standards.

Am I right for this job? Here's the success profile:

• Demonstrate and maintain a good safety record adhering to company safety standards
• Bachelor's degree from four-year accredited college in associated discipline such as Computer Science, Business, Information Technology, Accounting, or other relevant degree. An equivalent combination of education and related experience may also