Business Analyst I

Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential.  We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey.  Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $87,440(minimum) - $109,300(midpoint) - $131,160(maximum)
  • All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity 
  • 401(k) match (4.5%)
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays 
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave 
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption Assistance  
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits 
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 
• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 
• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Are you ready to make your mark?  If you’re a Business Intelligence Analyst, we have an exciting opportunity for you. Work with management and key users to recognize and identify quality business process opportunities. Opportunities may require changes to existing quality systems or implementation of existing features of current system. Analyst must maintain a total Woodward perspective when selecting a solution and collaborate and drive to common business processes across the organization.

What You Will Be Doing 

• Primary responsibility is analyzing quality business processes and designing the business system
• Act as a liaison to users implementing purchased software, participating in selection, evaluation, implementation, and ongoing support
• Provide follow up and closure to projects as well as on-going support
• Work with leaders to ensure project timelines fit within daily work assignments
• Adhere to Woodward IT Development processes and procedures
• Support Power User Network by working with Process Owners to obtain direction and priorities, facilitating power user network meetings by location, coordinating training, resolving integration issues, software testing, and maintaining or preparing documentation
• Act as a change agent within the business for adoption of process and/or IT system changes
• Provide technical support including working with IT
• Review system specifications for completeness and accuracy to ensure adequate information and justification are provided
• Facilitate and coordinate software testing on system changes

What We Are Looking For 

• US – Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) BS or BA preferred
• 2-5 years Functional module experience. Functional module would be area like Sales, Finance, Purchasing, etc. required
• 2-5 years Business Objects experience required
• Experience with detailing program specifications and testing programs required
• Experience with giving direction to IT individuals and users required
• Experience implementing process and system changes where existing processes are in place required
• Solid understanding of business systems and manufacturing environments
• Understanding of ERP systems, such as SAP ECC, strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of system life cycle methodologies
• Demonstrates sound, logical thought processes and problem solving skills when producing system specifications
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks for self