Principal Business Analyst (Central or Pacific Time Zones Only)

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Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.

“We know the confidence gap can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.”

Role Overview:

The Principal Business Analyst role is responsible for critical components of the Company’s internal management reporting, including monthly internal management reporting, financial analysis, and budgeting. 

A Sample of What You’ll Do in this Role:

Strategic Business Analysis & Communication:

• Analyze complex business challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and design impactful solutions to align with organization goals.
• Collaborate with Field Leadership to translate business needs into actionable projects and initiatives providing high level insights and strategic recommendations
• Communicate complex financial data and insights in a clear and actionable manner to non-financial stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as the main point of contact for key stakeholders, ensuring clear and effective communication of business needs, changes, and progress.
• Develop strong relationships with executive teams, department heads, and other business units to facilitate collaboration and drive business initiatives forward.
• Lead meetings and presentations to gather feedback, align expectations, manage stakeholder concerns and layout findings, including actionable insights, to leadership teams.

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Conduct detailed financial analysis to support decision-making processes.
• Analyze and interpret financial reports, including profit & loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports.
• Monitor and track key financial metrics, identifying trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop regular automated and ad-hoc financial/other reports for senior management, stakeholders, and other key business units.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Assist in the preparation and management of annual budgets.
• Develop accurate financial forecasts to predict future financial outcomes based on current data and trends.

Business Process Improvement:

• Analyze business processes and financial operations to identify inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.
• Provide data-driven insights to help streamline financial and operational procedures.

What You Bring to this Role:

• 3-5 years of financial and/or business analytics experience, professional designation is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving, and the ability to handle multiple responsibilities effectively.
• Strong understanding of accounting standards and financial concepts with an ability to clearly communicate with a diverse audience.
• Skills in taking broad and sometimes complex issues, simplifying findings, and effectively communicating with audiences with limited accounting/financials experience.
• Experience taking data from multiple sources and projecting future outcomes.
• Exceptional MS Excel skills are required.
• Experience with Power BI is required.
• Experience with Planful, other database tools, VBA, and/or SQL a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (Master’s or MBA is a plus).

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• You’re highly motivated, organized, detail oriented, and a team player
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You can travel 10%-15% of the time
• You are skilled in building and fostering strong relationships across a diverse team with varying interests, perspectives and directives
• You have certifications such as CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional)
• You have experience in Decision Support (preferred)
• You have experience in the agriculture industry (preferred)

Compensation and Benefits:

• In compliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $110,100 - $154,260. Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience. 
• This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and vacation, holidays, health, dental, vision, mental health, and retirement plan participation, includin