Sr. Business Analyst

Agfa HealthCare, is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).　

 

At Agfa HealthCare, we support healthcare professionals across the globe to transform the delivery of care. Our focus is 100% on providing best-of-suite Imaging IT software solutions that enable secure, effective and sustainable imaging data management.　

 

From product development to implementation, our unified Enterprise Imaging Platform is purpose-built to reduce complexity, improve productivity and deliver clinical value. We use our proven track record as an innovator, our in-depth medical knowledge and our strategic guidance to help healthcare providers achieve their clinical, operational and business strategies.

 

The Sr. Business Analyst position is a pivotal position within the North American organization and a direct business partner with FP&A. The employee in this position is responsible for the reporting and analysis of operational and financial data for use in periodic reviews and management meetings to identify trends, issues and associated root causes. The employee will require a high degree of independence and initiative to effectively represent the FP&A and organization on cross-functional teams. Responsible for financial and ongoing data analyses in support of departmental strategies, goals and objectives to achieve desired business outcomes.

 

This is a remote position and can be based anywhere in the US or Canada

 

Job Duties & Accountabilities:

 

• Work alongside the operational teams with focus on financial measurement, metrics and reporting associated with the operational divisions of Agfa Healthcare
• Supports NA FP&A team with ongoing monthly forecasting, measurement and results accuracy validation for the organization.
• Uses industry standard methodologies and tools to define and prove hypotheses in order to drive corrective actions leading to measurable cost reductions and profitable growth.
• Proactively identifies and investigates issues using in-house and field trending data.  Works cross-functionally to lead teams in suggesting and implementing process improvement changes for preventive recurrence.
• Assists leadership team with an understanding of the financial impact, patterns and relationships in data; produces periodic and ad hoc reports based on these analyses.
• Engage with the FP&A and operational teams in the development of the annual budget process specifically supporting date around revenue inputs (Project and Support) and direct & 3rd party expense requirements
• Supports ad-hoc data & financial analysis requests
• Works with business teams to define and prioritize reporting system enhancement requests.
• The North American organization has a global responsibility and the candidate will need to effectively work with different cultures, methodologies, and adjust for different time zones.

 

Education: 

 

• Bachelor’s degree or technical certificate in business, finance, statistics, data analysis, computer science or a related field. Other qualifications with significant related work experience may also be considered.

 

Experience: 

 

• 5 years industry with 2+ years’ experience in the medical device industry, or similarly regulated industry, with an understanding of Customer Service KPI’s and standard business metrics is preferred.
• Direct experience with business modeling, financial forecasting, activity based costing, and other financial methodologies to determine root cause & corrective actions and evaluative/predictive analytics. 

 

Specific Skills:

 

• P&L financial modeling (cause & effect) for revenue programs, and reliability endeavors.
• Expert in statistical and financial modeling resulting from 3-5 years of experience.  Includes advanced MS Excel skills (Pivot tables and charts, macros, VLOOKUP’s, formulas, charts, modeling, etc.). 
• Advanced experience in relational database structures, research methods, sampling techniques, and system testing. Experience with ERP systems, Oracle and MS SQL database development and queries.
• Proficient in working with large-scale business data sets
• Proven ability to have strong presentation skills
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills, including ability to plan, organize and prioritize assignments independent of direct supervision is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with strong presentation skills are preferred.
• A positive, outgoing attitude and the ability to work and interact wi