Principal Business Analyst - Remote in Denver

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General Purpose and Scope of Position:

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. 

Key Skills and Abilities Include:

• Strong analytical skills, problem solving, and the ability to handle multiple responsibilities effectively.

• Ability to build and foster strong relationships across a diverse team with varying interests, perspectives and directives

• Strong understanding of accounting standards and financial concepts with an ability to clearly communicate to a diverse audience

• Ability to take broad and sometimes complex issues, simplify findings and effectively communicate to audiences with limited accounting/financials experience

• Highly motivated, organized, detail oriented, and a team player

• Exceptional MS Excel skills required

• Experience with Power BI required

• Experience with Planful, other database tools, VBA and/or SQL a plus

• Ability to travel (up to 10%-15%)

Key Personal Attributes Include:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (Master’s or MBA is a plus).

• 3-5 years of financial and/or business analytics experience, professional designation a plus

• Experience in the agriculture industry preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include:

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

• Act as a liaison between finance and other departments, providing guidance on financial matters.

• Communicate complex financial data and insights in a clear and actionable manner to non-financial stakeholders.

• Assist in strategic planning by providing financial analysis and insights to business leaders.

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.

• Create presentations and reports to present findings and actionable insights to leadership teams.

• Ensure compliance with financial policies and internal controls.

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.

• Collaborate with departments to review budget variances and recommend corrective actions.

Business Process Improvement:

• Analyze business processes and financial operations to identify inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.

• Work closely with other departments to implemen