Business Analyst (Finance) - Entry Level

Why We Need You - The Mission

Founded in 1980, SMA Technologies specializes in automation and analytics software solutions. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a tenacious and collaborative Business Analyst to support our Finance and cross-functional teams.

The Problems You Will Solve

Reporting to our Director of Finance, the Business Analyst will partner with Finance, Revenue Operations, Legal and Accounting to drive crucial analytical efforts. This role will also build and maintain collaborative relationships to enable these teams to meet customer and company needs.

How You'll Get There

Within your first 3 months, work cross-functionally to become familiar with SMA’s systems, processes, and policies:

• Take on data and process analysis as directed
• Develop a baseline proficiency in SMA systems and be able to self-serve data and other reports
• Provide deal structuring and quoting analysis and support to our global sales team
  
  

Within your first 6 months, become the subject matter expert on SMA deal constructs, pricing, and approval policies:

• Identify opportunities for improvement in process, data, reporting and provide recommendations
• Develop and document consistent monthly process required to deliver key responsibilities
• Be a creative problem solver who finds a way to meet internal and external customers’ needs while adhering to SMA's selling policies
  
  

Within your first 12 months, lead process redesign and automation to enhance the business and project experience:

• Manage business analyst projects through the lifecycle, including discover, initiation, analysis, development, testing, implementation and post execution analysis and reporting
• Perform critical analysis and work closely with business partners to identify core business and deal issues and propose possible solutions.
• Automate/simplify processes where appropriate across all SMA systems as it relates to operating our business and improving the customer experience
  
  

Competencies – What We’re Looking For

Accountability & Dependability: You are someone who takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of your work and achieves results without becoming distracted. You are great at keeping a balance between meetings and executing tasks. When you make a mistake, you acknowledge it quickly and directly to allow for learning and forward progress.

Adaptability & Flexibility: You respond with excitement to changing business needs and embrace using new practices to accomplish goals and solve problems. You are great at balancing ongoing demands of change and recover quickly from setbacks by finding alternative ways to reach goals.

Attention to Detail: You are diligent in attending to details and pursue quality in all tasks you execute. You are always reviewing your work for accuracy and ensuring it aligns with what is expected.

Relationship Building: You enjoy building healthy working relationships with acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect in mind.

Gaining Voluntary Compliance: You enjoy explaining the reasons to, and convincing of others to, follow recommendations and advice that brings them into compliance with regulations, standards, or policies. You are intuitively able to anticipate resistance and avoid confrontation through positive communication.

Managing Projects or Programs: You are structured and fluent in directing work on projects and in technical systems. You excel in developing reasonable performance standards and ways of evaluating outcome quality, which leads to obtaining stakeholder acceptance and support.

Negotiating Agreements: You seek to understand first, and present interests in ways that foster understanding and resolution of any issues. You build trust through honest, respectful and sensitivity to one’s needs. You seek common interest and win/win solutions or mutually agreeable trade-offs.

Analysis/Reasoning: You are someone who can examine data and quickly draw conclusions, identify issues, and solve problems. You love to break down complex information into digestible parts and find patterns or themes in an array of related information.

What’s in it for you?

At SMA, We Pride Ourselves On Ensuring That Our Employees Are Taken Care Of And That You Have What You Need To Succeed In And Out Of Work. In Addition To Competitive Compensation, We Provide

• A remote first environment - work anywhere you'd like in the 48 contiguous U.S.
• All the gear you need to be successful, including your choice of Mac or Dell Laptop, $100/month phone + internet reimbursement, monitors, and gear to get yourself started plus a one-time $250 stipend to purchase any extras.
• 100% Company paid health, dental, vision, LTD, AD&D, and basic life insurance for you and your immediate family, plus a $1,800 per year company funded HSA account, plus paid parental leave.
• Flexible PTO and flexible working hours to accommodate a great work/life balance.
• Quarterly Wellness Day to relax and recharge
• $2,500 annual Professional Development stipend to help you develop your skills.
  
  

How We Work – Our Core Values

Be Kind - We are kind and helpful. We care and act with empathy. We take care of ourselves, each other, and our customers. We understand boundaries. We believe clear is kind. We exhibit healthy behaviors and are self-aware.

Be Authentic – We are genuine. We are real. No pretenses. We know ourselves and celebrate our differences of thoughts, ideas, and skills. We show our true self-our whole self-everyday. We unlock our teams' potential by unlocking our own and each other's potential.

Be Collaborative - We unite for a common cause. We are in pursuit of the best idea-not our own idea. As a remote company, we must collaborate and communicate to make a difference-an impact. We do this for our teams and for our customers.

Be Determined - Giving up is not in our nature. We are smart people who solve tough problems. We have a bias toward action. We strive for great outcomes. We achieve our goals. We deliver success for customers, ourselves, and each other.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. High level of stress. Sedentary, sitting, walking, infrequent lifting (overhead, waist level) from floor, bending, frequent near vision use for reading and computer use.

Physical Activity Frequency

• Sitting 90%
• Walking 10%
• Crouching/Bending/Stooping 1%
• Reaching 1%
• Grasping 1%
• Pushing/Pulling 1%
• Near Vision 80%
• Far Vision 20%
• Hearing 100%
• Speaking 85%
• Lifting/Carrying - up to 10 lbs 1%
• Lifting/Carrying - up to 25 lbs 1%
• Lifting/Carrying - up to 50 lbs 0%
• Lifting/Carrying - up to 100 lbs 0%
  
  

AAP/EEO

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If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact 281-348-9606 or recruiting@smatechnologies.com for assistance.