Business Analyst - Associate (Local to Houston, Texas)

**Business Analyst** **Houston, TX** **6 months Contract to Perm** **Job Description** **Location:** 1111 Louisiana Street (Downtown Towers Location) To start, 5x a week and will change to Hybrid once everyone is comfortable (Mon\-Thurs onsite, Fri WFH) **Project Details:** The main function of a Business Analyst is to maintain vendor relationships, acting as a business analyst for non\-IT projects or filling organizational roles above an administrative level, but below a management level. Other responsibilities may include maintaining all project management processes, including project goals, deadlines, metrics, and budget. The Business Analyst usually reports to a project manager or director. **Must have skills:** * 2\-4 years of experience required * Experience with **data management,** **data analysis** , **data reporting** , results **collection** and **packaging** , etc. * **BI reporting** experience (Power BI/Tableau) * **SAP** experience/understanding * Intermediate **Excel** experience * Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods * Ability to analyze business trends and project future revenues and expenses **Soft skills:** * Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, customer service, and interpersonal skills * Ability to work independently and manage one's time **Nice to have skills:** * Enterprise Application Experience * Familiar with AI Reporting **Education/certification requirements:** * Bachelor's degree in business management, economics, finance, accounting, or a relevant field required **Day\-to\-day responsibilities:** * Establish and maintain communication services across business units or from the project team to the organization. * Maintain the storage and retrieval of all project communications data and business metrics. * Review contracts, cost proposals, and contract supplements. * Set up project and work breakdown structures. * Establish and document business processes. * Track project budgets and expenditures, monitor transaction controls and costs against budgets. * Predict potential budget overruns and offer solutions.