About this role

IBM is hiring a mid-level Business Analyst in the operations function based in Bangalore, IN. The posting calls out experience with Data Analytics.

Role: Business Analyst
Function: operations
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Bangalore, IN
Department: Consulting

Job description

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Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Business Transformation Consultant specializing in Finance Transformation, you will help clients develop strategies that create and sustain competitive advantages. You will identify the necessary strategic capabilities and assess client performance gaps to deliver comprehensive transformation recommendations. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Develop Transformation Recommendations: Develop comprehensive transformation recommendations addressing financial consolidation, close and reporting, planning, budgeting & forecasting, and financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management. • Optimize Financial Processes: Help clients optimize financial consolidation, close and reporting processes, including chart of accounts design and configuration, and accelerate close processes. • Assist Planning Strategies: Assist with planning, budgeting & forecasting strategies, including Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) package evaluation, selection, and design. • Support Business Intelligence: Support financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management initiatives, such as financial and non-financial KPI rationalization, balanced scorecard design, and executive dashboard development. • Apply Performance Tools: Use tools to identify, align, and change factors affecting performance, stability, and teaming.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Exposure to Financial Consolidation: Familiarity with financial consolidation, close and reporting processes, including chart of accounts design and configuration. • Experience with EPM Packages: Exposure to Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) package evaluation, selection, and design for planning, budgeting & forecasting strategies. • Financial Business Intelligence Knowledge: Understanding of financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management initiatives, including financial and non-financial KPI rationalization and balanced scorecard design. • Performance Analysis Tools: Familiarity with tools used to identify, align, and change factors affecting performance, stability, and teaming. • Financial Process Optimization: Exposure to optimizing financial processes, including accelerating close processes and improving financial reporting.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• EPM Package Evaluation: Exposure to evaluating, selecting, and designing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) packages for planning, budgeting, and forecasting strategies. • Financial KPI Rationalization: Understanding of rationalizing financial and non-financial KPIs, including balanced scorecard design and executive dashboard development. • Performance Analysis Tools: Familiarity with tools used to identify, align, and change factors affecting performance, stability, and teaming in financial business intelligence and analytics initiatives.