Operations Business Analyst

Job Purpose: The Operations Business Analyst provides advanced financial and operational support to departmental leaders, with a strong focus on managing Operating Expense (OPEX) budgets, analyzing cost drivers, forecasting financial performance, and improving operational efficiency. This role serves as a key liaison between Finance and Operations, translating financial and workload data into meaningful insights that guide effective, data driven decision making. The analyst is responsible for O M, Capital, and Revenue budgeting, cost analysis, productivity metrics, and development of reporting tools including Power BI dashboards. Primary Functions: Collect, validate, and maintain operational financial data to monitor OPEX, Capital, and Revenue performance, budget adherence, and cost trends. Perform monthly variance analysis process, identify key drivers and prepare clear financial insights for explanations and recommendations for Operational leadership. Review financial transactions, identifying errors and ensuring accurate classification of expenses (prepaids, accruals, reclasses); prepare or recommend journal entries. Contribute to the development of dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting to link operating costs to work volumes and productivity metrics to support understanding of unit-cost performance. Support the development and refinement of multi-year OPEX, Capital, Revenue forecasts based on trends, expected changes in work volume or cost, and strategic initiatives. Collaborate with Operational leaders to align workload plans with financial targets, ensuring efficient cost management. Identify gaps in processes, tools, or data; and support implementation of operational improvements that enhance efficiency or reduce costs. Maintain and follow departmental policies, procedures, and documentation to ensure compliance with financial and regulatory requirements. Advise Operational teams on financial processes and controls, including purchase order creation, work order management, and invoice approvals. Prepare operational billings and ensure proper documentation is provided for accuracy and completeness of revenue capture. Support training initiatives on budgeting tools, operational procedures, and analytic processes. Perform other related duties as assigned.