Senior Consultant | Analytics - Functional | Business Analyst

Ipolarity LLC

  • Fort Worth, TX
  • 11 days ago

    Highlights

    Partner closely with stakeholders across the CFO organization (FP&A, Controllership, Finance Ops) to gather and document requirements related to planning and forecasting processes. Understand and document existing and target-state KPIs, plan types (e.g., budget, forecast, rolling forecast, long-range plan), and variance reporting structures.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationFort Worth, TX

    Description

    Job Title: Business Analyst Financial Forecasting

    Work location - Onsite - Dallas, Fortworth, USA

    Is it Hybrid, onsite - Onsite

    Please confirm if the candidate can work from any Infosys DC office No, have to work from client office

    Tentative Start date -15-OCT-2026

    Contract duration 6 months

    Vendor rate - ####USD/Hour

    Minimum years of experience needed in the required skills- 3 to 6 years of experience

    Minimum over all work experience required - 6 years of experience

    Domain Finance

    Any certification required - Certifications in Planning Tool (Anaplan/ OneStream/ Oracle EPM/ IBM TM1)

    Required - bachelor s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or Financial Management
    Preferred - MBA (Finance) or master s in finance (MS Finance)
    Complete job description

    Overview

    We're looking for a Business Analyst to drive an initiative focused on financial forecasting and planning. This is a high-visibility role that serves as the critical bridge between the CFO's office and downstream technical/delivery teams. The person in this role will be responsible for eliciting, documenting, and translating business requirements into actionable specifications that shape the forecasting solution.



    Key Responsibilities



    Partner closely with stakeholders across the CFO organization (FP&A, Controllership, Finance Ops) to gather and document requirements related to planning and forecasting processes
    Understand and document existing and target-state KPIs, plan types (e.g., budget, forecast, rolling forecast, long-range plan), and variance reporting structures
    Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, user stories, and process flows for downstream technical teams
    Facilitate workshops and interviews with finance stakeholders to capture pain points, current-state processes, and desired outcomes
    Map data flows and identify data sources required for forecasting models and variance analysis
    Validate that the POC design aligns with CFO office expectations before handoff to build/development teams
    Support UAT and iterative feedback cycles as the POC evolves
    Create clear documentation (requirement specs, process maps, KPI glossaries) that downstream teams can rely on without repeated clarification


    Required Skills & Experience



    3 6+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably supporting Finance, FP&A, or CFO-office initiatives
    Strong understanding of financial planning & analysis concepts budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and plan types
    Experience translating financial/business KPIs into technical or reporting requirements
    Excellent stakeholder management skills; comfortable interfacing directly with senior finance leaders
    Strong documentation skills can produce clean, unambiguous requirements docs
    Experience working on POCs or pilot initiatives is a plus
    Familiarity with planning tools (Anaplan, IBM TM1, Hyperion, OneStream, or similar) is a plus
    Excellent communication skills able to synthesize input from multiple stakeholders into a coherent requirement set


    Interview mode - In person/Virtual - Virtual

    How many rounds of interview - 2

    Project Code: Alcon Financial Forecasting MVP

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