Business Analyst

About Us

Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC is a privately held company with over 35 years of history dedicated to providing corrugated box manufacturing machines and services to the changing industry. As the paperboard packaging industry's premier global supplier of productivity-enhancing process machinery and systems, we supply innovative designs, intelligent automation, and optimized workflow, coupled with highly responsive parts and service support. Our United States and Europe based engineering, manufacturing, sales and service operations provide a global support system covering the full product portfolio of Alliance, Serco, TEI, ASC, Pallmac, J&L and Tanabe machines.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

On-site role in Spokane, WA

The Business Systems Analyst supports the organization's Visual ERP environment and its data, reporting, and process infrastructure: supporting and training users, troubleshooting issues, and driving process improvement. This role emphasizes ERP administration and support today, with growth toward broader business analysis over time.

This is a hands‑on, detail‑driven role. The person in this seat will spend most of their time in the data: running daily reconciliation checks, resolving anomalies in inventory, labor, and financial transactions, and helping departments and individuals understand how the ERP system functions and what the data is telling them. Deep SQL expertise is not required at hire — data fluency (understanding relationships, joins, and how transactional data flows through an ERP system) matters more, and query‑writing skill will develop on the job, increasingly supported by AI‑assisted tools.

We empower organizational success through responsive ERP support, data analytics, and innovative solutions, striving to connect people and systems with empathy and integrity.

• Responsive — respond to requests promptly, with proactive communication throughout.
• Innovative — pursue creative, fit‑for‑purpose solutions and new tools.
• Empathy — listen first and understand the need behind every request.
• Integrity — ensure data is complete, accurate, and verified; hold to honest, transparent standards.

• Review a standing set of daily reconciliation queries across inventory, labor, and financial transactions, resolving anomalies before they compound.
• Investigate and address data issues (orphaned records, shipment discrepancies, transaction errors), using judgment on when to resolve directly vs. loop in the relevant department.
• Research and test ERP functionality to validate fixes, evaluate new features, and support process changes before rollout.
• Manage ERP user setup, access, and basic system administration, including user license management.
• Manage and oversee test databases, and coordinate with corporate teams (such as SQL DBAs), technical support, and service providers.
• Assist with configuration file updates and installing report software as needed.
• Provide both formal and informal training, for both individuals and groups, on Infor Visual ERP functionality, processes, and best practices.
• Support month‑end close, including same‑day resolution of time‑sensitive costing anomalies and reconciliation items.

• Develop, maintain, and…