Business Analyst – HR Operations & Data Analytics

Job Title: Business Analyst – HR Operations & Data Analytics

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid – 3/2 days/week in office, 2/3 remote)

Hours: 35-40/week (required 4 weeks unpaid vacation)

Duration: 6+ Month Contract, likely extension

Pay range: $63-$65/hr (W2), depending on experience

Interview: Could be onsite in New York, NY or remote via Teams (up to hiring manager). Likely 1-2 rounds of interviews

Our Government client located in New York, NY is seeking a Business Analyst – HR Operations & Data Analytics to support high-priority initiatives within a large enterprise HR Operations and Analytics organization. This role is ideal for a hands-on professional who enjoys combining business analysis, project coordination, process improvement, and data analysis to drive operational excellence.

Working closely with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, you will help coordinate projects, document business processes, analyze operational data, organize information within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, and develop insights that support strategic decision-making. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to enterprise-wide initiatives while improving collaboration, reporting, and business operations across a complex organization.

• Coordinate cross-functional projects, ensuring milestones, deliverables, and timelines remain on track.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to gather business requirements and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Create and maintain project documentation, including meeting minutes, action items, project trackers, status reports, and executive summaries.
• Perform end-to-end business process mapping and document current-state and future-state workflows.
• Analyze business and operational data using Excel and Power BI to generate actionable insights and support decision-making.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership using Microsoft Power BI and PowerPoint.
• Build and maintain organized document libraries using Microsoft 365 tools, including SharePoint, Teams, and One Drive.
• Manage document version control, permissions, and collaboration across Microsoft 365 platforms.
• Support process improvement initiatives by identifying operational inefficiencies and recommending practical solutions.
• Collaborate with HR, operations, and analytics teams to improve workflows and information management.
• Ensure project documentation and business artifacts are complete, organized, and aligned with organizational standards.

• 3+ years of experience in business analysis, project coordination, process improvement, or data analysis.
• Experience working within large, complex, or matrixed organizations.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365, including:
• Share Point
• Microsoft Teams
• One Drive
• Excel
• Power BI
• Power Point
• Outlook
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and data cleansing.
• Experience creating dashboards and visualizations in Power BI.
• Strong business process mapping experience using Microsoft Visio.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working independently and collaboratively.

• Experience supporting HR, Operations, Shared Services, or Business Transformation teams.
• Familiarity with People Soft, Workday, or other ERP/HRIS platforms.
• Experience using project or task management tools.
• Experience creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and process documentation.
• Experience supporting enterprise process improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.

• Business Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Process Mapping
• Project Coordination
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft 365 Administration
• Share Point
• Microsoft Teams
• Power BI
• Advanced Excel
• Microsoft Visio
• Technical Documentation
• SOP Development
• Cross-functional Collaboration

• Microsoft 365
• Share Point
• Microsoft Teams
• One Drive
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power BI
• Microsoft Visio
• Microsoft Power Point
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Project (preferred)
• People Soft / Workday…