Senior Business Finance Analyst

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Staff, Office Sycamore, IL, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $95,845.00 To $ Annually

IDEAL Industries, Inc. has built a reputation for over a century by crafting iconic tools and practical technology required in aerospace, data communications, electrical, wire processing and construction. The global family of IDEAL brands include IDEAL Electrical, Anderson Power, and Enatel. A vibrant and dynamic company, IDEAL is best known for our wire connectors, the gold standard for making electrical connections around the world.

Nearly every commercial jet is assembled using IDEAL wire strippers and, as part of the critical equipment on NASA missions, our tools even help NASA astronauts fly to the moon. Most important, our products benefit skilled tradespeople, who reach for IDEAL tools every day.

IDEAL is propelled by the concept of Building an IDEAL World. Our family-run business is committed to building ideal relationships with customers, employees, and communities by crafting some of our industry’s most innovative and trusted tools.

The Senior Finance Business Analyst helps transform how Finance operates through improved analytics, processes, data, systems, and automation. Working at the intersection of Finance and Technology, this role develops scalable reporting solutions, translates Finance needs into system and process improvements, strengthens data quality, and reduces manual effort.

Business Intelligence & Analytics

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Power BI dashboards, reports, data models, and standardized KPI reporting for Finance and business leaders.
• Translate business requirements into scalable reporting solutions that provide insights into financial and operational performance.
• Develop reporting and analytical solutions using Power BI, DAX, Excel, Power Query, One Stream, and workflow or automation technologies.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, well documented, and supported by clear data definitions and governance.
• Analyze financial and operational results to identify trends, performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.

Finance Systems, Data & Process Improvement

• Support and continuously improve Finance applications, including One Stream, Microsoft Dynamics 365, planning platforms, reporting tools, and emerging AI-based capabilities.
• Understand and improve financial data flows between source systems, planning applications, and reporting platforms.
• Validate and reconcile data, investigate reporting issues, and coordinate resolution with Finance and technology teams.
• Analyze current Finance processes and design standardized, scalable future-state processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate activities, reduce spreadsheet dependency, and eliminate repetitive data preparation.

Business Analysis, Implementation & Change

• Gather and translate Finance needs into clear business requirements, functional requirements, workflows, business rules, data requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and act as the liaison among Finance, IT, business teams, external consultants, and software providers.
• Develop test scenarios, coordinate user acceptance testing, validate calculations and data flows, and track issues through resolution.
• Support Finance transformation initiatives from requirements through deployment, including project coordination, risk and issue monitoring, training, and user adoption.
• Develop process maps, procedures, solution documentation, and user guidance to support sustainable implementation.

Financial Analysis &…