Natural Gas Business Analyst

Sprague is passionate about delivering diverse products and programs that warm, power and move the world. We keep homes warm through Northeastern winters and hospitals cool through summer. We help small businesses focus on serving their communities, and our renewable fuels keep our country’s infrastructure running. From importing wind energy components to deploying leading-edge solar technology to help power terminal facilities, we are committed to continually evolving to meet our customers’ changing energy needs.

Our Culture

We recently surveyed our employees to ask them their favorite part of the job. They answered, "The people I work with."

In addition to great coworkers, you’ll enjoy perks like medical benefits and retirement contributions that start on your first day
. Employees start with three weeks (15 days) of paid vacation time per year! Sprague also provides tuition reimbursement for any employee that would like to further their education. Do you like to get involved where you work? Is giving back important to you? It’s important to us, too!
Sprague donates
back to the communities in which we live and work every year and provides opportunities for employees to support various charities throughout the year. In addition, Sprague offers paid volunteer time to allow employees to support charities which are meaningful to them in the communities in which they live. Sprague has a range of committees to support varying initiatives (Sustainability, Charitable, Scholarship, Innovation, Fun Force, etc.).

Sprague is a place that cares about its employees
, its community
, and about creating a place where people want to come to work every day.

Plus, we have some great benefits!

• 401(k) Traditional and Roth plans with employer match of 100% of the first 6% of the employee’s contribution
• Defined Contribution Plan with an automatic contribution from Sprague
• Flexible Working Policy
• Choice of high deductible and PPO Health Plans to fit your individual needs
• Wellness Program

We want to hear from you!

Our Nat. Gas Business Analyst will analyze and document existing processes and procedures within the natural gas business unit. You will propose enhancements to the business stakeholders with process designs that leverage relevant applications and technology. In this role you will work closely with the Business Analyst Manager, Development Team and stakeholders to implement process improvements that will remove existing process redundancies and inefficiencies, as well as utilize advanced knowledge of the business to interpret user requirements, needs, and translate those requirements into actionable user stories and production issues.

Our ideal candidate will have strong critical thinking skills, can prioritize workload, and can work independently as well as with a team. If you can work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment and are able to relate to customers, outside contacts, and fellow employees then this is the job for you!

• Using a nuanced understanding of the natural gas business model and competencies, audit existing processes and procedures for inefficiencies, lack of documentation, poor controls, or hindered data clarity/visibility.
• Identify the relevant stakeholders applicable to a particular process and relevant process owners among users and work to empower those users to influence positive changes in their existing processes.
• Apply business knowledge in documentation of “current state” workflows in a manner defined by the Natural Gas BA Manager and validate the workflows with both the BA Manager and the applicable stakeholders and process owners.
• Analyze existing process workflows, design and develop improved process workflows that are both congruent with institutional business knowledge and that use relevant contemporary applications and technologies.
• Collaborate with developers to gain an understanding of how our applications function from the ground up and take necessary steps to ensure that those applications are consistent with fundamental business knowledge.
• Conduct meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings and to validate business requirements prior to presenting them to the…