The Role
Analyzes operational and financial data, metrics, budgets, forecasts, trends, and variances to support management decision-making. Produces reports, identifies data issues, performs cost-benefit analyses, and develops financial forecasts. Partners with project teams and business leaders to define reporting needs, maintain documentation, improve processes, and promote consistent enterprise measurement practices that drive cost savings and productivity.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
This position offers a hybrid schedule with mix of remote and on-site work at the Ruan Campus located downtown Des Moines
Ruan is a great place to work! We have talented and dedicated people and reward excellence. Our mission is to employ the best team in the industry to move our customers' business safely, efficiently and on time, every time. Ruan is seeking a Business Unit Support Analyst to prepares and analyzes data from various sources providing reliable conclusions that management can use to implement more effective operational strategies and monitors financial results in relation to budgeting and forecasting expectations.
Responsibilities:
- Research, review and analyze key operational and financial metrics utilizing business intelligence, dashboard applications and multiple external data sources. Identify data errors, discrepancies and reporting issues. Communicate results and recommendations to business partners and leaders from various functional areas.
- Consolidate and analyze financial data while comparing results to the company's goals, budgets and forecasts.
- Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis.
- Perform trend and variance analysis. Perform cost/benefit analysis and develop financial forecasts.
- Work with project teams and functional leaders to determine business reporting needs and requirements, develop and maintain appropriate documentation, and manage data analysis projects.
- Monitor and support enterprise adoption of common and consistent measurements and reporting tools to encourage data-driven decisions.
- Review current business processes and supporting data to identify opportunities to improve business practices and processes, directly impacting cost savings and productivity improvements.
Job Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree required, or an equivalent amount of education and related experience may be considered. Course of study considered: Business, Finance Engineering, Accouting or related field of study.
Experience: 3-5 years of experience of financial data analysis and reporting is preferred.
- Individual must demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
- Must have strong communication, written and oral, skills. Must have the ability to communicate ideas to others.
- Must be able to communicate analytical and process information to non-analytical staff.
- Must have excellent math skills with ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages.
- Must be proficient in workflow tools such as Sequel, Power BI or other reporting tools in addition to Microsoft Office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Travel is required for this position.
Benefits:
Ruan provides benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, as well as 401k and Paid Time Off.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent education and related experience
- 3-5 years of experience in financial data analysis and reporting
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate analytical and process information to non-analytical staff
- Excellent mathematics skills, including computing rates, ratios, and percentages
- Proficiency with SQL, Power BI, or other reporting tools
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Willingness and ability to travel
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The Company
What We Do
About Ruan Founded in 1932, Ruan is a family-owned transportation company providing Dedicated Contract Transportation, Managed Transportation, Value-added Warehousing, and Brokerage Support Services. With more than 90 years of transportation and logistics experience, Ruan is one of the top 10 privately owned transportation service companies in the country. The company operates in 48 states and has more than 300 locations nationwide.
