Facilities & Workplace Business Analyst

Overview

ABM is looking for an experienced, flexible, reliable, outgoing, and professional Business Analyst to join the onsite team for ABM Performance Solutions. This position is an integral part of the onsite client team that owns all facility services related data sources.

As the Facilities & Workplace Business Analyst, you will work closely with cross functional departments to ensure all teams are working towards the same data driven goals to influence and aid in facilities service business decision making for the client. This role will partner with other client departments such as People & Purpose, Business Technology, and Finance to ensure that we are successful in delivering on this goal.

This role will report to the Client Finance Lead and will be dedicated to one ABM client portfolio.

The Finance Associate will provide analytical support to their designated region. This person will be working closely with our Client Finance Lead and Finance Manager to assist in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, analytics, and developing KPI's. This is a key position that will interact with team members at all levels, requiring excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent computer skills, and exceptional problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Work cross functionally with teams within ABM and the client to consolidate, manage and report on the operation and capital expenditure budgets

Partner with Finance to lead the client departments through the monthly financial forecasting and accrual process

Developing scalable and efficient financial processes that support a rapidly growing business

Participate in the short and long-term financial planning of the client organization

Build / maintain reports, dashboards, and metrics to monitor the performance of the organization's financial health and overall business metrics

Apply expertise in data analysis and visualization to see beyond the numbers and tell compelling stories with the data

Deliver data support for both short term and long term business development plans from strategic scope and execution aspects with in-depth analysis.

Actively support the gathering and maintenance of data points for various employee facing client resources

This is an individual contributor role, that will need to work with speed, agility, while being mindful of all the data and financials to help meet the business goals

Create a one source of truth reflected in an automated dashboard that reflects trends and recommendations on Workplace occupancy

Conduct complex research / analyses and participate in meetings with subject matter experts to capture data needs and reporting requirements while noting gaps and inefficiencies

Design advanced data queries / data models / dashboards based on clients' needs, which may require developing the right algorithm to extract / connect information from several different information systems

Ensure that all milestones and deliverables are met in the agreed upon timeline within the project plan

Essential Functions

Develop and maintain complex financial models to support strategic initiatives and business planning

Conduct reports and analysis related to annual budget, capex, and quarterly financial metrics

Review financial reporting for variances and advise on opportunities for improvement

Maintain and report monthly and quarterly operating financial metrics

Operational expense tracking against PO's.

Special projects and other duties as required

Budgeting & Forecasting :

Participate in the annual planning process with client partner.

Supports budget and forecasting activities with client partner.

Assist in monthly reporting, account spend, resource planning, and financial management for facilities management portfolio.

Designing and improving a budget tracking mechanism that Sr. FM can understand and provide actionable insights.

Account-Wide Analytics :

Build and report on account wide spending habits, highlighting variances and provide recommendations to stakeholders on improving efficiency.

Track spend for cost savings. Utilizing statistical analysis to identify sources that consume more budget than required; investigate and provide executive summaries.

New Site / Market Forecasts :

Utilize current sites to model run-rates based on site activity factors.

Assist in creating new site budgets on short-term notice.

Qualifications

10+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience with emphasis on Facilities Services

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field

Financial and data analytics expertise and familiarity with accounting and financial concepts of facilities services, capital projects and operations expenses

Other Qualifications

Proficiency in Microsoft and Google Suites, preferred experience with Google products

Proficiency in financial statement analysis

Ability to work well independently with high attention to detail

MBA in finance, data analytics, or CPA preferred

Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis

Ability to create dashboards

Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools and other financial systems

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field is required

3-5 years of experience in finance and accounting is required

Advanced working knowledge of Excel and other MS Office products

Working knowledge of Hyperion SmartView is required

Experience in Anaplan is preferred

Ability to present financial data concisely, utilizing visualizations when necessary

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to prioritize projects and execute and deliver key objectives in a timely manner

Familiarity with Balance Sheet and Income Statements

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Ability to take direction from supervisors and aggressively contribute to departmental discussions pertaining to problem-solving

Pay : $110,000 - $117,000 DOE

The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant's education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

Benefit Information :

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM's benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management ()

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