JPMorgan Forecast Consolidation Business Analyst Associate 

United States, Ohio, Columbus 

428901375

As a Business Analyst within the Forecast Aggregation team, you will be instrumental in implementing the strategic project

Job responsibilities

• Analyzing, evaluating and challenging both the current and future state business processes and application architecture to identify areas of opportunity for improvement / automation around the forecast data aggregation processes
• Developing the future state vision for the data aggregation data and product, tracking against initiatives and leveraging OKRs to produce weekly/monthly/quarterly and ad-hoc reporting to senior leaders through business reviews
• Leveraging various technologies and data analytics skills to streamline the collection, modeling, calculation, accuracy assessment and reporting for financial data sets (budget, outlook etc.)
• Working with technology to modernize the supporting infrastructure and deliver flexible self-service tools to end-users
• Executing within a fast-paced environment and leveraging the Agile framework

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance,Business Administration, Management, or a related field
• 3+ years of work experience inbusiness transformation, process improvement, or related roles; within the financial services industry
• Experience in process improvement methodologies and leading organizational transformation practices
• Proficiency with data gathering, modeling and manipulation, analytics and problem solving skills with the ability present conclusions concisely
• Familiar with financial concepts and various financial calculations leveraged to deliver complete / accurate financial results and business insights
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly
• Highly motivated with a proven track record for executing on large to small programs, often under pressure given short lead times or with little information / direction
• Inquisitive, enthusiastic and diligent team player with the ability to challenge, while at the same time remaining a respected as a trusted partner for the Planning & Analysis teams
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Professional experience in Lean Management / Kaizen / Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement / Business Excellence / Operational Excellence / Quality Management / Business Process Mapping, etc.
• Data analytics and data modeling using Python, SQL and / or R
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services features, such as Databricks and Lakehouse architecture
• Experience with BI tools such as Tableau and Alteryx
• Agile Principles and tools such as Confluence/JIRA
• Experience with other forecast aggregation tools such as Anaplan and Essbase