<p>We are looking for an experienced AI Business Analyst/Consultant. This opportunity centers on turning business challenges into practical AI solutions within a Microsoft-based environment, with a strong emphasis on hands-on delivery and stakeholder partnership. The role offers the chance to help advance a broad pipeline of initiatives by shaping concepts, building usable tools, and supporting successful adoption across the business.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Engage with department leaders and end users to identify opportunities, clarify objectives, and define solution requirements for AI initiatives.</p><p>• Convert operational and finance-related business needs into workable solution designs, proof of concepts, and scalable implementation plans.</p><p>• Create, configure, test, and launch AI-powered tools, prompts, workflows, and digital assistants using Microsoft-centered technologies.</p><p>• Work closely with internal AI team members to improve solution quality, prepare deployments, and move projects into production use.</p><p>• Manage multiple initiatives from early discovery through release while maintaining momentum across a growing project pipeline.</p><p>• Support rollout activities by guiding users, explaining functionality, and encouraging adoption of newly delivered tools.</p><p>• Recommend priorities across competing requests by evaluating business impact, feasibility, and readiness for execution.</p><p>• Contribute to workflow automation efforts using platforms such as Microsoft Copilot and Power Automate where appropriate.</p>
<p>We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst to support business operations and strengthen the connection between functional teams and technology solutions in Bloomington, Minnesota. This role focuses on understanding business needs, improving processes, and helping resolve system-related issues that affect day-to-day performance. The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical mindset, experience with enterprise applications, and the ability to translate complex requirements into practical, effective solutions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Partner with business teams and technical stakeholders to gather needs, clarify objectives, and convert operational challenges into well-defined system requirements.</p><p>• Investigate application and process issues by reviewing incidents, identifying patterns, and helping drive timely resolution of production support concerns.</p><p>• Facilitate root cause analysis efforts and contribute to problem resolution and controlled change activities related to enterprise systems.</p><p>• Create clear documentation such as process maps, workflow diagrams, use cases, and data flow materials to support solution design and implementation.</p><p>• Assist with the planning, validation, rollout, and post-launch support of business applications across multiple functional areas.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve system performance through automation and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools.</p><p>• Evaluate proposed solutions to ensure they align with business goals, preserve data accuracy, and support compliance and operational reliability</p>
<p>We are looking for a Functional Business Analyst to support business process improvement initiatives for a construction-focused organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract position will work closely with business stakeholders to evaluate workflows, define functional needs, and help shape practical automation solutions using modern Microsoft tools. The role is ideal for someone who can connect business objectives with technology capabilities, especially in areas involving AI-assisted productivity, process automation, and structured requirements documentation.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Analyze current business operations and identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and streamlined processes.</p><p>• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather, clarify, and document functional requirements in detailed business requirements documents.</p><p>• Translate stakeholder needs into actionable solution recommendations using Microsoft Copilot, Power Apps, and Power Automate.</p><p>• Create and refine prompts that improve AI-assisted outputs for business users and support practical use cases.</p><p>• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure proposed solutions align with business rules, operational goals, and compliance expectations.</p><p>• Review business systems and workflows to recommend enhancements that strengthen accuracy, consistency, and user adoption.</p><p>• Support automation initiatives that may involve updates to existing tools, processes, or platform configurations.</p><p>• Contribute to accounting-related process analysis by considering internal controls and alignment with GAAP-based practices where applicable.</p>
<p>We are looking for a sharp, detail-driven Investment Operations Analyst to support an investment loan portfolio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will help maintain accurate reporting, evaluate loan and portfolio performance, and strengthen day-to-day operational controls across investment activity. This position is well suited for someone who enjoys working with financial data, improving processes, and partnering with internal teams and external service providers to keep operations running smoothly.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead recurring financial reporting activities for the investment portfolio, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.</p><p>• Review monthly investor remittance activity and reconcile loan-level data, including interest accruals, payoff activity, and delinquency reporting.</p><p>• Compile month-end portfolio metrics for lending partners and validate key balances such as principal, and interest reserve positions.</p><p>• Verify the accuracy and consistency of data tied to newly acquired assets before it is incorporated into reporting and monitoring processes.</p><p>• Support loan funding administration by assessing draw requests against project progress and facilitating timely disbursements to contractors.</p><p>• Coordinate data gathering and reconciliation efforts across internal records, servicers, fund administrators, and other external providers.</p><p>• Produce and maintain portfolio performance reports and track records to support ongoing analysis and management oversight.</p><p>• Monitor cash activity across the portfolio and assist with capital calls, drawdowns, and investor distribution processing.</p><p>• Respond to investor information requests and contribute to due diligence materials, ad hoc analyses, and special projects as needed.</p>
<p>We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Data Analyst to join our team in Maple Grove, Minnesota. This role is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting complex data sets to support business decision-making, operational performance, and strategic planning. The ideal candidate will have advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel and proven experience in market forecasting, trend analysis, and reporting.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Analyze large data sets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable business insights.</li><li>Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and models to support leadership decision-making.</li><li>Use advanced Excel functions to manipulate, summarize, and analyze data, including:</li><li>PivotTables and PivotCharts</li><li>XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS</li><li>Nested IF statements</li><li>Power Query</li><li>Data validation</li><li>Conditional formatting</li><li>Advanced formulas and financial/statistical functions</li><li>Build and refine market forecasting models to project sales, demand, revenue, and business trends.</li><li>Partner with cross-functional teams to gather reporting requirements and deliver meaningful analysis.</li><li>Monitor key performance indicators and provide recommendations based on findings.</li><li>Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across reporting systems.</li><li>Present analytical findings to stakeholders in a clear, concise, and business-friendly manner.</li><li>Support budgeting, planning, and strategic initiatives through data-driven forecasting and scenario analysis.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and increase efficiency through automation and best practices.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced ERP Business Analyst/Consultant to support financial systems and serve as a key connection point between business stakeholders and technical teams in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract position offers the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment while helping finance operations run smoothly across banking, receivables, reporting, and enterprise applications. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, hands-on ERP knowledge, and the ability to translate operational needs into practical system solutions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with finance leaders, end users, and IT professionals to align system capabilities with operational and reporting needs.<br>• Provide functional support for financial processes related to banking, accounts receivable, and associated enterprise applications.<br>• Investigate application issues, identify root causes, and coordinate timely resolution with technical and business teams.<br>• Review data flows and system connections between PeopleSoft and other platforms to maintain reliable integrations.<br>• Assist with application setup, validation, testing activities, and improvements to existing ERP functionality.<br>• Update and refine current reports, queries, and dashboards to address changing business priorities without unnecessary new development.<br>• Capture business needs, process maps, and system documentation to support enhancements and ongoing operations.<br>• Recommend workflow improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen accuracy, and support better user experience.<br>• Contribute business analysis and coordination support for finance-related activities connected to the Workday implementation.<br>• Use tools such as ServiceNow, Cognos, and related reporting technologies to support incidents, requests, and analytical needs.
<p>We are looking for a SeniorSAP Business Analyst to support warehouse and supply chain operations for a growing team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This position focuses on improving business processes across SAP warehouse management and related enterprise functions, with an emphasis on practical analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and scalable solution design. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of manufacturing and logistics workflows and can translate operational needs into effective SAP-enabled outcomes.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Analyze warehouse, logistics, and supply chain processes to identify business needs and recommend SAP-based improvements across operational workflows.</p><p>• Partner with stakeholders to define functional requirements for inbound, outbound, and internal warehouse activities, ensuring solutions align with business goals.</p><p>• Support configuration, testing, and optimization of SAP warehouse management capabilities, including posting changes, transfer processes, staging activities, and inventory-related transactions.</p><p>• Evaluate integration points between warehouse operations, transportation functions, and dock scheduling processes to improve end-to-end execution.</p><p>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address process gaps involving production support, quality-related activities, and material movement within manufacturing environments.</p><p>• Contribute to solution design and documentation for shipment processing, shipment cost tracking, and electronic document flows such as IDoc-related activities.</p><p>• Facilitate business analysis activities including requirements gathering, process mapping, gap analysis, and validation of proposed SAP enhancements.</p><p>• Participate in project delivery using structured methodologies, working closely with technical teams, business users, and testing groups to ensure successful implementa</p>
We are looking for a Senior SAP Business Analyst to support planning and supply chain initiatives for a growing organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role focuses on improving business processes across advanced planning, demand planning, and supply network planning while partnering with stakeholders to align system capabilities with operational goals. The ideal candidate brings strong SAP planning expertise, sound business analysis skills, and experience working in manufacturing environments.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with business and operations teams to evaluate planning needs and translate them into effective SAP-based solutions across advanced planning, demand planning, and supply network planning functions.<br>• Analyze current workflows, identify process gaps, and recommend improvements that strengthen forecasting, supply planning, and material availability.<br>• Configure and support SAP planning modules, ensuring business requirements are accurately reflected in system design and functional specifications.<br>• Manage integration activities involving core planning transactions and connected processes such as planned orders, purchase requisitions, process orders, and monitoring of planning data flows.<br>• Work independently to investigate issues, assess root causes, and coordinate resolutions that minimize disruption to manufacturing and supply chain operations.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using structured delivery practices to document requirements, validate outcomes, and support implementation efforts.<br>• Produce clear process documentation, functional designs, and business analysis artifacts that support decision-making and long-term system sustainability.
<p>We are looking for a Logistics Analyst to support transportation, distribution, and supply chain activities for a growing operation in Arden Hills, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone with a solid foundation in logistics coordination who can help maintain efficient product movement across domestic and global channels. The role focuses on analyzing shipment activity, improving day-to-day logistics execution, and partnering with internal teams and external providers to keep supply chain operations running smoothly.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Monitor inbound and outbound shipments to help ensure timely delivery and accurate movement of goods across the supply chain.</p><p>• Coordinate with carriers, warehouses, and internal stakeholders to resolve transportation issues and maintain continuity in distribution activities.</p><p>• Review logistics data and shipment trends to identify delays, cost concerns, and opportunities to improve service performance.</p><p>• Support global and domestic logistics processes by helping manage documentation, scheduling, and communication related to freight movement.</p><p>• Track key supply chain metrics and prepare reports that help teams make informed decisions on logistics performance.</p><p>• Assist with inventory flow and distribution planning to align product availability with operational needs.</p><p>• Investigate delivery exceptions, shortages, or routing problems and recommend practical solutions to minimize disruption.</p><p>• Contribute to logistics process updates and operational changes, including support for internal system-related workflow adjustments when required.</p>
We are looking for a Marketing AI Analyst to join a retail organization on a Contract basis in Bloomington, Minnesota. This position focuses on turning marketing and customer data into actionable insights through AI-driven analysis, predictive modeling, and performance reporting. The ideal candidate will blend strong analytical thinking with hands-on experience across marketing platforms, analytics tools, and modern AI technologies to support smarter business decisions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze marketing, customer, and campaign data to identify trends, opportunities, and performance insights that inform business strategy.<br>• Build and refine predictive models that help forecast customer behavior, campaign outcomes, and key retail marketing metrics.<br>• Connect and evaluate datasets from multiple business platforms to improve the quality, accessibility, and usefulness of AI-driven analysis.<br>• Create dashboards and visual reports in tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker to communicate findings to stakeholders clearly and effectively.<br>• Use platforms including Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, and Google Ads data sources to assess digital marketing effectiveness and optimize spend.<br>• Partner with CRM and marketing teams to measure audience engagement, campaign performance, and customer lifecycle results.<br>• Apply Python and AI technologies to streamline analysis, enhance modeling approaches, and support advanced marketing use cases.<br>• Contribute to the use of emerging frameworks such as LangGraph and MCP-level tools where appropriate for analytical and AI workflow development.
We are looking for a detail-oriented Business Analyst Coordinator to support member identity and eligibility data activities within a health insurance environment in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys analyzing records, resolving data discrepancies, and contributing to operational accuracy across cross-functional teams. In this role, you will help maintain data integrity, assist with process support, and contribute to quality-focused improvements that strengthen member information management.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Review potential member identity matches in assigned work queues and determine the appropriate resolution based on established guidelines<br>• Investigate data discrepancies by analyzing records and comparing member information across systems and sources<br>• Reconcile member records to improve accuracy, consistency, and alignment of eligibility-related data<br>• Provide day-to-day operational and process support for the broader operations support team<br>• Identify recurring data patterns and recommend opportunities to refine matching logic and reduce manual workload<br>• Assist with quality reporting, audits, and documentation activities to support compliance and performance standards<br>• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by helping develop practical solutions that enhance data stewardship processes
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support planning, reporting, and performance analysis for a growing organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role combines financial modeling, systems ownership, and cross-functional partnership to improve visibility into business performance and support timely decision-making. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, experience with budgeting and forecasting, and the ability to turn complex data into practical financial insights.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage the Vena platform as the primary functional owner, including configuration, model structure, reporting logic, data hierarchies, and AI-enabled planning capabilities.<br>• Lead the financial onboarding of acquired businesses by organizing source data, validating accuracy, and building reliable reporting pipelines from operational systems and NetSuite.<br>• Create and enhance management reports, dashboards, and automated analyses that provide leadership with clear and timely financial insight.<br>• Maintain a rolling three-statement forecast along with a 13-week cash flow model to support liquidity planning, profitability analysis, and debt capacity evaluation.<br>• Work closely with department leaders to develop, consolidate, and monitor functional budgets and support company-wide planning activities.<br>• Build and maintain allocation methodologies for service-related functions and embed them into budgeting and forecast models to improve consistency across reporting.<br>• Update long-range financial models to reflect evolving growth assumptions, utilization expectations, and capital planning priorities.<br>• Track post-acquisition earn-out metrics and prepare accurate calculations and reporting to support performance-based payment obligations.<br>• Prepare recurring financial packages, variance explanations, lender deliverables, and covenant reporting for external stakeholders, including investors and financing partners.
<p>Our client in the Southwest metro is looking for a Financial Analyst with strong business partnering who has worked with large data sets and has done strategic analytics. This company is privately owned and has great leadership and is growing. Please reach out on LinkedIn @JenniferExsted.</p>
<p><strong>Help drive decisions that shape the future of the business.</strong></p><p>We're looking for a Financial Analyst who enjoys solving problems, uncovering trends, and helping leaders make smarter business decisions. If you enjoy working with data and influencing strategy, this could be the role for you.</p><p>In this role, you'll move beyond simply reporting numbers and become a valued business partner to leaders throughout the organization.</p><p>What You'll Be Doing</p><ul><li>Build financial models to support operational and strategic decisions</li><li>Analyze revenue, expenses, profitability, and key performance metrics</li><li>Prepare monthly reporting packages and management presentations</li><li>Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities</li><li>Identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements</li><li>Partner with accounting and operational teams to improve financial visibility</li><li>Transform complex data into actionable insights</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team in Newport, Minnesota. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to analyze financial data and provide insights that drive strategic decisions within our sales and marketing departments. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to the company’s growth through informed financial planning and reporting.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze sales and marketing data to identify performance trends and provide actionable insights.<br>• Build and maintain financial models to support strategic planning and decision-making processes.<br>• Create and deliver reports on critical metrics such as customer acquisition costs and sales pipeline efficiency.<br>• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to assess campaign effectiveness and recommend optimal budget allocations.<br>• Track expenses and variances, ensuring alignment with financial goals while identifying opportunities for cost savings.<br>• Assist in the development of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for sales and marketing departments.<br>• Conduct pricing and margin analyses to support decision-making, including customer profitability and segmentation.<br>• Manage and evaluate royalty rates, profitability of licensed products, and costing data to enhance financial outcomes.<br>• Present financial findings and recommendations to senior leadership in a clear and actionable format.<br>• Perform ad hoc financial analyses to support business strategies, pricing decisions, and organizational assessments.