We are looking for a Data Security Analyst to join a financial services organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will help shape and uphold enterprise data governance practices, with a strong emphasis on identifying, classifying, and safeguarding unstructured information. This position combines strategic oversight with hands-on responsibility for the security technologies that support data protection and loss prevention efforts. You will work closely with security leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen compliance, reduce information risk, and improve data handling standards across the business.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the development and enforcement of data governance frameworks, standards, and controls that support secure information management across the organization.<br>• Oversee initiatives to discover, classify, and protect unstructured data, ensuring sensitive information is handled according to business and regulatory expectations.<br>• Administer and enhance data protection and data loss prevention solutions, including tools such as Varonis or comparable platforms.<br>• Partner with security, compliance, and business teams to assess information risk and implement practical safeguards that reduce exposure.<br>• Establish meaningful security and governance metrics, then monitor and report on performance to support ongoing improvement.<br>• Translate regulatory obligations into operational data security practices and help maintain alignment with applicable compliance requirements.<br>• Support the maintenance and optimization of security monitoring and related controls that contribute to broader enterprise data integrity and protection goals.<br>• Advise stakeholders on policy adherence, secure data usage, and governance best practices to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
We are looking for a Business Analyst Consultant to support enterprise business initiatives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or through telecommuting arrangements. This Long-term Contract position focuses on partnering with stakeholders to define business needs, improve operational processes, and support large-scale ERP-related initiatives. The role combines business analysis, data validation, testing, and cross-functional coordination to help ensure smooth implementation and sustained adoption of new solutions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with business leaders and operational teams to clarify objectives, define functional needs, and translate those needs into actionable business requirements.<br>• Examine existing workflows to uncover gaps, risks, and inefficiencies, then recommend practical improvements to processes or system functionality.<br>• Prepare, review, and validate large volumes of business data to support migration activities and maintain data quality throughout implementation efforts.<br>• Coordinate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate updates, align expectations, and support organizational readiness for change.<br>• Guide initiatives from discovery and planning through rollout and stabilization, ensuring deliverables remain aligned with business priorities.<br>• Investigate application or process issues, determine underlying causes, and propose solutions that improve performance and operational reliability.<br>• Execute functional and user-focused testing activities, document outcomes, and confirm that enhancements meet business expectations.<br>• Create process documentation, future-state workflow models, training materials, and end-user guidance to support adoption of updated tools and procedures.<br>• Contribute to Agile team routines such as planning sessions, daily collaboration meetings, retrospectives, and solution demonstrations.
<p>Job Summary</p><p>We are seeking a detail-oriented Data Specialist to join a growing organization and support critical data management and administrative functions. This role is responsible for accurately entering, updating, maintaining, and verifying information across multiple systems while ensuring data integrity and confidentiality. The ideal candidate is highly organized, possesses strong attention to detail, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and efficiency are essential. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to operational success by supporting reporting, record maintenance, and administrative processes.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Enter, update, and maintain data within company databases and internal systems with a high degree of accuracy.</li><li>Review records for completeness and accuracy, identifying and correcting discrepancies as needed.</li><li>Process large volumes of information while meeting productivity and quality standards.</li><li>Generate routine reports and assist with data audits as requested.</li><li>Organize and manage digital and physical documentation.</li><li>Support administrative projects, recordkeeping initiatives, and operational tasks.</li><li>Respond to data-related inquiries and research missing or incomplete information.</li><li>Assist with general office and administrative duties as needed.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>This position blends hands-on inventory oversight with business analysis, helping improve product availability, reporting accuracy, and cross-functional decision-making. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with data, identifying process gaps, and turning operational information into practical recommendations.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Monitor inventory activity, evaluate stock trends, and recommend replenishment actions based on sales patterns and demand signals.</p><p>• Perform regular cycle counts and inventory reviews, investigate variances, and address underlying causes to improve record accuracy.</p><p>• Analyze operational and inventory data using tools such as Excel and Power BI to uncover trends, exceptions, and performance insights.</p><p>• Build and maintain reports and dashboards that provide clear visibility into inventory movement, service levels, and key business metrics.</p><p>• Partner with teams across the business to gather reporting needs, clarify priorities, and deliver useful analytical support.</p><p>• Strengthen inventory and reporting workflows by identifying opportunities to improve data collection, consistency, and efficiency.</p><p>• Assist team members in using reporting tools and understanding processes related to inventory data and performance tracking.</p>
<p>We are looking for a senior Data Engineer. This position combines architectural leadership with hands-on development across a modern cloud data ecosystem, with a strong focus on building dependable, scalable, and efficient data solutions. The role will help shape engineering standards, strengthen platform governance, and support high-quality data delivery for enterprise analytics and emerging AI-driven use cases.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Provide technical direction to engineering teams and guide the successful execution of complex data platform initiatives.</p><p>• Create and enhance robust data pipelines and reusable data products that support scalable analytics and reporting needs.</p><p>• Develop and refine cloud-based data solutions using Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, and Azure services.</p><p>• Build automation-first, metadata-driven processing frameworks to improve consistency, maintainability, and operational efficiency.</p><p>• Design curated data structures using established modeling approaches such as Data Vault, Kimball, and dimensional modeling.</p><p>• Improve platform performance through tuning, cost management, and scalability planning across data workloads.</p><p>• Establish and reinforce best practices for data quality, governance, lineage tracking, observability, and CI/CD delivery.</p><p>• Support Azure-based integration, storage, compute, and DevOps capabilities required for reliable end-to-end data operations.</p><p>• Enable data foundations that can support advanced analytics, AI/ML initiatives, and modern analytical architectures.</p>
We are looking for a Data Engineer to strengthen reporting and data capabilities for distribution operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will turn information from sales, inventory, warehouse, vendor, and point-of-sale platforms into practical insights that support branch leaders, purchasing teams, and senior decision-makers. The position focuses on creating reliable data solutions that improve inventory planning, pricing visibility, and day-to-day operational performance across a multi-site distribution environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines that consolidate information from ERP, point-of-sale, warehouse, vendor, and sales systems.<br>• Develop dashboards and operational reports that help business teams monitor inventory movement, pricing performance, margin trends, and service levels.<br>• Write and optimize SQL queries to extract, validate, and transform data from platforms such as SQL Server, Postgres, and distribution-focused ERP systems.<br>• Partner with branch management, purchasing, and leadership teams to translate business questions into clear analytics and reporting solutions.<br>• Ensure data quality and consistency by investigating discrepancies, validating source data, and improving reporting logic across systems.<br>• Support analysis of inventory health by tracking metrics such as turns, fill rate, reorder thresholds, and safety stock performance.<br>• Produce insights that help identify opportunities to improve replenishment decisions, operational efficiency, and pricing accuracy across multiple branches or warehouses.<br>• Contribute to reporting and integration work involving business systems and connected commerce platforms when operational data needs evolve.
We are looking for an experienced technology leader to guide software engineering and analytics initiatives for a healthcare organization in Minnetonka, Minnesota. This role will lead a multidisciplinary team of developers and data professionals, shaping scalable digital solutions that support operational and business goals. The ideal candidate brings a strong mix of hands-on technical knowledge, people leadership, and the ability to align technology investments with measurable outcomes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead and develop a team of software developers and data analysts, fostering accountability, collaboration, and strong performance.<br>• Set the direction for application development, analytics, reporting, integrations, and automation efforts across the organization.<br>• Build and manage a technology roadmap that balances business priorities, risk, resource planning, and long-term value.<br>• Partner with stakeholders across operational, clinical, administrative, and support functions to turn business needs into practical technical solutions.<br>• Oversee delivery practices for modern software development, including Agile execution, release planning, quality standards, and operational support.<br>• Drive the design and improvement of dashboards, reporting tools, and data solutions that enhance decision-making and accessibility.<br>• Guide the use of cloud platforms, APIs, and enterprise architecture approaches to support scalable and reliable systems.<br>• Communicate progress, priorities, investment needs, and outcomes clearly to senior leadership and other key partners.
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support investor reporting and operational coordination for a financial services organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract position will focus on delivering accurate communications, maintaining investor data, and partnering with cross-functional teams to meet reporting deadlines and service expectations. The role is well suited for someone who is highly organized, comfortable handling time-sensitive requests, and able to work effectively across finance, legal, compliance, and operations functions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Coordinate the delivery of recurring investor materials, including performance updates, account statements, financial reports, commentary, and tax-related documents, while ensuring timeliness and accuracy.<br>• Maintain investor information across internal CRM and portal platforms by handling account setup, ongoing updates, document posting, and data reconciliation between systems.<br>• Partner with fund administration, accounting, treasury, operations, legal, and compliance teams to support consistent and accurate investor reporting.<br>• Prepare responses to routine and custom investor and prospect inquiries, including due diligence questionnaires, and gather input from internal subject matter experts for more complex requests.<br>• Support capital activity processing by helping manage subscriptions, redemptions, and transfers, tracking required documentation, and coordinating with internal and external legal and tax contacts.<br>• Review investor records and reporting materials to identify discrepancies, resolve issues, and improve the overall quality of information distributed to stakeholders.<br>• Document workflows and internal guidelines related to investor communications and recommend process enhancements that improve efficiency and control.<br>• Perform financial analysis and ad hoc data review to assist with reporting needs, trend evaluation, and variance-related questions as they arise.
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support financial reporting, client performance analysis, and business decision-making for key accounts in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role partners with internal teams, affiliated entities, and client-facing stakeholders to deliver timely insights, maintain financial accuracy, and support pricing and commission-related activities. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced service environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Produce recurring financial reports and evaluate account profitability to highlight performance trends and business opportunities.<br>• Reconcile commission activity across affiliated organizations, resolve discrepancies, and prepare documentation for finance processing.<br>• Develop quarterly business review materials that clearly communicate financial results and relevant client metrics.<br>• Build and refine pricing structures to support client needs, margin objectives, and commercial decision-making.<br>• Prepare trend analyses and customized reporting for clients, senior stakeholders, and internal business partners as requested.<br>• Complete ad hoc financial studies and special projects within agreed timelines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.<br>• Review client account setups to confirm billing and reporting configurations are correct and help minimize reporting errors or order adjustments.<br>• Ensure commission payments and related reports are accurate, well-supported, and delivered to stakeholders by established deadlines.
<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>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>
We are looking for a strategic finance leader to strengthen the firm’s planning, reporting, and analytical capabilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This position will work closely with senior leadership to turn financial and operational data into practical recommendations that guide business decisions and support long-term goals. The role will also shape a more advanced analytics function by improving reporting tools, performance visibility, and insight generation across the organization.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the annual budget cycle, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning activities to support business priorities and performance goals.<br>• Collaborate with executive leadership to evaluate revenue trends, margin performance, productivity measures, and other indicators that influence financial results.<br>• Build financial models that inform strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and resource planning across the firm.<br>• Deliver clear analysis and well-supported recommendations that help leaders make informed operational and strategic choices.<br>• Oversee the rollout and broader use of analytics and business intelligence solutions that strengthen reporting and decision support.<br>• Create and refine executive dashboards, key performance metrics, and management reports for senior stakeholders.<br>• Interpret complex financial and operational information and present findings in a concise, accessible format for leadership audiences.<br>• Drive deeper trend analysis, forecasting, and profitability assessment to uncover opportunities for improved financial performance.<br>• Lead and mentor finance team members while promoting strong analytical practices, accountability, and continuous improvement.<br>• Support month-end close and cash flow forecasting processes by ensuring accurate financial insight and timely performance reporting.