<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 looking for a Security Operations Analyst to support critical security initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who is detail oriented and can strengthen day-to-day security operations while contributing to organized project execution and cross-functional coordination. The position blends operational security oversight with structured planning, making it a strong fit for someone who is comfortable working across both analytical and consulting-focused responsibilities.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Monitor security operations activities and help maintain consistent response processes across ongoing initiatives.</p><p>• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to track security-related tasks, priorities, and project timelines.</p><p>• Review operational workflows to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for improved security performance.</p><p>• Support the execution of security programs by organizing deliverables, status updates, and action plans.</p><p>• Assist in documenting procedures, findings, and recommendations to promote clear communication and accountability.</p><p>• Work with teams across the business to align security efforts with project goals and operational requirements.</p><p>• Contribute to issue tracking and follow-up activities to help ensure timely resolution of security concerns.</p>
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>We are looking for a detail-oriented Process Improvement/Re-Engineering Analyst to support accounting and finance operations. This Long-term Contract position focuses on improving financial workflows, increasing automation, and strengthening reporting through advanced data analysis and process redesign. The ideal candidate brings strong Excel expertise, a solid understanding of accounting operations, and the ability to turn complex financial information into practical, scalable solutions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Design and implement automated approaches that simplify close activities, reconciliations, variance reviews, and recurring financial reporting.</p><p>• Examine high-volume financial data to uncover trends, exceptions, control gaps, and opportunities to improve operational efficiency.</p><p>• Evaluate manual accounting tasks and create streamlined solutions that reduce repetitive work while improving accuracy and consistency.</p><p>• Use AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and related technologies to enhance reporting, documentation, reconciliation, and workflow execution.</p><p>• Build analytical models and reporting tools using Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot, and other appropriate automation platforms.</p><p>• Support data extraction, validation, and reporting efforts to improve the quality and usability of accounting and finance information.</p><p>• Partner with controllers, accounting leaders, finance teams, and audit stakeholders to refine processes and strengthen internal controls.</p><p>• Document current and future-state workflows, establish process maps, and recommend practical improvements for ongoing optimization.</p><p>• Contribute to audit requests, compliance-related activities, financial reporting projects, and other special initiatives as needed.</p>
<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>
<p>We are looking for an experienced ERP Business Analyst/Consultant to support financial systems and business operations. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with finance leaders, business users, and technical teams to strengthen system performance, resolve operational issues, and improve day-to-day processes. The ideal candidate brings strong PeopleSoft knowledge, a solid understanding of finance functions such as banking and accounts receivable, and the ability to translate business needs into effective technical solutions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Partner with finance stakeholders and IT teams to align system support with operational and reporting needs.</p><p>• Investigate application issues, identify root causes, and coordinate timely resolutions with technical and business partners.</p><p>• Support financial processes related to banking, receivables, and other core accounting activities within enterprise systems.</p><p>• Review system connections between PeopleSoft and related platforms to help maintain reliable data flow and functional performance.</p><p>• Contribute to configuration updates, testing activities, and enhancement efforts for existing financial applications.</p><p>• Refine and adjust current reports, queries, and dashboards to meet changing business requirements while leveraging existing tools.</p><p>• Gather and document business requirements, process flows, and system behavior to support informed decision-making and project delivery.</p><p>• Recommend process improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen user experience, and improve system effectiveness.</p><p>• Assist teams with system-related responsibilities connected to the ongoing Workday implementation and broader operational support needs.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced compliance and regulatory specialist to support a Financial Services organization in Minneapolis, MN. This contract-to-hire role is entirely remote, and focuses on interpreting regulatory expectations for field social media activity and helping the business maintain effective controls, sound processes, and clear risk-based guidance. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical judgment, research skills, and the ability to translate detailed requirements into practical recommendations for business partners and leadership.</p><p><br></p><p>RESPONSIBILITIES:</p><ul><li>Review, evaluate, and supervise social media activities and marketing communications generated by financial advisors for FINRA and SEC compliance.</li><li>Conduct regulatory research, interpret rules and industry guidance, and translate findings into practical supervisory controls and procedures.</li><li>Identify compliance deficiencies, deliver constructive feedback to field representatives, and drive corrective actions.</li><li>Execute compliance testing, monitoring, and oversight activities across digital communication channels.</li><li>Consult with legal, marketing, and business leaders to support strategic growth while mitigating regulatory exposure.</li></ul>
<p>A growing organization is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support and enhance its cybersecurity operations, threat detection, incident response, and data protection initiatives. This role is ideal for a security professional who enjoys investigating threats, improving security controls, and partnering with stakeholders to strengthen overall security posture.</p><p>Position Overview</p><ul><li>Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents across cloud, endpoint, identity, email, application, and network environments.</li><li>Monitor and maintain security events within a SIEM environment, including alert triage, threat analysis, and incident escalation.</li><li>Develop and leverage KQL queries for investigations, reporting, threat hunting, and detection tuning.</li><li>Support incident response activities including containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident reviews.</li><li>Enhance security monitoring capabilities by reducing false positives, identifying gaps, and improving detection coverage.</li><li>Assist with data protection initiatives including DLP investigations, information protection, insider risk monitoring, auditing, and eDiscovery activities.</li><li>Participate in security risk assessments, control reviews, vendor evaluations, and compliance-related initiatives.</li><li>Create and maintain security procedures, runbooks, metrics, and technical documentation.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to communicate risks, findings, and recommended security improvements.</li><li>Participate in an on-call rotation supporting critical cybersecurity incidents.</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>