Epicor Business Analyst<p>We are seeking a skilled EPICOR Business Analyst to join our client’s dynamic team and play a crucial role in optimizing their EPICOR ERP system to enhance business processes.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role</strong> The Epicor Business Analyst will have hands-on experience with Epicor ERP systems, BPM (Business Process Management), and BAQs (Business Activity Queries). The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of Epicor’s functionality, possess strong analytical skills, and have a working knowledge of SQL to support reporting, data analysis, and system optimization.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Provide day to day technical/functional support and troubleshooting for Epicor-related issues, ensuring timely resolution </li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the system meets business requirements and is aligned with organizational goals.</li><li>Analyze and optimize business processes using Epicor ERP, focusing on improving efficiency and performance.</li><li>Design and implement BPMs (Business Process Management) to automate workflows and streamline business operations.</li><li>Develop and maintain BAQs (Business Activity Queries) for data analysis and reporting purposes.</li><li>Work closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, identify gaps, and provide data-driven solutions.</li><li>Perform data extraction and manipulation using SQL queries to support reporting needs and ad hoc analysis.</li><li>Train users and develop documentation for Epicor modules, BPMs, and BAQs.</li><li>Participate in system upgrades, testing, and validation of Epicor ERP.</li></ul>Business AnalystWe are seeking a Business Analyst to become an integral part of our Wholesale Distribution team located in Houston, Texas. In this role, you will be tasked with analyzing business processes and functions, conducting AB testing, and using tools such as Atlassian Jira and Microsoft Excel to deliver solutions that meet our business needs. <br><br>Responsibilities:<br><br>• Analyze and understand business process functions to identify areas for improvement<br>• Utilize Atlassian Jira for project management and task tracking<br>• Conduct Gap Analysis to identify discrepancies between existing and desired business processes<br>• Use CRM systems for managing customer interactions and data<br>• Employ Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting<br>• Use Microsoft Word for creating and maintaining business requirement documents<br>• Conduct AB Testing to compare different versions of a product or service<br>• Apply Agile Scrum methodologies in project management <br>• Administer claims in accordance with company policies and procedures<br>• Resolve customer inquiries and ensure customer satisfaction.Business Analyst - Power/Gas Industry (Hybrid Role)<p><strong>Job Summary: </strong>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Business Analyst (BA)</strong> with <strong>power/gas industry expertise</strong> and strong <strong>ETRM (Energy Trading and Risk Management)</strong> experience. This hybrid position requires in-office attendance four days a week (Monday through Thursday). As a Business Analyst, you will act as a key liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring the successful documentation, analysis, and implementation of business requirements and system functionalities.</p><p>This role centers around analyzing functional capabilities in the energy sector, focusing on the integration and enhancement of digital platforms and systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Owners, Scrum Teams, and external partners, to deliver value-driven solutions aligned with business goals.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong> </p><p><strong>Analysis and Documentation:</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, document, and refine business requirements and functional specifications related to <strong>Power/Gas</strong> operations.</li><li>Conduct functional analysis for digital platform features, identifying gaps and opportunities in ETRM systems.</li><li>Create and maintain user story backlogs using Agile tools such as <strong>JIRA</strong>.</li><li>Break down complex features into well-defined user stories and tasks for cross-functional teams.</li></ul><p><strong>Stakeholder Collaboration:</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as a trusted intermediary between business users and technical teams, facilitating clear communication.</li><li>Partner with internal and external customers to address system challenges, identify enhancements, and institutionalize solutions.</li><li>Drive user acceptance by ensuring the alignment of system functionality with business needs.</li></ul><p><strong>Agile Support:</strong></p><ul><li>Facilitate Agile team ceremonies (e.g., scoping, estimation sessions) and coordinate directly with Scrum Teams.</li><li>Support backlog grooming, task creation, and Agile estimation sessions to assess functionality-related cross-team efforts.</li></ul><p><strong>Project Leadership:</strong></p><ul><li>Coordinate resources and assist in planning for feature enablement on enterprise digital platforms.</li><li>Review project progress, ensuring accuracy, timely delivery, and adherence to priorities.</li></ul><p><strong>Work Environment:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Work Location</strong>: Hybrid work model, with in-office attendance required from <strong>Monday to Thursday</strong>.</li><li><strong>Industry Focus</strong>: The role necessitates familiarity with the Power/Gas market and the ETRM space.</li></ul>Business Analyst<p>We are looking for a Business Analyst with expertise in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Azure DevOps. In this role, you will gather and analyze business requirements, work closely with development teams, and manage project workflows using Azure DevOps tools to ensure successful project delivery. Apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity!</p>Business AnalystWe are offering a contract for a Business Analyst role in The Woodlands, Texas, United States. As a Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in simplifying complex technical problems for both the business and developers. Your responsibilities will also include system administration for various applications and leading agile ceremonies, among other tasks.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br><br>• Work closely with business partners across multiple lines of business to create user stories and gather requirements.<br>• Convert user stories and acceptance criteria into technical documentation for developers, including mapping documents, flow charts, test plans, and requirements traceability matrices.<br>• Manage the ERP, document management system, and other third-party applications, liaising with vendor consultants as necessary.<br>• Conduct agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, product demos, and retrospectives while maintaining board discipline to ensure all work is properly documented.<br>• Arrange collaboration sessions to bridge communication gaps and remove any impediments or blockers.<br>• Assist business partners during user-acceptance testing, including environment stabilization, test setup, test execution, and review of test results.<br>• Oversee Power BI workspaces and contribute to Power BI report and dataset development when required.<br>• Participate in some development tasks as needed, particularly with Power BI.<br>• Serve as a leader in a fast-paced, agile environment, constantly finding inventive ways to remove obstacles and help the team document its work.Business AnalystWe are offering a long term contract employment opportunity for a Business Analyst in The Woodlands, Texas. This role involves problem-solving, facilitating collaboration, and administering critical business systems in a fast-paced, agile environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Facilitate collaboration sessions to bridge communication gaps and remove any impediments or blockers.<br>• Administer and manage ERP, document management systems, and other third-party applications.<br>• Engage with business partners from multiple lines of business to write user stories and gather requirements.<br>• Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into technical documentation like mapping documents, flow charts, test plans, and RTMs for developers.<br>• Lead agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, DSUs, product demos, retros and manage board discipline to ensure all work is properly documented on the team task board.<br>• Support business partners in user-acceptance testing (UAT), including environment stabilization, test setup, test execution, and review of test results.<br>• Manage Power BI workspaces and contribute to Power BI report and data-set development as required.Business Analyst with Power BIWe are offering an exciting opportunity for a Business Analyst with Power BI in The Woodlands, Texas. The role is within a dynamic industry and will involve a variety of tasks, including processing customer applications, maintaining accurate customer records, and resolving customer inquiries. The successful candidate will also monitor customer accounts and take appropriate action when necessary.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Utilizing Power BI to analyze and present business data effectively.<br>• Implementing Atlassian Jira to manage projects and tasks.<br>• Applying CRM strategies to maintain and enhance customer relationships.<br>• Conducting Gap Analysis to identify areas for improvement and propose effective solutions.<br>• Using Microsoft Excel and Word for data management and documentation.<br>• Executing AB Testing to compare variants and improve performance.<br>• Applying Agile Scrum methodologies in project management to ensure efficient workflow.<br>• Understanding Business Process Functions to align operations with business objectives.<br>• Developing Business Requirement Documents to guide the development process.<br>• Overseeing Claim Administration to ensure accurate and timely claim resolutions.Senior Developer, Business Intelligence<p><strong>Position Title:</strong> <strong>Senior Technical Business Analyst</strong></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> <strong>Houston, TX (Hybrid – 4 days in-office per week)</strong></p><p><strong>Employment Type:</strong> <strong>Contract (Potential for Full-Time Conversion)</strong></p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>We are expanding our team to support <strong>sustainability and renewable energy</strong> initiatives. As part of our growth strategy, we are implementing <strong>cutting-edge digital technologies</strong>, including an <strong>Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) platform</strong>.</p><p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Technical Business Analyst</strong> with <strong>Energy and ETRM experience</strong> to drive the success of these initiatives. This role requires strong collaboration with <strong>Product Owners, Business Stakeholders, Development Teams, Data Teams, and Third-Party Consultants</strong> to define and implement business solutions.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as a <strong>liaison</strong> between business and technical teams to translate complex business needs into <strong>functional and technical requirements</strong>.</li><li>Collaborate with Product Owners to analyze, document, and prioritize <strong>feature development and enhancements</strong> for digital platforms.</li><li>Conduct <strong>discovery, gap analysis, and process mapping</strong> to define current-state workflows and future-state improvements.</li><li>Maintain and manage project documentation, including <strong>business process flows, functional specifications, and user stories</strong> in <strong>Jira and Confluence</strong>.</li><li>Assist in project planning, <strong>resource coordination</strong>, and ensuring business-user acceptance.</li><li>Work closely with <strong>UX, design, and technology teams</strong> to develop innovative and scalable solutions.</li><li>Support the Product Owner in defining and managing the <strong>product roadmap</strong> and aligning it with business objectives.</li></ul><p><br></p>Analyst I, Digital Business<p>We are offering a long-term project for a Digital Business Analyst in Houston, Texas. As a Digital Business Analyst, your primary role will be to act as a liaison between the technical staff and business owners, coordinating with users to define and document business and user requirements, process flow definitions, and functional specifications. You will also be responsible for maintaining and updating the project documentation library and assisting the project team in obtaining business user acceptance.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><br></p><p>• Facilitate strategic vision contributions regarding business solutions development in collaboration with management and individual team leaders.</p><p>• Assist in coordinating project tasks and resources as per the project plans.</p><p>• Perform business processes and systems analysis, taking into consideration the implications to the current and future business environment.</p><p>• Collaborate on the deliverables, cost, schedule, and quality of one or more enterprise solutions projects.</p><p>• Review progress and evaluate results to ensure accuracy and efficiency.</p><p>• Collaborate with internal and external customers, suppliers, and other partners to resolve problems, respond to suggestions for improvement and enhancements, test, refine, and institutionalize solutions.</p><p>• Drive projects and the organization towards achieving business results.</p><p>• Conduct functional analysis for target features of the digital platform.</p><p>• Analyze current and target platform features and functionality.</p><p>• Research functional and technical systems and processes to discover key gaps to enable functionality.</p><p>• Develop recommendations to resolve any functionality gaps.</p><p>• Facilitate scoping and estimation sessions within Scrum Teams.</p><p>• Collaborate with Systems Analyst to enumerate functional and technical tasks required to enable features and functionality.</p>Business Systems Analyst• Acts as a liaison between various business units to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate business requirements for changes to business processes, policies, and business systems.<br>• Supports the applications team in delivering robust solutions to the enterprise.<br>• Interacts with software, hardware, and/or professional services vendors.<br>• Develops automated process workflow routines focused on automating business processes using deployed applications.<br>• Participates in efforts to evaluate, select, and implement third party software, vendors and/or service providers<br>• Monitors the ERP application environment and tunes system performance (where applicable).<br>• Provides technical and end user support for multiple software systems; provides technical guidance regarding the use of various software programs.<br>• Troubleshoots applications and software; works with vendors, end users and other IT staff to resolve operating problems.<br>• Creates and delivers software application training programs and related courseware; schedules and conducts training sessions.<br>• Works with various IT staff and client departments to develop, maintain, document and research potential enhancements to current processes.<br>• responds to IT Help Desk requests, e-mails and service tickets; tracks and documents problems through to resolution.<br>• Responds to queries; runs diagnostic programs; isolates problems; determines and implements solutions.<br>• Performs project management, planning and implementation as needed.<br>• Researches solutions for existing problems; gathers information on new technologies.<br>• Performs various special projects and assignments.<br>• Attends meetings with potential new vendors; participates in the review of products as requested.<br>• Supports the relationship between the City of Galveston and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens, visitors, and City staff; maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information; performs other duties as required or assigned.<br>• May be required to work nonstandard business hours to support the implementations of software solutions<br>• May be required to cover after hours calls.<br>• May be required to work a modified work schedule in support of system implementations<br>Employees may at any time be required to work in order to provide for the safety and welAnalyst IV, Digital BusinessWe are offering a permanent employment opportunity for an Analyst IV, Digital Business in Houston, Texas. This role involves acting as a liaison between technical staff and business owners, maintaining and updating project documentation, and working closely with other functions such as design, user experience, and technology. <br><br>Responsibilities <br>• Act as a liaison between technical staff and business owners, coordinating with users to determine and document business and user requirements, process flow definitions, and functional specifications.<br>• Maintain and update document repositories and the project documentation library.<br>• Collaborate closely with the Product Owner and Project Manager to define, prioritize, and plan the product and development roadmap.<br>• Work on software application development projects, defining and documenting application requirements in collaboration with development and quality assurance teams.<br>• Develop functional and technical software requirements and use cases in complex software development and integration projects.<br>• Interact with both front-line and senior stakeholders to discuss business needs and facilitate a clear understanding of issues and their priority.<br>• Anticipate functional issues as systems are integrated and proactively address potential technical and stakeholder challenges.<br>• Maintain exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.<br>• Leverage strong documentation and organizational skills to manage business process changes and systems integration efforts.<br>• Develop a functional library of cross-referenced documents to support project/process documentation.<br>• Utilize skills in SQL, Data Analysis, Agile Scrum, Stakeholder Management, Oracle, and Integration to achieve project objectives.Financial Analyst<p>A growing professional services company in Downtown Houston is seeking a Financial Analyst to join its growing M& A team on a permanent basis.</p><p><br></p><p>The Financial Analyst will be working closely with the VP of Finance and their team as they continue to work on the execution of all Mergers & Acquisitions for the company here in the US.</p><p><br></p><p>What you will be doing:</p><p>• Assist in the analysis of potential targets, focusing on the analysis of target companies financials and help in presenting to Sr. Leadership.</p><p>• Prepare analysis and reports under the direction of the Manager and VP.</p><p>• Support the design and development of subject matter presentations for weekly meetings.</p><p>• Assist corporate functions and leadership with the operational integration of newly acquired businesses.</p><p>• Handle the analysis of specific businesses, focusing on market share, operating and financial performance.</p><p>• Support the implementation of specific metrics to gauge the effectiveness of location leadership and staff.</p><p> </p><p>To be considered for this awesome position, the ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 years of experience as a Financial Analyst, a Degree in Accounting or Finance, have advanced MS Excel experience and must be able to create a financial model from scratch.</p><p> </p><p>CLIENT WILL NOT CONSIDER ANYONE LOOKING TO RELOCATE</p><p>TIA!</p>Analyst<p>For immediate consideration, please see Tony Bilden linked in profile for contact info.</p><p>We are offering an exciting opportunity for an Analyst to join our team located in Houston, Texas. This role involves various responsibilities, including the utilization of CRM, Maps API, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word, in addition to networking and auditing tasks. As an Analyst, you will play a crucial role in maintaining customer records, processing applications, and managing accounts in our industry.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><br></p><p>• Utilize CRM to process customer applications and maintain accurate customer records</p><p>• Leverage Maps API for geographical data analysis to support decision-making processes</p><p>• Use Microsoft Excel to perform ad hoc analysis, budget processes, and capital management</p><p>• Employ Microsoft Word for creating and editing documents related to customer accounts and internal communication</p><p>• Engage in networking activities to establish and maintain professional relationships for business growth</p><p>• Conduct regular AB Testing to optimize performance and user experience</p><p>• Perform auditing tasks to ensure the accuracy and compliance of financial records</p><p>• Manage 'About Time' software for efficient project and time management</p><p>• Handle accounts payable activities to ensure timely and accurate payments</p><p>• Apply analytical skills to perform complex data analysis and provide actionable insights.</p>Sr. Financial Analyst<p>We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Financial Analyst in Houston, Texas. As a Sr. Financial Analyst, you will be involved in a variety of financial operations, including financial analysis, valuation, M& A modeling, and budgeting. You will be working in a fast-paced environment where your analytical and problem-solving skills will be put to the test. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Senior Financial Analyst Responsibilities:</u></strong></p><p>• Carry out complex financial analysis and valuation to support business decisions.</p><p>• Participate in Mergers & Acquisitions (M& A) modeling, including analyzing critical assumptions.</p><p>• Assist in the execution of financing transactions and manage lender and partner compliance reporting.</p><p>• Contribute to the development of quarterly earnings reports and presentations.</p><p>• Support budgeting and forecasting activities to ensure financial goals are met.</p><p>• Conduct industry and competitive analysis in power markets, renewable attribute markets, and commodity markets.</p><p>• Oversee operations, development, and capital investment financial reporting and forecasting.</p><p>• Conduct investment research and perform business and counterparty due diligence.</p><p>• Assist in contract negotiation to support business operations.</p><p><br></p>Sr. Financial AnalystWe are offering an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Financial Analyst in Houston, Texas. This role is integral to our team and will involve handling critical accounting functions, auditing, capital management, and financial modeling in our industry.<br><br>Responsibilities: <br>• Utilize business systems for efficient data management and reporting<br>• Implement data mining techniques to analyze financial data<br>• Oversee and manage accounting functions to ensure accurate financial records<br>• Conduct regular audits to verify the accuracy of financial data and procedures<br>• Participate in budget processes, including planning, tracking, and analysis<br>• Contribute to capital management strategies and decisions<br>• Use Microsoft Power BI for data visualization and business intelligence tasks<br>• Coordinate consolidations of financial data and reports<br>• Develop and employ financial models for forecasting and decision-making purposes<br>• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process to support financial planning.Real Estate Analyst<p>We are seeking a <strong>Real Estate Analyst</strong> with <strong>multi-family or commercial real estate experience</strong> to support our development initiatives. This role involves <strong>financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and site visits</strong> to assess construction projects and property investments. The analyst will also present findings to <strong>executive leadership and the board</strong>, requiring strong communication skills and executive presence.</p><p><strong>Real Estate Analyst Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Evaluate <strong>development proposals, site plans, and financial models</strong> for compliance with regulations.</li><li>Conduct <strong>field visits</strong> to construction sites and potential properties.</li><li>Build and maintain <strong>budgets, forecasts, and financial models</strong> to support strategic decision-making.</li><li>Assist with <strong>affordable housing initiatives, LIHTC, Section 8, CDBG-DR funding, and compliance</strong>.</li><li>Present financial and real estate analyses to <strong>executives and the board</strong>.</li><li>Support reporting, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>Database AnalystWe are looking for a detail-oriented Database Analyst to join our team in the education industry, based in Houston, Texas. As a Database Analyst, your role will involve handling and organizing data across various platforms. This position offers a long-term contract employment opportunity.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Conduct data analysis to support educational objectives<br>• Utilize CRM to manage and organize data efficiently<br>• Operate with DB2 Database and other Database Systems for data management tasks<br>• Utilize Microsoft tools for data gathering and processing<br>• Implement AB Testing methods for optimizing data usage<br>• Employ backup technologies to secure data<br>• Use Business Intelligence (BI) tools for data visualization and decision-making<br>• Create dashboards for displaying data in a user-friendly manner<br>• Ensure Database Objects are correctly utilized and maintained.JD Edwards Analyst<p><strong>Job Summary:</strong></p><p>We are seeking a skilled and proactive JD Edwards Analyst with 3-5 years of hands-on experience to join our IT team. As a JD Edwards Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, and enhancing JD Edwards ERP applications across various business functions. You will work closely with business users, IT teams, and external vendors to ensure the smooth operation of JD Edwards systems and contribute to system improvements and enhancements</p>Corporate FP&A Analyst<p>We are inviting applications for the role of a Corporate FP& A Analyst for a growing private equity owned company in the chemicals manufacturing industry. The role involves providing analytical support to various departments and executive leadership within the company. The location of the role is in Rosenberg, Texas, United States. The employment opportunity is permanent. </p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities: </p><p><br></p><p>• Develop financial and operational reports for the executive team, using financial and operating analytics</p><p>• Compile and analyze financial information on a daily basis</p><p>• Work on special projects that utilize financial and operating analytics to improve business operations</p><p>• Support executive leadership in developing presentations to communicate financial and operational performance trends</p><p>• Handle financial reporting and internal reporting tasks</p><p>• Manage budgeting and forecasting, including variance analysis and explanations</p><p>• Oversee cash flow forecasts and cash flow modeling</p><p>• Collaborate with the private equity ownership group on financial matters.</p>Business Intelligence (BI) ConsultantWe are offering a contract to permanent employment opportunity for a Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant in Houston, Texas. The BI Consultant will be instrumental in analyzing intricate data, designing insightful reports, and developing BI solutions to aid in well-informed decision-making. Your expertise will assist organizations to enhance processes, bolster performance, and secure competitive advantages through data-driven insights.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Engage with clients to comprehend business needs, identify key performance metrics, reporting requirements, and analytical objectives.<br>• Gather and interpret data from various sources to provide actionable insights and develop data visualizations.<br>• Design and maintain BI tools and reporting systems such as Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, or similar platforms.<br>• Develop and fine-tune data models to guarantee performance and scalability of BI solutions.<br>• Enhance client understanding of BI tools through training sessions and documentation creation.<br>• Support data integration processes by working with ETL tools to transform raw data into meaningful datasets.<br>• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency within BI platforms while identifying and resolving potential issues.<br>• Keep abreast with BI technologies, trends, and best practices to recommend innovative solutions that meet business requirements.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, data architects, and business stakeholders, to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business goals.<br>• Effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders through presentations and reports.Finance Business Partner Pasadena Texas Client<p>Follow Shad on LinkedIn in the search bar type chalkboardtalk to watch videos on open roles at Robert Half. Shad and his team at Robert Half is working with a PE Backed Client in Pasadena Texas that provides an innovative solutions to analyze data from several sectors in the oil and gas sector. This company is looking to hire a Finance Business Partner to support a division of the business. This role will provide reporting post close on margin analysis, pricing, variance analysis and budget versus actual. This role is being developed so candidate will help through company wide move to Microsoft Dynamics 365. Candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, previous experience supporting a business working with Division Leadership and working closely with Accounting Leadership, Microsoft 365 Dynamics a plus and advanced Microsoft Excel a must. Company supports a hybrid model working from home 1 day a week. Company's compensation make up is base salary, bonus potential and benefits. For confidential consideration for this opportunity please e-mail Shad at [email protected] with your Microsoft Word Resume with Senior Accountant Pasadena in the subject line.</p>M&A and Business Develpment Analyst Oill and Gas<p>Follow Shad's Video format on LI at #chalkboardtalk. Shad and his team at Robert Half Houston is working with an upstream oil and gas client searching for a business development financial analyst. This publicly traded client with proven leadership team is looking for a candidate with 5 plus years experience with M& A / Investment banking/Commercial Analyst/ Business Development that will work with a growing team. This role is newly created and company supports a structure that includes equity involvement. Company's compensation make up is base salary, bonus potential and benefits and company supports a hybrid work model. For confidential consideration for this opportunity please e-mail Shad at [email protected] with your Microsoft Word Resume with M& A / Investment banking/Commercial Analyst/ Business Development in the subject line.</p>Middle Office Analyst<p>We are offering an exciting opportunity to join a Global Middle Office team located in Houston, Texas. This role will primarily focus on physical Power and Gas commodity trading. It will involve processing and reconciling trades, preparing daily reports, and liaising with various stakeholders. </p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><br></p><p>• Prepare daily Profit & Loss and position reports for multiple businesses, specifically within the North American physical and financial Power & Gas markets.</p><p>• Perform daily reconciliations of trades and positions to maintain data accuracy.</p><p>• Act as a key liaison between the trading desks, ISOs, and FCMs, facilitating smooth operations.</p><p>• Manage static data setups for internal systems, including products and prices.</p><p>• Reconcile exchange and index curves against 3rd party systems to our internal ones to ensure consistency.</p><p>• Comment daily on P& L movements, explaining and critiquing major positions and risks taken by the desk.</p><p>• Liaise with various stakeholders, including market risk, ALM, operations, finance, IT, and business managers.</p><p>• Proactively participate in internal projects to enhance processes and controls.</p><p>• Ensure that processes are continually reviewed and improved, risks are managed, and results meet expectations.</p><p>• Price Futures, Options, and Physical Power & Gas products, maintaining a thorough understanding of market dynamics</p>Benefits Support Analyst<p>We are in the process of recruiting a Benefits Support Analyst for our team located in Houston, Texas. The individual will be a pivotal team member with an emphasis on systems, Benefits knowledge will be instrumental in ensuring customer success. The role will involve translating clients’ needs into product specifications for software enhancements and acting as a subject matter expert in the Benefits functional area.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Support customers throughout the complete project lifecycle, from sales to implementation and support.</p><p>• Address and resolve Benefit related support tickets in a timely and efficient manner.</p><p>• Act as a conduit for knowledge transfer, sharing insights on Benefits practices and processes with both clients and internal team members.</p><p>• Engage in user training preparation and delivery, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of our software for customers.</p><p>• Document and map customer business processes and third-party integrations, identifying areas for increased client satisfaction during the sales or implementation process.</p><p>• Undertake quality assurance tasks, testing tickets related to Benefits to ensure optimal functionality.</p><p>• Serve as a liaison between clients and our business, effectively communicating client needs regarding software functionality and performance.</p>Senior Internal Control Analyst<p>A global Energy company in Downtown Houston is seeking a Sr. Internal Control Analyst to join their team. Hybrid schedule. The ideal candidate will have audit and internal control experience with a public accounting firm. The team coordinates and executes Delegations of Authority, SOX process document reviews, ensures the reliability, accuracy and completeness of the Company’s policies, processes, and procedures. Please apply and email your resume to Alyssa.white@roberthalf for immediate consideration.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Risk Assessment: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to the company's financial reporting, compliance, and asset safeguarding objectives.</p><p>• Internal Control Framework: Design, develop and implement internal controls to mitigate identified risks.</p><p>• Testing and Evaluation: Test and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls on a regular basis.</p><p>• Reporting and Communication: Communicate the results of internal control testing and evaluation to management and other stakeholders.</p><p>• Continuous Improvement: Identify and recommend opportunities to improve the company's internal control program.</p><p>• Delegation of Authority (DOA): Coordinate and administer in the applications of Company and Branch rules for individual delegation of authorities; External, Internal and SAP purchasing powers for employee base of over 1,000 individuals.</p><p>• SOX Compliance: Coordinate the US Companies Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts; manage interaction with all departments, Company and external auditors.</p><p>• Segregation of Duty (SOD): Work closely with SAP security team to resolve conflicts, design and approve mitigations provide adequate control and review with business owners, work with IT to ensure the GRC system is properly managed to monitor SOD and conflicts.</p><p>• Audit: Serve as the coordinator for internal and external audit fieldwork performed on US affiliates; assist in preparation, issue resolutions, audit response, and closure of audit actions. </p>