<p>We are looking for a senior Business Analyst to join a Contract engagement supporting identity and access management initiatives. This role is suited to someone who can translate complex IAM needs into clear business requirements while working closely with both technical teams and business partners. The position is fully remote and focuses on helping drive delivery, communication, and organizational readiness across enterprise access management programs.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead business analysis activities for identity and access management programs and project work, ensuring objectives, scope, and stakeholder needs are clearly defined.</p><p>• Partner with business and technical teams to collect, refine, and document requirements related to access controls, governance, and user lifecycle processes.</p><p>• Facilitate discussions across stakeholder groups to build alignment, communicate updates, and support informed decision-making throughout project delivery.</p><p>• Contribute to change management efforts by helping prepare impacted teams for process, policy, and technology updates tied to IAM initiatives.</p><p>• Translate IAM concepts into practical business language so non-technical stakeholders can understand impacts, dependencies, and expected outcomes.</p><p>• Support Agile delivery practices by assisting with backlog definition, documentation review, gap analysis, and coordination across cross-functional teams.</p><p>• Work with platforms such as SailPoint, Microsoft Entra, and CyberArk to support requirement gathering and operational process understanding.</p><p>• Review existing workflows and controls to identify improvement opportunities that strengthen governance and access lifecycle management.</p><p>• Help maintain clear project documentation, meeting outputs, and communication materials to support consistent execution across the program.</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 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.
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.
<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>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>
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 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>
<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>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>
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.
<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 Data Engineer to help shape and strengthen the organization’s data warehouse and analytics capabilities. This role will focus on building reliable data solutions that support reporting, business intelligence, and operational decision-making across the company. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth in data engineering, enjoys solving complex integration challenges, and works effectively with both IT colleagues and business stakeholders.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Design and enhance scalable data warehouse structures and integration pipelines that support analytics, reporting, and cross-system data flow.</p><p>• Develop, test, and maintain ETL processes that move data from varied source systems into staging, warehouse, and downstream reporting environments.</p><p>• Partner with business teams and technical peers to translate functional needs into practical data solutions and system designs.</p><p>• Improve database performance by tuning SQL, refining indexing strategies, and addressing issues identified through execution plan analysis.</p><p>• Create and support dashboards, reports, and data visualizations using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and similar business intelligence platforms.</p><p>• Perform data validation, auditing, and quality checks to protect accuracy, consistency, and compliance across critical datasets.</p><p>• Provide production support for data platforms, integrations, and reporting solutions, resolving issues and maintaining dependable system performance.</p><p>• Contribute to agile delivery efforts by participating in development, testing, and quality assurance activities across databases, middleware, and analytics applications</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.
<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>