Business Analyst Intern
- Internship, onsite
- Oil States International
- Houston, United States of America
Salary undisclosed
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Planning & Data Analysis
Formal Education & Certification
Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Planning & Data Analysis
- Meet with department managers to define business requirements and how to best measure the performance of capital and labor by department function.
- Process or collect monthly KPI reports from department managers and analyze data for areas of improvement.
- Utilize existing data from the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to define functional strategy.
- Tie KPI to financial reports to illustrate the impact of departmental performance.
- Understand data collection, resulting heuristics, and suggest solutions on how to improve performance.
- Identify and develop work instructions or process maps for functional tasks.
- Evaluate and understand current business processes to integrate organizational structure to employee responsibilities as well as management expectations.
- Refine existing processes to improve KPI results and to assist meeting organizational objectives and goals.
- Develop operational and business models that are universal regardless of product. Standardize processes that may be applied across all division product lines or may be utilized at other OSI divisions.
- Incorporate functional strategy into the grand vision for business strategy sought after by upper management (i.e. Vice President or General Manager).
- Consider IT solutions where applicable. Partner with IT business system analysts for developing IT solutions for process improvements and technology changes.
- Understand implementation requirements and potential impact to business when proposing or modifying live IT systems.
- Assist in maintaining IT project schedules to minimize delays in production and maximize return on IT investments.
Formal Education & Certification
- Pursuing or having attained a Bachelor degree in the field of Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Accounting, or Management Information Systems with 0-2 years of related experience or 8+ years related work experience without a degree.
- College course exposure or work experience relating to process improvement with ties to Accounting and/or Financial models.
- College course exposure or work experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.
- Working knowledge of network and PC operating systems.
- Practical knowledge in importing data for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs, and flow charts.
- College course exposure or work experience working with Enterprise Resource Programs, including Glovia, JDE, Hyperion, Ultipro, Corptax, etc.
- College course exposure or work experience in the operation and analysis of database hardware, software, and standards, as well as data retrieval methodologies.
- Use of project management software.
- Excellent understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Good analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Good listening and interpersonal skills.
- Logical and efficient.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required under guidance & direct supervision.
- Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines or provide on-call support.
- Some travel required, including international travel.
- Prolonged sitting.
- Occasional bending and lifting.
- Moderate walking.
Job Details
Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Planning & Data Analysis
Formal Education & Certification
Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Planning & Data Analysis
- Meet with department managers to define business requirements and how to best measure the performance of capital and labor by department function.
- Process or collect monthly KPI reports from department managers and analyze data for areas of improvement.
- Utilize existing data from the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to define functional strategy.
- Tie KPI to financial reports to illustrate the impact of departmental performance.
- Understand data collection, resulting heuristics, and suggest solutions on how to improve performance.
- Identify and develop work instructions or process maps for functional tasks.
- Evaluate and understand current business processes to integrate organizational structure to employee responsibilities as well as management expectations.
- Refine existing processes to improve KPI results and to assist meeting organizational objectives and goals.
- Develop operational and business models that are universal regardless of product. Standardize processes that may be applied across all division product lines or may be utilized at other OSI divisions.
- Incorporate functional strategy into the grand vision for business strategy sought after by upper management (i.e. Vice President or General Manager).
- Consider IT solutions where applicable. Partner with IT business system analysts for developing IT solutions for process improvements and technology changes.
- Understand implementation requirements and potential impact to business when proposing or modifying live IT systems.
- Assist in maintaining IT project schedules to minimize delays in production and maximize return on IT investments.
Formal Education & Certification
- Pursuing or having attained a Bachelor degree in the field of Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Accounting, or Management Information Systems with 0-2 years of related experience or 8+ years related work experience without a degree.
- College course exposure or work experience relating to process improvement with ties to Accounting and/or Financial models.
- College course exposure or work experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.
- Working knowledge of network and PC operating systems.
- Practical knowledge in importing data for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs, and flow charts.
- College course exposure or work experience working with Enterprise Resource Programs, including Glovia, JDE, Hyperion, Ultipro, Corptax, etc.
- College course exposure or work experience in the operation and analysis of database hardware, software, and standards, as well as data retrieval methodologies.
- Use of project management software.
- Excellent understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Good analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Good listening and interpersonal skills.
- Logical and efficient.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required under guidance & direct supervision.
- Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines or provide on-call support.
- Some travel required, including international travel.
- Prolonged sitting.
- Occasional bending and lifting.
- Moderate walking.