Junior Business/Systems Analyst (Product Intelligence and Customer Procurement Support)

Summary

TISTA Science and Technology Corporation is hiring a Junior Business/Systems Analyst to support product intelligence and customer procurement activities for assigned Enterprise Agreements. The role focuses on collecting and reconciling financial data, maintaining cost trackers and dashboards, supporting budgeting and pricing analysis, and preparing reports and cost/benefit assessments under the guidance of senior analysts and program managers.

Responsibilities

• Collect and compile data from cost estimators and cost-reporting portals to help update and maintain existing cost trackers
• Assist in preparing annual spend reports by gathering historical spend data and formatting it for trend analysis
• Support data collection efforts for budgeting, budget forecasting, and pricing analysis for current and future contract years
• Help monitor budget-versus-actual costs; identify potential discrepancies and gather supporting documentation for senior review
• Assist in compiling and classifying cost data across assigned EAs and platforms, including license, cloud credit, and professional service costs
• Support the reconciliation of cost data pulled from multiple, often inconsistent, sources (billing portals, licensing dashboards, financial systems) under the guidance of senior team members
• Maintain existing cost dashboards and assist in building standard reporting views using approved dashboarding and cost-reporting tools
• Help track cost, schedule, and performance data to be reported to EISO Program Managers
• Input data into cost-estimating tools to support senior analysts in producing cost/benefit assessments that weigh functional benefits, technical performance, and risk
• Summarize data findings and draft initial reports to support the strategic recommendations made by Senior Analysts and the Program Manager

Skills

• • Foundational knowledge with 3 years' experience in data analysis, IT cost tracking, budgeting, or financial reporting
• • Advanced knowledge of and working experience with Excel
• • Strong attention to detail with the ability to compare, spot discrepancies, and help reconcile data from disparate reporting sources
• • Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to assist in documenting business cases and variance reports clearly and accurately
• • Bachelor's degree in business, information systems or related discipline
• • This position is subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility for a position designated with Tier 1 / Low Risk sensitivity
• • Remote, USA
• • Familiarity with (or strong ability to learn) data visualization and dashboarding/cost-reporting platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), preferred
• • Interest in or basic exposure to enterprise IT hardware/software agreements (such as Microsoft, Oracle, or comparable) is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • Foundational knowledge with 3 years' experience in data analysis, IT cost tracking, budgeting, or financial reporting
• • Advanced knowledge of and working experience with Excel
• • Strong attention to detail with the ability to compare, spot discrepancies, and help reconcile data from disparate reporting sources
• • Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to assist in documenting business cases and variance reports clearly and accurately
• • Bachelor's degree in business, information systems or related discipline
• • This position is subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility for a position designated with Tier 1 / Low Risk sensitivity
• • Remote, USA

Nice to Haves

• • Familiarity with (or strong ability to learn) data visualization and dashboarding/cost-reporting platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), preferred
• • Interest in or basic exposure to enterprise IT hardware/software agreements (such as Microsoft, Oracle, or comparable) is a plus

Benefits

• Meaningful, mission-driven work alongside teammates you trust and leaders who are transparent and supportive
• Learning and internal mobility opportunities
• Above-industry healthcare benefits
• Remote working options
• Paid time off
• Training/certification opportunities
• Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• Paid life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Professional development reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid holidays
• Military leave
• Bonuses for certain eligible positions
• Comprehensive benefits plan