Business Analyst (Lending)

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!  At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.  

Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries.  The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!

AgriFinancial, a subsidiary of CGB Enterprises, Inc., is a premier, nationwide ag lender offering an array of flexible financial solutions and expertise to help landowners achieve their goals. Backed by CGB and partnered with a broad group of capital resources, our dedicated team of ag experts will work to find the right solution to fit you. 

Elevate your career as a Business Analyst with our AgriFinancial division where you'll leverage data insights to enhance business strategies and contribute to the future of our company.
This job is primarily responsible for partnering with various stakeholders (Business Owners, Sponsors, Process Owners, End Users) to document, analyze and design enhancements to optimize business processes, integrated systems and lending platforms through the application of excellent communication, facilitation, and organization skills using proven best practice techniques and methodologies. This position will manage projects and assist business leaders in understanding and implementing specific software changes and enhancements, as well as the change management process. This position works closely with the Project Management Team, UI/UX Team, Development Team, and IT Quality Assurance Team to ensure the business needs are met, and all requirements are implemented accurately. Additionally, this position acts as a change leader with Business Partners within the organization and bridges the gap between the business users and the IT Team. This role will work independently while requiring general direction from experienced Business Analysts.

In this job, you will:

• Lead, plan and manage cross-functional projects focused on business process and systems improvements, implementations and integrations, ensuring resources, tasks, timelines and deliverables are defined, tracked and achieved in line with budget and quality standards.  
• Utilize requirement gathering techniques to collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, define and document end-user requirements or user stories per team processes and procedures.  
• Present requirements documentation for review or approval, ensuring all stakeholders have a shared understanding of requirements or change.   
• Analyze the impact of requirement changes and effectively communicate any potential risks or potential alternative solutions.   
• Work in conjunction with other Business Systems Analysts, developers, administrators, IT QA staff, business owners and end-users to complete accurate and effective user acceptance testing of new programs, processes and applications to clarify requirements and document future needs.   
• Act as a liaison between the business and IT staff to provide support for routine requests, on-going monitoring of systems data integrity, and general business systems support outside of new project responsibilities. 
• Coordinate with Compliance team to maintain current policies and procedures for systems business use and adoption.   
• Effectively translate technical details to user-friendly information and assist with planning, design and delivery of training materials for propagating business systems knowledge and increased user adoption.  
• Work with stakeholders to compile information from business systems to formulate, interpret and analyze results for use in decision-making for the business.  
• Evaluate, interpret, and provide critical information in support of strategic and operational objectives utilizing various reports and key performance metrics.  
• Other duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll need to be considered:

Education

Required – Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, related degree, or equivalent related experience, training and education.

Experience

Preferred – 2 years’ related experience working with financial or data analytics, business analysis or project management within a business systems environment.   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of and/or ability to learn the business line(s) supported.
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Highly proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective listening skills with ability to interpret and share information clearly and concisely.
• Skills to obtain agreement and effort from team members to commit to achieving organizational goals.
• Strong organizational, attention to detail, flexibility and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work towards multiple projects and objectives simultaneously.  
• Ability to demonstrate high ethical standards and a high level of professionalism in any activities or duties related to the company.  
• Ability to exercise sound judgement.  
• Ability to adapt in a regularly changing work environment.  
• Identify and recommend best practices to management and implement those as directed.  
• Ability to gain confidence and trust from others while establishing credibility.  
• Ability to interpret business requirements and disseminate into an accurate list of tasks and estimates.  
• Ability to apply business and technical knowledge to drive business results.  
• Ability to collaborate with various groups to devise maintainable solutions that are responsive and meet functional and non-functional business requirements. 
• Ability to work positively both independently and within a team environment; sharing expertise with others. 
• Ability to take ownership of personal development and communicate with manager about development objectives and goals. 
• Ability to accept coaching and constructive feedback, while consistently providing effort towards improving performance.  
• Drive for results and a proven track record of delivering results. 
• Ability to work outside of normal working hours to provide support based on assignments and projects.

Additional information you'll need to know:

Physical Demands & Requirements

Sedentary work.  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.  Ability to sit/stand continuously.

Hearing.  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.  Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

The physical environment requires the employee to work inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold; moderate noise; a normal office environment.

Travel, travel for project work, meetings and training will be less than 5% of the employee’s total workdays.

This description reflects the assignment of essential functions and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job.  Nothing in this job description restricts the organization’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training.

The expected base pay range for this role is:

$87,424.00 - $106,177.00

Actual pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including work location, job-related knowledge, skills and relevant experience for the job. Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.

Are you ready to make a meaningful career move & an impact at CGB?  Apply today! 

Known in our industry for stability and high ethics, CGB Enterprises, Inc. offers a stellar benefits package including: an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, & disability benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick), wellness programs, recognition programs, community involvement opportunities, and much more!

CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  EEO is the Law links in English or Spanish. We are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters

CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have in place a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party will cancel any future business relationships between the third party and CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.