Business Analyst, Cost Transparency & Financial Analytics

The Business Analyst, Cost Transparency & Financial Analytics is responsible for providing clear, consistent, and decision‑ready financial insights aligned to enterprise delivery execution. This role develops cost transparency and unit cost models, partners closely with Finance, and ensures financial analytics are fully aligned with delivery performance reporting. The role enables informed investment, prioritization, and trade‑off decisions while maintaining credible, regulatory financial narratives.

Develop and maintain cost transparency models aligned to delivery units, portfolios, and operating models

Partner with Finance to define, govern, and track unit cost and cost‑to‑value metrics

Analyze cost drivers related to delivery velocity, quality, rework, and capacity constraints

Support investment, funding, and prioritization discussions by providing clear cost‑to‑value and trade‑off insights

Align financial analytics with portfolio and delivery performance reporting for leadership governance and regulatory audiences

Ensure consistency and integrity between delivery metrics, cost analytics, and financial narratives

Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, executive‑ready insights that support decision‑making

Required Qualifications Experience in workforce planning, capacity modeling, or resource management within a portfolio, program, or enterprise delivery environment Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize data across teams, vendors, and timelines Proven ability to influence decision‑making through data‑driven insights and scenario analysis Experience partnering with Finance and Delivery leaders on planning, forecasting, and trade‑off discussions Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, concise executive narratives Strong business acumen with the ability to align capacity and workforce decisions to enterprise priorities, strategic commitments, and value outcomes Proven ability to influence without authority and guide leadership decisions on prioritization, trade-offs, and investment timing Exceptional critical thinking and judgment in evaluating competing demands, resource constraints, and risk implications Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility across Finance, Delivery, and vendor partners Effective facilitation skills to lead structured discussions on trade-offs, capacity constraints, and workforce strategies Demonstrated ability to operate in complex, matrixed environments with competing priorities and evolving demands Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple planning cycles, scenarios, and deadlines concurrently Ability to translate workforce and capacity insights into clear business impacts, including delivery timelines, cost implications, and risk exposure High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail in planning, analysis, and executive communications Strong collaboration and negotiation skills, particularly in balancing internal capacity with vendor strategies and constraints Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in workforce planning decisions where inputs or forecasts may be incomplete

Experience in workforce planning, capacity modeling, or resource management within a portfolio, program, or enterprise delivery environment

Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize data across teams, vendors, and timelines

Proven ability to influence decision‑making through data‑driven insights and scenario analysis

Experience partnering with Finance and Delivery leaders on planning, forecasting, and trade‑off discussions

Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, concise executive narratives

Strong business acumen with the ability to align capacity and workforce decisions to enterprise priorities, strategic commitments, and value outcomes

Proven ability to influence without authority and guide leadership decisions on prioritization, trade-offs, and investment timing

Exceptional critical thinking and judgment in evaluating competing demands, resource constraints, and risk implications

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility across Finance, Delivery, and vendor partners

Effective facilitation skills to lead structured discussions on trade-offs, capacity constraints, and workforce strategies

Demonstrated ability to operate in complex, matrixed environments with competing priorities and evolving demands

Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple planning cycles, scenarios, and deadlines concurrently

Ability to translate workforce and capacity insights into clear business impacts, including delivery timelines, cost implications, and risk exposure

High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail in planning, analysis, and executive communications

Strong collaboration and negotiation skills, particularly in balancing internal capacity with vendor strategies and constraints

Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in workforce planning decisions where inputs or forecasts may be incomplete

Preferred Skills & Experience Experience supporting large, cross‑functional portfolios or enterprise transformation initiatives Familiarity with vendor‑heavy delivery models and dependency risk management Advanced skills in planning, modeling, process engineering and visualization tools (e.g., Excel‑based models, Power BI, or similar) Experience building dashboards and reports for leadership. Able to translate data into decisions Experience working within a governance, roadmap, or portfolio management function Skilled and comfortable with stakeholder management utilizing diplomacy Background or understanding of Agile/Scrum practices – this will impact capacity

Experience supporting large, cross‑functional portfolios or enterprise transformation initiatives

Familiarity with vendor‑heavy delivery models and dependency risk management

Advanced skills in planning, modeling, process engineering and visualization tools (e.g., Excel‑based models, Power BI, or similar)

Experience building dashboards and reports for leadership. Able to translate data into decisions

Experience working within a governance, roadmap, or portfolio management function

Skilled and comfortable with stakeholder management utilizing diplomacy

Background or understanding of Agile/Scrum practices – this will impact capacity