Ruan Transportation Management Systems

Business Unit Support Analyst - Iowa

Ruan Transportation Management Systems  •  Des Moines, IA (Hybrid)  •  18 days ago
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Job Description

This position offers a hybrid schedule with mix of remote and on-site work at the Ruan Campus located downtown Des Moines

Ruan is a great place to work! We have talented and dedicated people and reward excellence. Our mission is to employ the best team in the industry to move our customers' business safely, efficiently and on time, every time. Ruan is seeking a Business Unit Support Analyst to prepares and analyzes data from various sources providing reliable conclusions that management can use to implement more effective operational strategies and monitors financial results in relation to budgeting and forecasting expectations.

Responsibilities:

  • Research, review and analyze key operational and financial metrics utilizing business intelligence, dashboard applications and multiple external data sources. Identify data errors, discrepancies and reporting issues. Communicate results and recommendations to business partners and leaders from various functional areas.
  • Consolidate and analyze financial data while comparing results to the company's goals, budgets and forecasts.
  • Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis.
  • Perform trend and variance analysis. Perform cost/benefit analysis and develop financial forecasts.
  • Work with project teams and functional leaders to determine business reporting needs and requirements, develop and maintain appropriate documentation, and manage data analysis projects.
  • Monitor and support enterprise adoption of common and consistent measurements and reporting tools to encourage data-driven decisions.
  • Review current business processes and supporting data to identify opportunities to improve business practices and processes, directly impacting cost savings and productivity improvements.

Qualifications

Job Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree required, or an equivalent amount of education and related experience may be considered. Course of study considered: Business, Finance Engineering, Accouting or related field of study.

Experience: 3-5 years of experience of financial data analysis and reporting is preferred.

  • Individual must demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
  • Must have strong communication, written and oral, skills. Must have the ability to communicate ideas to others.
  • Must be able to communicate analytical and process information to non-analytical staff.
  • Must have excellent math skills with ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages.
  • Must be proficient in workflow tools such as Sequel, Power BI or other reporting tools in addition to Microsoft Office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Travel is required for this position.

Benefits:

Ruan provides benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, as well as 401k and Paid Time Off.

Ruan Transportation Management Systems

About Ruan Transportation Management Systems

About Ruan

Founded in 1932, Ruan is a family-owned transportation company providing Dedicated Contract Transportation, Managed Transportation, Value-added Warehousing, and Brokerage Support Services. With more than 90 years of transportation and logistics experience, Ruan is one of the top 10 privately owned transportation service companies in the country. The company operates in 48 states and has more than 300 locations nationwide.

Industry
Transportation & Logistics
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Des Moines, Iowa
Year Founded
1932
Website
ruan.com
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