Being a business analyst allows you to harness the power of data to inform your company’s business strategy and decisions. This field affords a lot of growth and career flexibility to young professionals. Not only that, but a career in business analytics with an information technology (IT) focus is one of the highest-paying jobs for recent grads.
Whatever your concentration and goals are, here are 10 promising, entry-level jobs that are perfect for young professionals seeking business analyst jobs.
1. Junior Business Analyst
- Company: Free People
- Location: New York, NY
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Proficient in MicroStrategy and BlueCherry
- Proficient in MS Suites, especially Excel
- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritize projects and multitask
- Detail-oriented
- Creative thinker
- Read more here.
2. Business Analyst Intern
- Company: RR Donnelley
- Location: Logan, UT
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Enrolled and working toward a Bachelor degree in discipline related to functional work or role
- Strong problem solving skills, organizational skills, and communication (written and oral) skills
- May require knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn specialized software related to the position
- Knowledge of desktop software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Read more here.
3. Junior Business Analyst
- Company: Contax
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Experience with office productivity software and tools
- Some exposure to programming and/or systems design preferred
- An educational background in IT, business or economics preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Read more here.
4. Business Systems Analyst
- Company: Datix
- Location: St. Louis, MO
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Assertive, factual communicator
- Continually pursuing personal growth and learning
- Make decisions based on facts
- Goal oriented
- Proactive multi-tasker
- Strive for order and structure
- Read more here.
5. Business Project Associate Analyst
- Company: Cigna
- Location: Austin, TX
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- New Business application processing knowledge of Cigna structure, operations, systems and products
- Electronic application enrollment background is preferred
- Work independently on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Associates Degree or equivalent work experience
- Proficient at Advanced Excel (Macros)
- SQL Reporting experience
- Read more here.
6. Finance Business Analyst
- Company: Spectrum
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Strong business analytical and problem solving abilities are required as well as excellent personal computer skills in all Office applications particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Must be a self-starter.
- Must have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Must have ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, working efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines.
- Must have the ability to commit to stellar customer service while maintaining a strong internal control environment.
- Must have ability to prepare executive level reports
- Hyperion and Access experience a plus
- Read more here.
7. Product Analyst Intern
- Company: HCA Corporate
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Experience with Financial Applications that facilitate Billing and Receivable related tasks with the latest technology
- Experienced in the implementation and deployment of interface and integration requirements for financial systems
- Integration with third party application experience preferred
- Strong leadership skills with excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Proven leadership ability with strong business analysis and integration development experience
- Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
- Read more here.
8. Business Analyst
- Company: Logical Paradigm LLC
- Location: Herndon, VA
- Pay: $55,000-$60,000
- Requirements:
- Bachelors/Masters in (Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field)
- Excellent writing/documentation, communication, analysis and organizational skills required
- Strong aptitude in both business and technology
- Self-starter with excellent organizational and time management skills
- Read more here.
9. Business Systems Analyst – Campus Recruiting
- Company: CGI Group
- Location: Lafayette, LA
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Bachelors degree required in a relevant field (i.e.: Business Majors to include Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, IS/IT and other majors that include consulting and technology coursework)
- A great attitude and hunger for learning
- Excellent analytical, written and oral communication skills
- Flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity
- Ability to work within a team environment
- 3.0 GPA strongly preferred
- Ability to work in the U.S. for an indefinite period of time with ability to obtain a US Government clearance
- Read more here.
10. Technical Business Analyst
- Company: Wired People, Inc.
- Location: Tallahassee, FL
- Pay: Unknown
- Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree majoring in Business, Information Systems, or a related field
- Excellent business and technical writing skills
- Project planning, status reporting and issue/risk management
- High level of attention to detail
- Cultivating and maintaining strong client relationships
- Excellent oral communication skills; ability to take into account audience while communicating with clients and project team members
- Proven ability to clearly identify, track, manage and resolve project issues and risks and act as the single point of contact between the development team, customer, and management
- Proven leadership abilities
- Ability to work closely with Senior Management in reporting project status and concerns
- Employs a collaborative, team-oriented approach
- Self-motivated; will seek out and engage the individuals necessary to achieve clarity and develop effective solutions
- Willing to travel
- Read more here.