IT Analyst III - US

Description We are looking for a business-focused IT Analyst who can bridge operational planning, finance, and technology in a fast-paced Oil and Gas environment. This Long-term Contract position is based in Houston, Texas, and will support critical planning applications, data processes, and reporting solutions used for budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, hands-on systems support experience, and the ability to work across business and technical teams to resolve issues and improve planning operations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support planning platforms such as Anaplan and Pod2, including model setup, access controls, business rules, hierarchies, and workflow configuration.

• Partner with finance, operations, and IT stakeholders to support budget cycles, forecasting activities, and long-range planning through accurate data preparation and model updates.

• Convert business needs into clear functional documentation by defining data inputs, calculation methods, dependencies, and testing criteria for system enhancements.

• Investigate and resolve system issues related to application behavior, user access, calculation outputs, and performance, escalating to external vendors when needed.

• Oversee and troubleshoot data movement across source systems, planning tools, Snowflake, and reporting environments to maintain reliable information flow.

• Create and maintain Snowflake queries, views, and related data assets to support reconciliation, analysis, reporting, and planning activities.

• Trace and validate data across systems to identify missing, duplicated, delayed, or inaccurate records and ensure consistency in financial and operational reporting.

• Develop and enhance Streamlit applications and Sigma dashboards that enable business users to analyze data, validate results, and support planning workflows.

• Work with technical teams and application owners to address integration failures, document corrective actions, and implement tested improvements to reporting and analytics solutions. Requirements • Experience working as a Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, or similar role supporting finance or operational planning processes.

• Hands-on knowledge of planning applications such as Anaplan, Pod2, or comparable enterprise planning tools.

• Strong ability to analyze data issues, perform reconciliations, and validate financial totals, assumptions, and dimensional mappings.

• Practical experience with Snowflake, including writing queries and building data views to support analytics and reporting.

• Background developing or supporting reporting and visualization solutions, including tools such as Sigma or similar platforms.

• Familiarity with Streamlit or comparable application development frameworks used for business process support and data analysis.

• Ability to communicate effectively with business users, technical teams, and third-party vendors while managing multiple priorities independently.

• Oil and Gas industry experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, operational analysis, or long-range planning environments is strongly preferred. Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.®

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