Business Analyst

This is a six-month contract Business Analyst position based in Bridgeton, Missouri. You will support the client's capital portfolio by identifying, documenting, and reconciling capital project expenditures into fixed assets, enabling timely project closeout and asset capitalization.

Responsibilities

• Review capital project transactions, purchase orders, invoices, and commitments within D365.
• Work directly with project managers, engineers, facility subject matter experts, and vendors to determine what physical assets were purchased and installed.
• Reconcile project spend to individual assets and asset groups.
• Support project closeout activities and asset capitalization efforts.
• Develop and maintain trackers that document assets identified, supporting transactions, asset locations, remaining open items, and status of capitalization efforts.
• Coordinate with Fixed Asset Accounting to ensure assets are appropriately established in the system.
• Research historical project documentation, vendor invoices, commissioning records, and purchase orders to resolve capitalization questions.
• Work with external vendors to obtain supporting documentation when required.
• Facilitate follow-ups with stakeholders to close information gaps and drive completion of action items.
• Prepare summary reports on capitalization progress, open issues, and opportunities for tax depreciation benefits.

Qualifications

• Required

• Experience working with capital projects, fixed assets, accounting, procurement, or project controls.

• Strong analytical and investigative skills.

• Ability to interpret purchase orders, invoices, contracts, and vendor documentation.

• Advanced Excel skills.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to work across multiple functions and manage numerous open issues simultaneously.

• Preferred

• Experience with D365 Finance & Operations or similar ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.

• Familiarity with fixed asset accounting and capitalization processes.

• Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated environments.

• Experience conducting transaction-level reconciliations and audits.

• Understanding of project lifecycle documentation and project closeout processes.