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+ **Title: Business Analyst**

+ **Candidate Location:** Remote

+ **Duration:** 5 Months (Extend is possible based on budget and performance)

+ **Work Schedule:** Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week

+ **Time Zone Requirements:**

+ Must meet PST core hours

+ Flexible across U.S. time zones (EST / CST / MST / PST)

+ **Pay Rate Range: $50 to $55/hr** **Key Responsibilities / Projects**

+ Partner with leadership to understand and prioritize budget and headcount needs

+ Manage and track spend for two Engineering client groups

+ Lead quarterly forecasting cycles, monthly close reporting, and accruals

+ Ensure purchase orders are opened on time and aligned with forecasts

+ Approve project budgets and expenditures

+ Monitor costs, transaction controls, and budget adherence

+ Identify potential budget overruns and propose mitigation strategies

+ Collaborate with GMs and headcount teams on incremental and backfill hiring needs **Disqualifiers** Candidates will be disqualified if they have:

+ No hands-on, end-to-end budget management experience with complex or large-scale budgets

+ Weak executive-level communication or stakeholder management skills

+ Limited ability to synthesize financial data into executive-ready insights and presentations

+ Insufficient experience managing both budget and headcount at a senior (Level 5) scale **Required Skills**

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills

+ High attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills

+ Ability to work independently and manage time effectively

+ Strong knowledge of business and management principles

+ Ability to apply accounting and mathematical principles

+ Strong analytical skills to identify trends and project future revenues and expenses

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

+ Enterprise application experience is a plus **Education & Experience**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related field

+ 10+ years of relevant experience required **Top 3 Must-Have Hard Skills**

1. **Advanced Excel skills**

2. **Financial analysis** , including forecasting and variance analysis

3. **Resource gap analysis** **Additional Information**

+ **Ideal Candidate Background:** Experience managing both budget and headcount at Microsoft

+ **Unique Selling Points:**

+ Team manages Azure Cloud Supply Chain

+ Dynamic, innovative organization

+ Opportunities to drive process improvement initiatives

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:** **Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

_ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands –_ **_Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells_** _–_ creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.