Senior IT Business Analyst – Portfolio Planning & Financial Analysis

Location: South Plainfield, NJ (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week)
Duration: Contract through April 1, 2027, with potential extension
Pay Rate: $50-55/hr on W2
Start Date: Immediate / ASAP, subject to client confirmation
Work Authorization: W2 candidates only

Position Overview

Our direct customer, a global Fortune 500 organization and leader in the energy and utilities sector, is seeking an experienced Senior IT Business Analyst to support its Technology Portfolio Planning and Business Case Development initiatives.

This position offers an opportunity to work closely with IT leadership, business stakeholders, product teams, and project managers to evaluate technology initiatives, develop business cases, analyze financial and operational data, and support strategic portfolio planning.

The ideal candidate combines strong business analysis, financial/analytical capabilities, project planning, and stakeholder management experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders, Product Leads, and IT teams to develop and evaluate business cases for technology initiatives.

• Support business case development, including project scope, cost estimates, schedules, expected benefits, assumptions, risks, and dependencies.

• Perform financial and analytical reviews to support technology investment and portfolio decisions.

• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, schedules, milestones, and overall delivery performance.

• Analyze existing dashboards, reports, KPIs, and scorecards to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

• Support IT portfolio reporting and provide visibility into project status, financial performance, and delivery progress.

• Collaborate with project managers and business teams to improve planning, reporting, and project governance processes.

• Prepare management presentations, analytical summaries, and recommendations for IT leadership.

• Facilitate discussions across business and technology teams and drive alignment on project priorities and expected outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of experience in Business Analysis, IT Portfolio Analysis, PMO, Project Financial Analysis, or a related role.

• Experience supporting business case development, project planning, cost estimation, budgeting, or financial analysis.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate project costs, schedules, forecasts, and expected benefits.

• Experience with portfolio reporting, dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, or executive reporting.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.

• Ability to coordinate multiple initiatives and work across business and technology teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in energy, utilities, or other regulated industries.

• Exposure to IT project portfolio management or enterprise technology investments.

• Familiarity with Power BI for reviewing and analyzing existing reports and dashboards.

• Familiarity with Smartsheet or similar project tracking and portfolio management tools.

• Experience working with project managers, Product Leads, finance teams, and senior leadership.

Note: Utility industry experience is preferred but not mandatory. Candidates with strong transferable IT portfolio, financial analysis, business case, or PMO experience are encouraged to apply.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Work directly with a global Fortune 500 customer.

• Collaborate with senior IT and business leadership.

• Support strategic technology investment and portfolio planning.

• Long-term contract opportunity with potential extension.

Interested candidates: Please share your updated resume, current location, work authorization, W2 rate expectations, and availability.