Senior business analyst with 9 years of experience leading requirements and process redesign for ERP and CRM programs in manufacturing and distribution. Led analysis for an order-to-cash redesign that cut days sales outstanding 11 days. Facilitates complex workshops, mentors analysts and keeps scope tied to measurable business value.
Experience
Senior Business Analyst, Highmark Industrial Controls (Cincinnati, OH)
Feb 2022 – Present
Led requirements for an SAP S/4HANA order-to-cash redesign across 4 business units, cutting DSO from 52 to 41 days
Facilitated 40 workshops with finance, sales and logistics, resolving 120 conflicting requirements
Mentored 3 business analysts on BPMN modeling, user stories and traceability
Built a benefits-tracking model that confirmed $3.2M in first-year working capital gains
Business Analyst, Tri-State Distribution Partners (Dayton, OH)
Jun 2018 – Jan 2022
Gathered requirements for a Salesforce Sales Cloud rollout to 220 reps
Redesigned returns processing, reducing credit memo cycle time 45%
Built Power BI reports on rep activity for the sales operations team
Analyst, Queen City Consulting Group (Cincinnati, OH)
Jun 2017 – May 2018
Documented current-state processes for 5 mid-market manufacturing clients
Education
B.S. in Business Analytics, Miami University (Aug 2013 – May 2017)
Skills
Business Analysis: requirements management, BPMN, traceability, benefits realization
Systems: SAP S/4HANA, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, Visio
Methods: Agile and hybrid delivery, workshop facilitation, UAT leadership
Certifications: IIBA CBAP
How to write a Senior Business Analyst resume
A strong Senior Business Analyst resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Summary: Open with your specialty and years of experience, then one or two signature results.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Senior Business Analyst resume FAQ
What should a Senior Business Analyst resume include?
A Senior Business Analyst resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
What is the best resume template for a Senior Business Analyst?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for Senior Business Analyst roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Senior Business Analyst resume be?
One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Which skills should a Senior Business Analyst put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Senior Business Analyst roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong Senior Business Analyst resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."