Business Analyst, Innovation
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 3 - 5 years of progressive experience in roles related to innovation, Data & AI, strategy, digital transformation, or operational excellence
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.
Make an impact with our Innovation & Insights team as a Business Analyst, Innovation. This diverse team of future-focused problem solvers works with key leaders across MNP to evaluate, prioritize, design, and execute on new products and services that will continually redefine and enhance how we serve our clients. As a trusted advisor, you’ll bring a passion for transformation and thrive on delivering next generation solutions that redefine the way MNP does business.
MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.
Responsibilities
With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more!
Diversity@MNP
We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!
Future/Current Opportunity: Current
Make an impact with our Innovation & Insights team as a Business Analyst, Innovation. This diverse team of future-focused problem solvers works with key leaders across MNP to evaluate, prioritize, design, and execute on new products and services that will continually redefine and enhance how we serve our clients. As a trusted advisor, you’ll bring a passion for transformation and thrive on delivering next generation solutions that redefine the way MNP does business.
MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.
Responsibilities
- Apply strong analytical thinking, business acumen, stakeholder engagement, and curiosity around emerging technologies (e.g., AI, automation, data analytics, and digital enablement platforms) and translate business problems into clear requirements, user stories, process maps, and business cases.
- Partner with business leaders and service line teams to identify innovation opportunities that improve efficiency, quality, growth, and client outcomes.
- Support the facilitation of workshops, interviews, and discovery sessions to understand business challenges and pain points.
- Analyze and document existing current-state business processes and design future-state solutions to enable optimization, automation, or redesign.
- Coordinate proof-of-concepts (POCs), prototypes, and experimentation efforts with business and technology teams.
- Support prioritization of innovation initiatives based on business value, feasibility, risk, and strategic alignment.
- Develop and manage a structured innovation pipeline, including idea intake, evaluation, and prioritization in collaboration with business and innovation leaders
- Track and report on pipeline metrics including ROI indicators, and adoption.
- Partner with the Change Management team to support change readiness and adoption planning.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- 3 - 5 years of progressive experience in roles related to innovation, Data & AI, strategy, digital transformation, or operational excellence
- Experience within a professional services environment (e.g., consulting, legal, accounting) with exposure to client-facing delivery modules is preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development in emerging technologies (e.g., AI, automation, digital transformation)
- Experience with prototyping, piloting, and scaling new solutions
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed environment, building strong relationships to support change adoption.
With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more!
Diversity@MNP
We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!
Future/Current Opportunity: Current
More about this job
Responsibilities
Identify and assess innovation opportunities with business leaders, translate business problems into requirements and business cases, and analyze current processes to design future-state solutions. Coordinate prototypes and proof-of-concepts, manage and report on the innovation pipeline, and support change readiness and adoption.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience, is required, along with 3–5 years of relevant experience in innovation, data and AI, strategy, digital transformation, or operational excellence. Candidates should have experience with prototyping and piloting solutions, leading cross-functional initiatives, and supporting change adoption; professional services experience is preferred.
Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Business Acumen
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Emerging Technologies
- Requirements Gathering
- User Stories
- Process Mapping
- Business Case Development
- Workshop Facilitation
- Business Process Analysis
- Prototyping
- Proof Of Concept Coordination
- Prioritization
- Change Management
- Cross-Functional Leadership
Benefits
- Generous Base Pay
- Vacation Time
- Paid Personal Days
- Group Pension Plan With 4% Matching
- Voluntary Savings Products
- Bonus Programs
- Flexible Benefits
- Mental Health Resources
- Perks And Discounts
- Professional Development Assistance
- MNP University
- Firm-Sponsored Social Events
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Data & Analytics
- Consulting
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- Innovation
- Business Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation
- Data Analytics
- Digital Enablement
- Digital Transformation
- Operational Excellence
- Business Requirements
- User Stories
- Process Maps
- Business Cases
- Current-State Analysis
- Future-State Design
- Proof Of Concepts
- Prototyping
- Experimentation
- Innovation Pipeline
- Idea Intake
- Prioritization
- Business Value
- Feasibility Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Strategic Alignment
- Return On Investment
- Adoption Metrics
- Change Readiness
- Professional Services
- Cross-Functional Initiatives