Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Investigate escalated software issues related to the Financial Management System (FMS).
• Follow through on reported issues for resolution and communicate resolution to the teams
• Analyze and document business requirements and the related non-functional requirements of the solution (e.g. operational, security, timing, etc.).
• Author functional design documents that capture the details of the solution in all aspects (e.g. workflow requirements, business validations to be performed on data entry forms, formulas to be applied in calculations on inquiries and reports, presentation layer requirements on inquiries and reports, definition of inputs/outputs and business logic of new/modified batch processes, configuration profile, application data configuration changes required to enact the business or processing change, etc.)
• Work with technical analysts to research problems and find and implement solutions.
• During periods of peak testing (e.g. major releases), the Business Analyst will test software to ensure it meets specifications and identify any defects.
• Take primary testing, coordination and scheduling (i.e. management) responsibilities for business data fix and mass data changes.
• Support and execute functional business events such as performing data analysis through the use of a reporting tool, and in certain scenarios, through the execution of batch scripts; and run simulations of business event processing and provide detailed status reports
• Inventory of defects identified and in the scope of regression testing for the event, very detailed reporting on transactional failures once the event has been simulated.
• Manage business event execution in production.
• Attend scheduled meetings where RM's (change control tracking items) are reviewed with the individuals from the development organization(s) supporting the Financial Management System.
• Update assigned RM's in a timely and complete manner such that the development organizations and release management staff are able to assess the assign, estimate and schedule the ticket/work item effectively.
• Provide written status reports and timelines for the project management office when work tracks have graduated to the level of a project and require centralized reporting.

• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience in a business analyst position for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project working with budget and/or procurement and/or contract functionality, preferable Advantage ERP accounting system with demonstrated experience using tools such as SQL, Crystal Reports, MS Access, and Excel. OR Minimum 3 years of experience implementing a full System Development Lifecycle for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for a large organization. OR Minimum 5 years of experience developing test scripts and performing system/user testing for budget and/or procurement and/or contract functionality, preferable Advantage ERP System.
• Hands-on proven experience balancing and reconciling financial data
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Access; MS excel; and other Microsoft tools such as Word, PowerPoint and Visio
• Knowledge of and experience with TSO and JCL or submitting korn shell scripts (preferred but not required)
• Ability to speak in front of a user group and clearly describe how business functions are executed from within the Financial System software and exception process/usage scenarios
• Ability to orchestrate an end user meeting with the goal of gathering requirements, gaining consensus between parties on business issues, taking and publishing meeting minutes, presenting deliverables developed by the candidate for review.
• Knowledge of some or all of the following is required: FMS Contract Software, FMS2 Budget, FMS3 Accounting
• Exercise sound independent judgment on complex business problems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and under pressure with tight deadlines