Great Plains Business Analyst

Description

About the Contractor position The finance/Great Plains business analyst will be responsible for delivering and supporting finance projects with Great Plains and related technologies by partnering with business process owners and MIS team members. Responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the following Provide production support for 50+ financial user community in Great Plains v10, including Requisition Management and Business Portal.Research production system issues, resolve user problems and escalate when necessary.Gather, analyze and document functional / technical requirements for new projects, enhancements to existing solutions and production issues reported by end users.Perform application configuration activities.Create unit, integration and user acceptance test plans, including use cases and test data.Execute unit, integration and user acceptance testing activities.Document all activities.Manage backlog of production issues and enhancement requests using the companys service desk.Candidate profile The successful candidate will be a highenergy, detailoriented and analytic business analyst with solid Microsoft Great Plains and SQL Server 2005 skills and experience. The attributes of the successful candidate are described here Expert knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains platform. Modules needed include General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Requisition Management/Purchase Order Processing, Sales Order Processing, Fixed Assets, Electronic funds transfer, Business Portal and Smart List Builder.Experience with Great Plains Deferred Revenue, Contracts Management and Revenue Recognition is a plus.Experience with supporting companies in the hightech / software industry.Solid SQL Server 2005 knowledge and experience; excellent SQL query skills.Developers Toolkit experience is a plus.Understanding of the software development lifecycle and related processes.Ability to work collaboratively and without direct supervision; must be a team player.Ability to interact and communicate effectively with both technical and business staff.Excellent written, speaking and interpersonal skills.Ability to document business processes and technical specifications for offshore development team.Experience with the following Microsoft Office tools Access, Visio, Excel, Sharepoint