Business Analyst

Skills

Description

1. Work with business leaders and subject matter experts to define business problems
2. Work with business leaders and subject matter experts to document and validate business rules, business requirements, process flows, user stories, and other artifacts using the provided methodology, toolkits, and templates
3. Work with enterprise architects, Business Relationship Managers, and/or solution architects to understand, define, document, and validate requirements
4. Identify gaps between “as-is” and ‘to-be” processes
5. Assist the Quality Assurance and Testing team with development of test scenarios and expected results
6. Assist with the development and validation of training materials
7. Prepare for and deliver business process workshops and design sessions
8. Complete committed activities and deliverables in the committed timeframes
9. Recommend solutions to the business in the capacity of a trusted advisor
10. Understand dependencies with other systems and how to document them

Responsibilities

• 1. Ideally, business analysis experience on more than one ERP project; general understanding of how ERP eco-systems function
• 2. Strong knowledge and experience in at least one business process area related to ERPs, i.e., order to cash, procure to pay, inventory, record to report; alternatively,
• 3. Ability to facilitate and/or lead meetings with large groups of people; experience with meeting preparation, agenda definition, note taking, and follow-up management
• 4. Ability to gather and document business, functional, and/or data conversion requirements
• 5. Ability to create process flow diagrams using Visio
• 6. Ability to support the development of test cases and training material
• 7. Six to ten years of experience as a business analyst at a Fortune 500 company (ideally)
• 8. A “hands-on”, “can-do” attitude
• 9. Experience using JIRA and Confluence is a significant plus
• 10. Advanced to expert skill with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project
• 11. Ability to communicate effectively with IT and business management
• 12. Excellent overall written/verbal communication and facilitation skills for communicating at all levels; strong presentation skills
• 13. General knowledge of waterfall, Agile, and hybrid methodologies
• 14. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• 15. Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• 16. Strong organizational, analytical, communication, planning, presentation, and customer service skills
• 17. Ability to effectively work independently and across teams, functions, and departments
• 18. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• 19. Business acumen, conflict resolution skills, and critical thinking