Business Analyst

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops business processes and workflow reengineering methodologies.
• Solves application and process related problems by creating detailed process and system design specifications.
• Works with other areas across the business units to support a total solution approach.
• Communicates business requirements for reports and applications development.
• Facilitates collaboration within and across business units and across IT functions.
• Resolves problems and improves business units' technical environments.
• Engages with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary, to determine compliance with accounting and financial reporting regulations and standards.
• Produces deliverables as required to fulfill FMIS replacement requirements pertaining to accounting and financial reporting compliance.
• Leading role in relationship with the System Implementation (SI) team(s) including establishing TDD/FDD requirements and approval, testing and validation requirements, ongoing system care and feeding requirements.
• Develops high quality oral and written presentations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Information Systems, or other related discipline.
• Master's degree and/or project management certification is preferred.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or similar certification is strongly preferred.

General Experience:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as business and/or system analyst.
• Accounting & Audit background required.

Specialized Experience:

• Accounting/Audit experience in government accounting and reporting.
• Experience managing requirements processes including conducting interviews and documenting technical requirements.
• Experience with design activities including design sessions and defining future state processes.
• Experience with vendors and service provider engagement.
• Experience working with onsite and remote teams.
• Experience with industry-standard System Development Life Cycle methodologies.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Demonstrates capacity to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.