Business Systems Analyst

Business Systems AnalystImmediate need for a talented Business Systems Analyst with experience in the Banking and Financial Industry. This is a 12+ Months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Plano, TX.Key Requirements and Responsibilities:8+ years' experience as Business Systems Analyst (BSA)Experience working in different phases of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in Waterfall and Agile/ScrumInvestigate existing problems/issues and identify opportunities to determine the feasibility of a system solution besides identifying the general kinds of system solutions that appear appropriateConnect with Business stakeholders for Requirements elicitation and Design Impact AnalysisDesigned workflows and process diagrams to derive requirements for existing system enhancementsPerformed Gap Analysis to determine the "as-is" system situation and the "to-be" system objective and key requirements for system reengineeringConduct Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with Subject Matter Expert's and business stakeholders to gain high level knowledge of business processes and drafted relevant documentations/artifacts accordinglyAuthor Business Requirements Document (BRD) and Functional Requirements Document (FRD) creating design documents through client discussion, User Interface documents conducting Requirement WalkthroughsUse of Client ALM, JIRA for tracking design requirements, defect tracking and reportingData Mapping and Validation from source and target tables using UI and data dictionaryData and Analytics expertise to perform complex quantitative research and statistical analysis.Sufficient technical knowledge to work with technical teams being familiar with operating systems, databases, test & debugging tools, programming languages and participate in peer reviews.Identified and prioritized outstanding defects, enhancements, and Change requests according to business requirements.Establishing strong Customer Connections.Status Reporting – Update project manager, end-users, and project sponsors on the progress vs. plan via periodic documents and meetings.Project Plans and Timelines – Work with end-users to determine scope, identify tasks and dependencies, provide estimates and evaluate resource needs and availability.Project Execution – Execute assigned tasks, monitor progress along milestones, direct the end-user acceptance testing and manage the incorporation of ad hoc requests.Implemented Process Improvement ideas for effort and cost savings.Experience in Captive Auto Finance with Origination knowledge is added advantage.Our client is a leading Banking and Financial Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.