Business Analyst(32551)

divh2Business Analyst/h2pIDEALFORCE has a contract position available immediately for a Business Analyst to join our customer in Phoenix, Arizona. This is an onsite position. Please find below additional details about this job. Client is considering only local candidates for this role./ppThe ideal candidate must have IT Business Analyst experience with a background in finance and/or accounting. Financial system implementation experience is not needed, but experience with budgets, invoices, and payment calculation is required./ph3Job Description/h3p Understand what the business does and how it does it/pp Identify project scope and collect business requirements; analyze business functional requirements to identify information, procedures and decision flows/pp Conduct preliminary investigation for all project requests; reviews requirements, specifications, test, support and training plans to ensure they are in line with business objectives on projects/pp Prepare business process maps and high-level workflows, methodology and business, workflow/pp Meet with stakeholders individually and in JAD sessions to define detailed business requirements/pp Develop and document requirements in Use Case, Functional Specification, Wireframes/pp Identify candidate business processes for redesign; determine how to improve existing business process; identify modifications to automated processes/pp Drive and uncover large and complex requirements across systems and business domains; understands the integration of processes across systems/pp Communication of technical information to a non-technical audience; communication of business information to a technical audience/pp Coordinate testing efforts with Quality Assurance/ph3Qualifications/h3p Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field preferred/pp Minimum of 4 years practical experience in business/finance analysis required/pp Minimum of 3 years experience in scrum/agile environments; Scrum certification preferred/pp Experience gathering requirements from the client/business and documenting./pp Experience with process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and/or evaluation of business processes required/pp Able to communicate analysis and opportunities to clients and the business in writing and verbally required/pp Able to problem solve including multiple priorities and research conflicting and/or inaccurate data required./pp Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems required (Excel, Access, PowerPoint) required./pp Working knowledge of relational databases, database structures required/pp Knowledge of current Microsoft.NET technologies including C#, VB.NET, ASP.Net, and SharePoint highly preferred/pp Working knowledge of Team Foundation Services 2012 preferred/pp Strong aspiration to learn new technologies/pp Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions/pp Able to maintain confidentiality/pp Able to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment/pp Able to work with a minimal amount of direction while being pro-active in keeping their management informed of project related issues/pp Able to work under pressure/pp Able to respectfully question ideas and share a point of view with others in support of the business requirements and needs/pp Able to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to senior leadership/pp Proven strong problem-solving skills, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis/pp Excellent written and verbal communication skills/pp Proven strong relationship-building and communication skills with team members and business users/pp Experience in the education industry preferred/ph3Additional Information/h3p- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. - All candidates who are authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. - Candidates must clear the background check prior to commencing the assignment./p/div