Business Process Consultant, Accounting/Finance - IIBA/BABOK

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Education: Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

Required Tasks To Be Performed

• Gather, analyze, document, and validate business processes, data capture, and reporting requirements.
• Assist in the business process redesign and documentation.
• Assist with translating high level business requirements into functional specifications and manage changes to such specifications.
• Assist with translating business processes and functional specifications into training procedures.
• Chart existing business processes to define current business activities for the development of procedures and models.
• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial, and operations requirements.
• Research, review, and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing processes plus reports and assist the developing strategies for updating these processes.
• Prototype new procedures for the purpose of enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow.
• Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives for improving processes in operating systems across the organization.
• Develop, standardize, and maintain new or improved processes based on findings and analysis.
• Communicate process changes, enhancements, and modifications verbally or through written documentation.
• Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmers.
• Liaise with various business, and IT, groups in the organization to facilitate implementation of new or improved business processes.
• Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and enhancements to existing applications.
• Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new processes, and other post-implementation support.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• 8+ years experience with business requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping, methodology development, and data modeling.
• 5+ years experience overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.
• 2+ years experience in organizational change management that includes documentation of change management planning, communicating change to stakeholders, providing support during the transition, and monitoring the progress of the change implementation.
• Experience with financial analysis, including the ability to apply complex accounting principles, a working knowledge of accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls.
• Experience with analyzing data for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs, and flowcharts.
• Experience working within a structured Project Management environment.
• Ability to be creative, to use sound judgment, and to display foresight to identify potential problems and design/specifications.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Certification(s) from the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis), based on the BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge).
• Experience with standard principles of accounting, such as GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards
• Experience using the Florida Accounting and Information Resource (FLAIR) system or other enterprise accounting systems.
• Knowledge of various facilitation techniques to elicit business requirements and drive customer communications.
• Experience with Oracle PL/SQL and/or PHP.
• Experience with UML (Unified Modelling Language).
• Familiarity with Agile development, specifically Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP) and Kanban.