Business Systems Analyst/ Project Manager

Business Systems Analyst/ Project ManagerSeeking a Business Analyst/Project Manager to work within the IT Corporate Applications department supporting all corporate functional areas. This candidate must possess experience working with key business stakeholders in functional areas such as: Finance/Accounting, HR and Procurement to collect requirements and identify areas of improvement where IT can enhance business objectives and process flow. Reporting to the Director of Business Applications, the successful candidate will facilitate project prioritization, implementation and maintenance of mission critical portfolio projects using project management competencies. Strengths include: documenting process flows, driving business process redesign efforts, assisting in quality acceptance definition and successful testing, ensuring on-time and successful project delivery. This includes coordinating the efforts of IT staff and third-party consultants. The ideal candidate would have a strong background in business analysis, project management and the ability to identify best practice methods of implementation and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.Key ResponsibilitiesEstablish and maintain relationships with business stakeholders/users – and serve as liaison between business functional areas and ITUnderstand current and future business needs and stay current on major projects and initiatives going on in business functional areas and divisionsUnderstand technology, infrastructure, and applications to serve as a consultant to internal partners in order to provide guidance and offer recommendations on business strategy alignment with IT strategyAssist in all aspects of requirements gathering through to project closure including, document preparation, prototypes, testing, successful use.Identify possible risks to project initiatives and highlight risk mitigation strategy through various channelsBe familiar with the dashboard reporting methods for CxO levelQualificationsBachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, finance, information systems, or related discipline6-8 years' experience working with Financial or Human Resource Management systems in a corporate IT departmentExcellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong business and technology acumenExtensive experience creating process and data flow diagramsExperience writing, executing and documenting testing and data validation documentationBusiness competency in Financial Planning and Analysis, Tax, or Accounting systems desirable but not requiredWorking knowledge of German/French desirable but not required. Bluestone Solutions Group