Business Analyst(32551)

Business Analyst

IDEALFORCE 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.

The 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.

Job Description

Understand what the business does and how it does it

Identify project scope and collect business requirements; analyze business functional requirements to identify information, procedures and decision flows

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

Prepare business process maps and high-level work flows, methodology and business, workflow

Meet with stakeholders individually and in JAD sessions to define detailed business requirements

Develop and document requirements in Use Case, Functional Specification, Wireframes

Identify candidate business processes for redesign; determine how to improve existing business process; identify modifications to automated processes

Drive and uncover large and complex requirements across systems and business domains; understands the integration of processes across systems

Communication of technical information to a non-technical audience; communication of business information to a technical audience

Coordinate testing efforts with Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field preferred

Minimum of 4 years' practical experience in business/finance analysis required

Minimum of 3 years' experience in scrum/agile environments; Scrum certification preferred

Experience gathering requirements from the client/business and documenting

Experience with process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes required

Able to communicate analysis and opportunities to clients and the business in writing and verbally required

Able to problem solve including multiple priorities and research conflicting and/or inaccurate data required.

Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems required (Excel, Access, PowerPoint) required.

Working knowledge of relational databases, database structures required

Knowledge of current Microsoft.NET technologies including C#, VB.NET, ASP.Net, and SharePoint highly preferred

Working knowledge of Team Foundation Services 2012 preferred

Strong aspiration to learn new technologies

Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions

Able to maintain confidentiality

Able to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment

Able to work with a minimal amount of direction while being pro-active in keeping their management informed of project related issues

Able to work under pressure

Able to respectfully question ideas and share a point of view with others in support of the business requirements and needs

Able to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to senior leadership

Proven strong problem-solving skills, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven strong relationship-building and communication skills with team members and business users

Experience in the education industry preferred

Additional Information

- "All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines". - All candidates who are authorized to work in US are encouraged to apply. - Candidates must clear the Background check prior to commencing the assignment.