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Accounting Business System Analyst // Des Moines, IA- Onsite // Fulltime Empl

AceStack, Des Moines, IA, United States


Job Title: Accounting Business System Analyst
Location: Des Moines, IA- Onsite
Fulltime Employment
Salary Upto $120k/ Yearly + Benefits

Job Description
The Business System Analyst (Actuarial IT) is responsible for eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business and technical requirements for Agile scrum teams and project initiatives. This role involves collaborating across business units to understand requirements for the Actuarial Data Center, documenting business needs, gathering necessary data, and retiring outdated processes. This may require analysis and coding in SAS, SQL, R, and/or Python.
Additionally, the BSA will contribute to modernization efforts using AWS, assist in user acceptance testing, identify and remediate bugs, and implement improvements. The role also includes supporting production processes and maintaining communication with Actuarial business units.
Skills & Competencies
Actuarial Expertise
Insurance Knowledge: Policy lifecycle, billing, claims, reinsurance structures, statutory reporting.
Technical Skills: SQL, Excel (advanced), data modeling, APIs/integrations, reporting tools (Power BI/Tableau).
Analysis & Problem-Solving: Root-cause analysis, process re-engineering, control design.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Clear documentation, workshops, cross-functional alignment.
Project/Change Management: Prioritization, risk management, change control, UAT coordination.
Requirements Gathering & Analysis
Facilitates business requirement sessions with stakeholders across the organization, developing comprehensive documentation that aligns with business needs
Translates business requirements into functional specifications, working in tandem with IT resources to develop technical solutions
Collaborates with delivery team resources within the agile framework to create and refine user stories (JIRA), coordinating user acceptance testing to ensure quality standards are met
Provides support for incident/defect management for BAU and/or project deliveries · Serves as backup for other BSAs during projects, refinement sessions, and Production Support activities · Implements best practices to ensure there is consistency in standards and execution
Roles & Responsibilities
Strong understanding of accounting principles.
Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
Analytical thinking and problem-solving.
Communication and project management skills.