Business Analyst II
Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds, New York, NY, United States
Job Title:
Business Analyst II
Department: Information Technology
Reports To:Manager ofBusiness Analysis
FLSA Status: Exempt (Non-Management)
Summary
Under the supervision of the Manager of Business Analysis, the Business Analyst II discovers, synthesizes, and analyzes information to elicit business needs, document requirements, devise strategies and solutions, and implement changes with the goal of improving business outcomes for small to medium size projects or segments of large projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Collaborate with stakeholders and end users to identify, understand and document business and technical processes and requirements
Analyze and prioritize current processes
Conduct gap analyses
Manage projects ensuring end-to-end successful completion to meet business goals. Activities may include creating and managing project plans, scope, RAID log, budget. Communicate project status updates.
Coordinate with the vendors and other partners to successfully deliver end-to-end projects
Compiles detailed cutover plan for the launch activities
Develop business cases, functional and non-functional requirements, feasibility studies and scope solutions for new business processes and technical applications
Assess proposed solutions to determine which fit the business need, identify gaps and shortcomings in solutions and determine necessary workarounds and/or changes to the solutions proposed
Establishes, develops and maintains positive effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and users of business analysis services
Support stakeholder use of existing technology solutions
Create test plans, develop test cases, conduct and coordinate business acceptance and regression testing;
Assist in the development of training materials and policy and procedure manuals
Focus on building and refining BA skills and competencies to successfully work independently on end-to-end projects.
Resolve production support requests
Performs other tasks as assigned by management/supervisory staff
Performs tasks after hours, on weekends, and as required by management/supervisory staff
Qualifications
At least 3 years of work experience in the software development life cycle
At least 2 years of experience leveraging knowledge areas, competencies, and techniques; described in the IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, BABOK
Experience with Business Acceptance test planning, test case development and test execution
Experience working within project management practices; described in the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK
Experience with data analysis
Excellent MS office skills including Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and MS Project
Soft Skills
Detail oriented with excellent organization, analytical thinking, and problem‑solving skills
Ability to plan and take initiatives to accomplish objectives in timely fashion
Ability to quickly learn new business environment
Ability to adapt to an environment with constant innovation and change
Strong ability to facilitate meetings
Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments
Strong verbal communication skills; able to discuss complex topics one‑on‑one, in a group setting, and as a lead presenter to an audience of varying levels of experience
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline
Language Skills
Speak, read, write and understand English
Reasoning Ability
High
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Certification in Business Analysis Preferred
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling
1/2 to 2/3 of the time: Sitting, Reaching with Hands & Arms
Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing
100% of the time: Using Hands
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1/3 to 2/3 of the time: Work near moving or mechanical parts, exposure to radiation, moderate noise.
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Business Analyst II
Department: Information Technology
Reports To:Manager ofBusiness Analysis
FLSA Status: Exempt (Non-Management)
Summary
Under the supervision of the Manager of Business Analysis, the Business Analyst II discovers, synthesizes, and analyzes information to elicit business needs, document requirements, devise strategies and solutions, and implement changes with the goal of improving business outcomes for small to medium size projects or segments of large projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Collaborate with stakeholders and end users to identify, understand and document business and technical processes and requirements
Analyze and prioritize current processes
Conduct gap analyses
Manage projects ensuring end-to-end successful completion to meet business goals. Activities may include creating and managing project plans, scope, RAID log, budget. Communicate project status updates.
Coordinate with the vendors and other partners to successfully deliver end-to-end projects
Compiles detailed cutover plan for the launch activities
Develop business cases, functional and non-functional requirements, feasibility studies and scope solutions for new business processes and technical applications
Assess proposed solutions to determine which fit the business need, identify gaps and shortcomings in solutions and determine necessary workarounds and/or changes to the solutions proposed
Establishes, develops and maintains positive effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and users of business analysis services
Support stakeholder use of existing technology solutions
Create test plans, develop test cases, conduct and coordinate business acceptance and regression testing;
Assist in the development of training materials and policy and procedure manuals
Focus on building and refining BA skills and competencies to successfully work independently on end-to-end projects.
Resolve production support requests
Performs other tasks as assigned by management/supervisory staff
Performs tasks after hours, on weekends, and as required by management/supervisory staff
Qualifications
At least 3 years of work experience in the software development life cycle
At least 2 years of experience leveraging knowledge areas, competencies, and techniques; described in the IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, BABOK
Experience with Business Acceptance test planning, test case development and test execution
Experience working within project management practices; described in the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK
Experience with data analysis
Excellent MS office skills including Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and MS Project
Soft Skills
Detail oriented with excellent organization, analytical thinking, and problem‑solving skills
Ability to plan and take initiatives to accomplish objectives in timely fashion
Ability to quickly learn new business environment
Ability to adapt to an environment with constant innovation and change
Strong ability to facilitate meetings
Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments
Strong verbal communication skills; able to discuss complex topics one‑on‑one, in a group setting, and as a lead presenter to an audience of varying levels of experience
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline
Language Skills
Speak, read, write and understand English
Reasoning Ability
High
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Certification in Business Analysis Preferred
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling
1/2 to 2/3 of the time: Sitting, Reaching with Hands & Arms
Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing
100% of the time: Using Hands
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1/3 to 2/3 of the time: Work near moving or mechanical parts, exposure to radiation, moderate noise.
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