B002 - Business Analyst - Journeyman

Duties and Responsibilities

• This position is in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and serves to ensure business applications and processes used by the office of the Chief Financial Officer, in areas of Individual Income tax, Business Tax, Real property Tax are meeting the needs.
• Duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Develops and maintains an understanding of the key business processes and policies for the business units, assisting the business units with process improvements. Assists in the resolution of system issues to allow for timely processing of business transactions.
  • Tracks current software trends and provides the business units with recommendations for upgrading or replacing production systems to take advantage of improved functionality available.
  • Assists in the gathering of requirements for new or existing systems; participates as a consultant on software evaluation; serves as an analyst on the system implementation team assisting in fit/gap analysis, system configuration, and the establishment of the requirements traceability matrix (RTM), creating test cases to ensure all requirements are tested prior to go live; works with stakeholders, business subject matter experts, and other members of the implementation team to confirm that the system meets the needs of the District.
  • Documents the interface control documents (ICD) needed to define the interfaces into and out of the new system, as appropriate; assists in documenting all re‑engineered business processes modified during the implementation process; and identifies and documents the IT roles and responsibilities for maintaining the new system once implemented.
  • Provides input into project planning, scheduling, and budgeting.
  • Assists in the development of project proposals and related financial planning and development of business case, to include performing cost/benefit analysis.
• Attends required training and perform all routine administrative responsibilities expected.

Qualifications

• Work experience in Business Analysis – Six (6) years.
• Prior experience working as a business analyst in a financial/accounting application – Six (6) years.
• Practical application ability with Microsoft Office, Project and Visio (Six years).
• Experience with detailed analytical abilities – Six (6) years.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology or Mathematics, Finance and Accounting.

Technical Skills

• MS Teams, MS Project, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, etc.)

Candidate Skills Matrix

Skills	Required/Desired	No. of Years	How many years of experience candidate has?
Work experience in Business Analysis in a financial/accounting application	Required	6
Practical application ability with Microsoft Office, Project and Visio	Required	6
Experience with detailed analytical abilities	Required	6
Bachelor's degree in science, Technology or Mathematics, Finance and Accounting.	Required

Background Check

• Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.