firstPRO is seeking a qualified Sr. Business Analyst for our client, a large manufacturer located out of Camden, New Jersey. They are seeking an individual that understands/writes SQL queries and has at least 8 years’ experience in a BA role. The ideal candidate will be able to help implement customer centric solutions in a cost-effective way by learning and comprehending business process, eliciting, and documenting requirements, and communicating clearly to business and technology.

Sr. Business Analyst

Job Details

• Compensation: $65.00 – $70.00/hour with benefits (Health, Dental, Vision)
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
• Onsite
• Type: Contract (1 year)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for communications between IT, internal business, and external partners
• Responsible for defining and documenting requirements, systems testing, internal & external support and issue management and resolution
• Assists in evaluating and proposing solutions that maximize investments and drive business value across departments and partners
• Analyze and clearly articulate potential solutions
• Develops comprehensive understanding of business processes, define as-is/to-be business models and build strong working rapport with business users
• Articulates business and functional requirements into technical deliverables
• Acts as liaison to the business throughout project lifecycle to ensure requirements and project goals are satisfied by delivered IT software applications
• Identifies, tracks, and escalates issues and risks in a timely manner
• Creates business requirements, functional design documents and process flow diagrams
• Explores innovative solutions while maintaining focus on customer satisfaction
• Assists in expanding enterprise capabilities, using a best-of-breed IT approach, integrating existing Enterprise solutions and legacy systems
• Assesses the risks of various solutions and prioritizes competing business demands
• Coordinates project delivery by participating in design reviews and walk-throughs to communicate systems designs and validate proposed solutions
• Ensures that all items follow the change management process and are entered and tracked through the change management software
• Helps to manage ongoing relationship with business partner to drive satisfaction with IT
• Engages with knowledge workers to incorporate usability and user interface needs when designing systems
• Should act as a subject matter expert and handle various UAT testing activities with business users.
• Ensures that all documentation accurately reflects the current status of changes and outstanding issues so that business requirements are aligned with application features and functions
• Analyzes discrepancies in service or performance offering recommendations for updates or changes
• Ensures continuing operational quality by documenting bug fixes, enhancements and updates. Assigns tasks to development, testing & training staff as required

Qualifications

• Good SQL skills for data analysis and verifying data results
• Broad IT domain experience in three or more of the following IT areas: Applications Development, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Vendor Management, Quality Assurance, Infrastructure and Maintenance and Support.
• Experience gathering software requirements
• Experience writing functional and technical specifications
• Experience leading meetings, coordinating deliverables, and resolving issues
• Proven experience interfacing with customers and development teams
• Able to translate complex information into common terms
• Strong organization, facilitation, and administration skills
• Strong written and oral communications skills including presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and organizational/data management skills
• Strong ability to understand, analyze and solve business problems
• Must be a self-starter, able to work independently and take initiative to find solutions
• Excels in building relationships with the business users, Retailers, and partner organizations

• Exceptional documentation skills including ability to document use cases and process flows Capable of working independently, a self-starter who performs initiatives that provide solutions for business requirements
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Basic understanding of information technology and business concepts
• Understands the business issues and data challenges of the enterprise and industry
• Excellent communicator with strong business analysis, reporting and presentation skills
• Expertise in business planning, management, problem solving, customer focus & relationship building