Business Analyst

McGrath Rent Corp • Livermore, CA

5d

About The Position

The Business Analyst (BA) plays a critical role in bridging business needs and technology solutions. This position is responsible for understanding business problems, gathering and documenting requirements, modeling processes, and supporting change initiatives to deliver maximum business value.

Requirements

• Experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, and process modeling.
• Familiarity with business systems, data flows, and testing methodologies.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in relevant tools (Jira, Excel, Visio, etc.).
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and structured thinker.
• Break down complex problems into manageable parts using analytical thinking.
• Ensure careful, accurate documentation and testing.
• Organize information logically and manage work across project phases.
• Focus on delivering business value and prioritize high-impact features and changes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and clarify business problems, goals, and constraints.
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements.
• Conduct workshops, interviews, and process walkthroughs to elicit requirements.
• Resolve conflicting needs and prioritize requirements.
• Document requirements (BRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps).
• Convert business requirements into technical specifications (FSDs).
• Ensure documentation is clear and accessible to both business and IT teams.
• Map current (as-is) and future (to-be) processes.
• Identify pain points and recommend process improvements within system constraints.
• Understand how business processes are supported by systems.
• Suggest configuration changes or enhancements.
• Analyze business data requirements and define data flows between systems.
• Assess upstream/downstream impacts of changes.
• Document test cases and scenarios; support UAT planning and execution.
• Validate solutions against business requirements.
• Communicate the business impact of system or process changes.
• Support user adoption by explaining changes and their rationale.
• Review, identify root cause, and resolve integration issues.
• Triage user issues and escalate to support teams as needed.
• Provide business context for audits, governance, and change approvals.
• Manage relationships with business owners, PMs, and end-users.
• Balance competing priorities and negotiate scope or trade-offs.
• Communicate clearly in both verbal and written forms.
• Translate technical concepts into business language.
• Collaborate with PMs, application administrators, developers, and support teams.
• Work effectively across functions and organizational levels.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• It’s a great place to work where you are given the space to share ideas and opinions and the bottom-line is “YOU” matter!
• We value our employees' Quality of Life, and when it comes to mental health, recovery, and self-care, there is no one-size-fits-all approach that is why we provide resources where employees can find information on several wellness topics like nutrition, exercise, emotional health, and more!
• We all need to rest and recharge, that’s why in addition to vacation and sick time we also offer 10 days + 2 half days company-paid holidays!
• We offer a variety of benefits that offer you flexibility and choice, a simple selection experience, and the ability to take control over your benefit spending.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match.
• Life is unpredictable, having Company Paid Life Insurance and knowing that your loved ones will be protected financially in the event of an unexpected death can give you peace of mind.
• We also offer DailyPay, HSA, FSA, EAP and Pet Insurance!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees