Business Analytics Specialist

State of Louisiana•Baton Rouge, LA

23h

About The Position

At the Louisiana Department of Revenue, we are dedicated to fairly and efficiently administering the state’s tax laws to ensure compliance while providing exceptional customer service. We are committed to fostering public trust, enhancing economic growth, and maximizing revenue collection to support essential services that benefit all citizens of Louisiana. We’re looking for a Business Analytics Specialist to join our Operational Performance and Compliance Division. This position is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of system business rules and reporting requires for new application implementations and updates to existing applications to ensure timely and accurate reporting of revenue and refunds.

Requirements

Six years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement; OR Six years of experience in any field plus three years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement; OR A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement; OR An advanced degree plus two years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement.
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities.
Thorough knowledge of relational database theory and practice.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and track system changes that affect the reporting of the agency taxes including receivables and payables.
Coordinate with software developers to create development and testing needs and complete management review documentation.
Develop, write, and generate reports in Microsoft SQL Server database using strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities, along with thorough knowledge of relational database theory and practice.
Define test scenarios for preliminary testing and final validation for the division with focus on application and process dependencies.
Document and consolidate test results and monitor follow-up actions.
Provide direct feedback to the director and assistant director of test results.
Organizes and coordinates work activities for testing and system-change validation to minimize rework and take advantage of cross, functional and related processes.
Coordinate system change activities with internal and external developers, internal lT analyst and application programmers throughout development, testing, and migration into production.
Communicates and bridges the gap between the Office of Technology Services (OTS) and business core functions relating to all revenue and refunds applications and systems.