Business Applications Analyst

Ergon, Inc•Flowood, MS

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Ergon has an opening at our corporate in Flowood, MS, for a Business Applications Analyst. The Business Applications Analyst position in the EHSS Systems area uses enterprise systems analysis skills and takes initiative to create value for Ergon's business units. Leads initiatives and liaises with business and technical groups to support client expectations for enterprise software. Daily contributions to assigned projects and directing and participating in the analysis, configuration, modifying, documentation, testing, and implementation of supported applications. Translates business requirements into functional and technical specifications, workflows, data tables, prototypes, queries, and testing. Requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to collaborate with management, and technical personnel. We are a great company with great pay and great benefits. Ergon, Inc. is a relationship-driven company that values each employee's willingness to learn and contribute to the team. We are family owned with locations throughout the world, but we pride ourselves on maintaining a small-company feel.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a Business Administration, Finance, IT or a related field
Three years experience in data analysis, business analysis, or a related field
Strong process documentation skills and knowledge of business analysis tools
Test scenario creation and execution aligned with organizational goals
Data analysis and visualization with MS Power BI, Python, R, SQL, and Tableau

Nice To Haves

Mapping business functions and processes and writing technical design specifications
Documenting business and IT processes through interviews with users to understand assigned systems' process steps
Using the software development life cycle for projects support
Experience working in a PMO or project management environment is preferred
DHS/OSHA/other regulatory compliance and working with regulatory enterprise systems (e.g., Benchmark, Enablon, Cority, IBM, Intelex, Sphera, SAP) is a plus
EPA Regulatory Compliance (air/water emission calculations, RCRA, air/water permitting, TSCA) is a plus
Applying project management principles to organize, track, and complete tasks per specified plans - PMP or related certification in Agile, SQL, or Scrum is a plus
Knowledge of automated test tools is a plus

Responsibilities

Identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives within supported applications that drive efficiency and value back into the business.
Interacting with internal and external team members to understand business and technical requirements supporting process improvements.
Developing and executing test plans via automation and collaborative user acceptance tests with documented results.
Build relationships with business partners to identify system functions and enhancement requirements
Participate in analysis, development, testing, and implementation of system modules and projects
Research and elicit user requirements to develop new applications and upgrade existing modules
Provide end-user training, support, and troubleshooting for business applications
Lead interview sessions with stakeholders and end-users to gather enterprise system requirements
Maintain interrelated systems analysis documentation (e.g., system context diagrams, data models)
Interact frequently with team members and stakeholders to identify and address activity roadblocks
Chart business and/or IT processes using appropriate methods and tools
Ensure compliance with organizational policies and data security standard
Create content and execute plans for quality assurance and user acceptance testing related to test cases scenarios development, acceptance testing facilitation, and logging test issues and results
Support business units with sign-off project documents (e.g., Design, Change Orders, & Requests)
Coordinate with the relevant user groups for acceptance testing prior to production release
Serve on cross-functional teams to create training content and support training materials development
Participate in project planning, status meetings, and process improvement initiatives
Plan, coordinate, schedule, and execute end-user system training & support sessions
Other duties as assigned