IT Business Analyst - Commercial

Formica Group North America•Sharonville, OH

About The Position

The IT Business Analyst serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams, helping translate business needs into practical technology solutions. This role supports departments and business functions across the organization, with a focus on understanding enterprise-wide processes, improving system effectiveness, and enabling better business outcomes. The ideal candidate has hands-on exposure to business systems and cross-functional processes and is ready to grow into broader business analysis responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study; equivalent work experience may be considered.
Two to five years of experience as a business analyst, systems analyst, process analyst, data analyst, functional analyst, or similar role supporting business systems and process improvement.
Some direct experience supporting business users, business applications, enterprise processes, reporting needs, system enhancements, or cross-functional improvement initiatives.
Working knowledge of ERP, SaaS, reporting, workflow, collaboration, productivity, or other business platforms and applications.
Ability to gather requirements, document processes, write clear business documentation, and communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and follow-through skills.
Comfortable working with data in tools such as Excel, reporting platforms, dashboards, SaaS reports, ERP reports, or basic query tools.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced business environment while maintaining attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP LX is preferred; experience with other ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Epicor, Infor, or similar platforms is also valuable.
Exposure to common enterprise business platforms, workflow tools, reporting solutions, integration tools, collaboration systems, or department-specific applications.
Experience creating process maps, test scripts, training guides, dashboards, business reports, user documentation, or system support materials.

Responsibilities

Partner with departments across the organization, along with IT teams, to understand business needs, process challenges, and improvement opportunities.
Gather, document, and clarify business requirements, functional requirements, process flows, use cases, and acceptance criteria for system enhancements and projects.
Support enterprise business applications by analyzing system issues, assisting with configuration, coordinating enhancement requests, and helping improve business processes.
Assist with process mapping and gap analysis for core business workflows, including cross-functional processes that span multiple departments, systems, and teams.
Participate in solution design discussions with business users, developers, vendors, and technical teams to ensure proposed solutions align with organizational priorities, process needs, and user experience goals.
Prepare and execute test plans, support user acceptance testing, document defects, and validate that delivered solutions meet business requirements.
Create user documentation, training materials, standard operating procedures, and support guides for new or changed systems and processes.
Analyze business data and reporting needs to help improve visibility into operational performance, process efficiency, service levels, decision-making, and overall business effectiveness.
Support change management activities by communicating system changes, coordinating training readiness, and helping business users adopt new tools and processes.
Manage assigned tasks, small enhancement requests, and project workstreams with guidance from senior team members or project leads.