IT Business Analyst II

Andersen Corporation • Dubuque, IA

4d • $81,035 - $125,605

About The Position

The IT Business Analyst is responsible for the planning, development, maintenance, and enhancement of the functional areas of application packages. They are assigned to teams within an assigned business unit and independently utilize various client/server platforms as well as, mentor others. Individuals collaborate with company customers, staff, IT and other stakeholders to identify user requirements, assess available technologies, and recommend solution options. They are proficient in assessing business objectives and design business processes for medium to high level objectives in such a way that they may be effectively modeled, configured and measured within the package application environment. Demonstrated ability to mentor others. Individuals are proficient in communicating the application package capabilities and possibilities to designated functional areas, while seeking ways to collaborate with IT members to facilitate transition to and support of the application package.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems or Business Administration with an emphasis in a specific functional area or equivalent work experience and technical training
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in relevant functional area, two years of experience with application package modules, and one package implementation
• Good business understanding in one or more functional areas, as well as an understanding of the organization’s industry
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, proficient in the ability to express medium to high level technical concepts in business terms
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work well on cross-functional project teams and foster team commitment to tasks
• Developing project management skills, operating as part of a team, organizing, planning, and executing projects from vision through implementation

Responsibilities

• Responsible for medium to high level business analysis and process design in one or more functional areas (finance, accounting, sales, engineering, manufacturing, etc.) within the enterprise in the analysis and redesign of application package functions and processes.
• Assists less experienced business analysts with design and knowledge transfer
• Responsible for defining the application scope and objectives and devise/modify procedures to solve medium to high complexity business problems.
• Assists less experienced business analysts with problem resolution
• Responsible for communicating application package capabilities/possibilities within one or more functional areas with medium to high complexity of requirements.
• Assists less experienced business analysts with application package capabilities
• Responsible for the specification and validation of reporting universes.
• Responsible for Specifying, developing, and validating medium to high complexity business reports
• Maintain business relationships and integrate activities with other departments to ensure successful implementation and support efforts
• Develop and maintain good relationships with customers, IT colleagues, project leads and architects to meet expected customer service levels
• Develop, coordinate, and execute appropriate unit (functional), integration and volume tests to ensure successful implementation and support efforts.
• Facilitate user testing with business partners to validate scope and functionality
• May regularly coach other team members. Has no direct reports or staff responsibilities with respect to providing career development, training opportunities and conducting performance evaluations

Benefits

• 401 (k) Plan, Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching
• Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave
• Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees