Life Business Analyst II

Farm Bureau Financial Services•West Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Are you eager to join a diverse team committed to driving meaningful change? Do you excel at multi-tasking, adapting, and prioritizing in a fast-paced environment? If you're a strong communicator who works well independently, this Life Business Analyst role could be your next great opportunity! Who We Are: At Farm Bureau Financial Services, we make insurance simple so our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We're proud of our more than 75-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive. What You'll Do: As our Life Business Analyst, you serve as the primary liaison between the IT areas and the business areas for life technology development. You will work with the business to identify business requirements, evaluate functionality, assist in the effort to document business strategies and resolve conflicting or competing requirements. You will also design, deliver, and maintain high quality business solutions and requirements for your assigned initiatives. Communication is key in this role, as you will need to communicate effectively by meaningful and articulate verbal discussion, creating clear and coherent written materials, synthesizing information into succinct and logical materials. You will also work with the IT project manager and the business community to see that requirements are completed, signed off and delivered as required by the project schedule.

Requirements

College degree plus 3 years' industry experience required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Must have or attain FLMI designation within five years.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.
Must have a solid understanding of business processes and processing systems.
Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
Reasonably regular and predictable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Agile/Waterfall project (or program) related understanding preferred.
Exposure to software testing practices preferred.
Analysis certification or work towards certification preferred (i.e. ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, CBATL, etc.)

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between the IT areas and the business areas for life technology development.
Work with the business to identify business requirements, evaluate functionality, assist in the effort to document business strategies and resolve conflicting or competing requirements.
Design, deliver, and maintain high quality business solutions and requirements for your assigned initiatives.
Communicate effectively by meaningful and articulate verbal discussion, creating clear and coherent written materials, synthesizing information into succinct and logical materials.
Work with the IT project manager and the business community to see that requirements are completed, signed off and delivered as required by the project schedule.