Life Business Analyst

FBL Financial Group, Inc.•West Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Life Business Analyst 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 configure, support, and enhance workflows within the Chorus workflow platform, maintaining existing workflows while partnering with business stakeholders to design and implement new workflows from initial concept through deployment. 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 communicate effectively through meaningful and articulate verbal discussion, creation of clear and coherent written materials, and synthesis of information into succinct and logical documentation. You will work with the IT project manager and the business community to ensure requirements are completed, signed off, and delivered in accordance with 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

Experience configuring and/or supporting workflows within the Chorus workflow platform preferred.
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.
Configure, support, and enhance workflows within the Chorus workflow platform, maintaining existing workflows while partnering with business stakeholders to design and implement new workflows from initial concept through deployment.
Design, deliver, and maintain high‑quality business solutions and requirements for your assigned initiatives.
Communicate effectively through meaningful and articulate verbal discussion, creation of clear and coherent written materials, and synthesis of information into succinct and logical documentation.
Work with the IT project manager and the business community to ensure requirements are completed, signed off, and delivered in accordance with the project schedule