SAMPLE BUSINESS ANALYST JOB POSTINGS

1) IT centric with expectations of project management and QA, intermediate experience level
2) Senior BA in medical field, specific software tools and strong database skills 3) Intermediate BA with process improvement and wide range of skill requirements 4) Senior BA in manufacturing, SAP experience. 5) Senior BA in insurance with strong technical and PM skills 6) Junior BA to train, not much information in posting

1) BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Responsibilities: The Business Systems Analyst defines the requirements and computer solutions to resolve business-related problems, administer control of records and meet strategic organizational goals. This individual serves a role in the selection, implementation and support of new and existing applications. This position may include planning and recommending acquisition of new software applications or devising ways to apply existing system resources to additional operations. Identifies, defines, records and communicates user and functional requirements for necessary software, data storage and retention, or workflow and business process changes. o Performs investigational analysis and evaluation to determine project or application feasibility. o Develops cost and benefit estimates to establish project worth, including the development of alternatives and recommendations for new acquisitions or changes to existing applications or equipment. o Estimates resource and record management requirements and creates plans, timelines, milestones, user approvals, charts and reports for use in managing an assigned project. o Develops time schedules, conversion, and test procedures for all aspects of a system implementation, from manual handling through computer processing. o Prepares and maintains documentation, including procedures, system specifications, technical documentation, computer training materials and user manuals in compliance with legal and regulatory authorities and records management best practices. o Prepares feasibility studies; recommends and establishes program objectives, priorities and schedules in conjunction with user and functional requirements and conducts end-user training, as needed, for assigned applications. o Ability to prioritize independently, multiple requests and system requirements to meet the organizational goals. o Required Education: A degree in business systems, computing or related field or combination or education and experience is necessary. BS/ MBA Required Work Experience: Approximately 3 years of experience in leadership, human resources management, program management, and administrative services. A motivated and dedicated leader with a great sense of responsibility. A work ethic of dependability through punctuality, flexibility, and adaptability to perform as an efficient, detailoriented team player. Demonstrated experience with current systems analysis principles, methods, procedures, practices, tools and techniques and project management principles. Proven ability to communicate effectively with displayed levels of knowledge, skills and responsibilities. Other Desirable Requirements: Achievement-oriented, excellent computer, communication, analytical and problem solving skills, specializing in program management and process improvement.

2) BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST - JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Business Analyst, Medical Informatics Job Description: We are looking for an individual with a background in medical claims data analysis to join our Medical Informatics team. The role of the Senior Business Analyst will be to provide technical leadership in the acquisition, validation, warehousing, normalization and analysis of prospective client claims data to support Finance and Sales in new business and product development. The Business Analyst will deliver information to Finance, Sales and Marketing and Account Management in the form of written and verbal presentation to support corporatewide strategic decision-making that impacts revenue and product growth. The ideal candidate will come from a managed care, insurance or hospital background and be a proactive thinker who enjoys working in a fast-paced and challenging environment. Job Functions: Lead discussions with prospective clients to define and set data requirements and formats. Coordinate and facilitate data transfers between prospect and our client Work with prospective clients to resolve data integrity issues such as missing data, formats and identification. Work in SQL Server environment in normalizing prospective claims, table creation and modification. Strong understanding and ability to write SQL script and stored procedures as well as coordinate development of new procedures as defined by new business rules and product development. Perform validation of initial data received from prospective clients as well as assess normalization results to benchmarks. Develop and maintain normalization documentation, date request documents and validation checklists. Create multi-dimension cubes for analyses.

Job Requirements: Understanding of health care terminology and claims (medical and pharmacy) data. Strong SQL Programming in large healthcare data warehouse environment. Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay, and Transformer software application. Strong organizational and time management skills. Ability to multi-task effectively and efficiently. Demonstrate creative problem solving and critical thinking skills. Exceptional attention to detail and work product validation. Ability to set and achieve deadlines and objectives. Experience working with both external and internal customers. Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a quantitative degree. 5 years experience in a health care environment.

3) Business Analyst
Under the general supervision of the Relationship Management Manager to perform the activities involved in proactively identifying process improvement and technology needs of the business area, gathering and documenting business requirements for application enhancements and/or new applications, serving as liaison between the business area and the Information Systems (IS) Division. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Customer Technical Advice & Guidance--Technology point of contact with assigned business
area explaining, interpreting and enforcing policies and procedures, negotiating solutions to complex problems and disseminating technical information. Provides technical advice and guidance to assigned business area such as agency information systems planning, determination of technology components and evaluation of agency service delivery. Acts as technical resource to users of systems within assigned business area and facilitates process improvement discussions with customer and/or project teams. 2. Requirements Gathering & Documentation--Facilitates meetings and/or design sessions to validate, prioritize, and document specific requirements for application enhancements and/or new development. Works with the user team, the project team, the quality assurance team, and the development team to create documentation suitable for their use. including process diagrams, UML models, use cases, business, functional, and non-functional requirements. 3. Process Improvement & Workflow Management--Proactively gather information regarding business processes for review and analysis by a Process Improvement team. Create documentation, and diagrams to assist in the analysis of a process. Develop the workflow to integrate and automate the defined solution.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a B.S. in Information Systems, or Computer Science and a minimum of 3 years working as a business analyst, systems analysis, systems training, systems design, technical support, applications programming, network design, or telecommunications design. Experience leading, supervising, consulting, directing or managing the process involved in planning and implementing new information systems, planning and integrating new technologies into existing systems. Or, A (B.A.) in Accounting, Business Administration, or Management with 6 years of work experience in the areas listed above. Business Analysis certifications such as the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) are highly recommended. Criminal background check and social security number trace is required for this position. RECOMMENDED COMPETENCIES Excellent Communication Skills (oral, written, and facilitation) Knowledge of business analysis, quality assurance, and workflow tools and/or practices Requirements Elicitation, Analysis and Documentation Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving skills Business Case Development and Presentation Negotiation and Conflict Management skills Technology Solution Assessment and Validation

4) Senior Business Analyst/Business Systems Consultant

Description
Position will assume the lead role of the SAP FI/GL/Assets module area. Responsible for directing activities to Identify, Develop, Present and implement improvements for FI/CO processes using an SAP R/3 ECC 6.0. This includes approximately FI/CO travel approximately 25% travel to Manufacturing and Corporate facilities in US, Canada and Mexico. Responsible for managing the maintenance and development of SAP Configuration and Procedure documentation. Previous experience in implementation, support and Audit procedures in the area of Finance are required. Provide support and solutions to our FI/CO GL, Assets SAP user community. Monitor and develop training on new processes and maintain existing training documentation. Lead FI/CO GL and Assets review of impact on current processes when new SAP versions upgrades and Support Stacks are implemented. Co-ordinate, monitor, maintain and develop SAP test scripts for our FI/CO processes to insure implemented solutions are not impacted by other module process changes, maintenance and upgrades. Review and work up development requests and specs for ABAP programmers to develop customized functionality or reports to meet business requirements. Must have an understanding of FI/CO interaction with all SAP (MM, PM, PP and SD) modules. Specific understanding of SAP R/3 tables and data query of tables. Working knowledge of Financial activity in a Manufacturing environment with an educational background in Finance. The ability to lead, define project scope, develop and execute work plans to meet defined objectives. Must be able to communicate and work with other SAP specialists and support the SAP user community. Must be self motivated, creative and can operate with minimal directions.

Requirements
Required: Education: BA/BS degree or equivalent Years of Experience: Senior Business Analyst 5-7 years experience Business Systems Consultant 8-10 years experience Experience in: Accounting or Financial Consulting/Auditing experience in an SAP FI/CO environment, including project implementation, with Profit and Cost Center accounting. Desired: 5-10 years SAP configuration experience in above FICO areas. Experience with SAP Asset Management, Foreign Currency, and Financial Supply Chain. Skills in the following is required: Excel, Word, Project, Power Point, Skills in the following recommended: HP Quality Center and Quick Test, LSMW, Solution Manager.

5) IT Business Analyst
We currently have an opening for a Business Analyst. This position will be responsible for facilitating business change management and process design by developing detailed business requirements and process flow diagrams. The business analyst will be involved in a large program implementation of a new broking application across North America and will responsible for data migration, system integration and deployment to the end user base. The business analyst will also support the client throughout the project lifecycle to help realize business benefits and will define functional requirements for systems projects which will translate them into profitable businesses solutions. The candidate would work closely with end users, business units, and other IT resources in all stages of project life cycle, including investigation, ROI/payback analysis, design, testing, and implementations to ensure business requirements are successfully implemented. This individual should demonstrate the highest levels of customer service, technical knowledge, productivity, and professionalism. This is a hands-on position requiring strong analyst skills, project management experience, and technical and business expertise. Possibility of up to 25% travel to our domestic offices may be required depending on the demands of individual initiatives and there is the possibility of international travel to other locations on an as needed basis.

Specific Duties
Responsible for partnering with business/user group representatives to understand business processes and underlying informational and/or process automation needs, then translating those needs into formal, documented business requirements following methodologies and processes. Responsible for the data migration, system integration and deployment to the end user. Transition the documented business requirements into an actionable document by gaining approval from the business/user group so as to facilitate the development of accurate functional specifications. Support overall coordination between all involved parties, using project management skills and techniques. Initiate and monitor all change requests from business so as to ensure timely and accurate dispositions. Coordinate user acceptance testing and signoff Defines business needs, detailed requirements and project scope and ensures timely closure on the initial requirements phase of projects Works with business to analyze initiatives, build business cases, provide cost/benefit analysis, project measurement objectives, identifying business staffing requirements for IT projects and owners of the business benefits Recommendations on appropriate business user training

Skills/Qualities
Communication: Solid written and verbal communication skills Can effectively communicate business and technical information across the organization, being sensitive to the needs of unique audiences Problem Solving: Is able to collaborate with IT and business personnel to manage problem resolution effectively Work cross-functionally and think both critically and strategically Creativity Leadership:

 Effectively uses teamwork to positively contribute to a high-morale/high-performance team culture, leading by example Consulting attitude Is results driven and has a positive attitude Effective team player and collaborator Strong personal integrity

Requirements
Job Knowledge/Experience: 5+ years of IT/Business experience Experience in Insurance, Insurance Brokerage, or Reinsurance industry Relationship management experience in support of Business units Strategic Planning and Analysis Experience in writing detailed business plans and business cases with detailed scopes of work and cost/benefit analysis (ROI) Current with business best practice methods, IT technology trends and can correlate potential impacts that technology may have on the business Proficient in, or can quickly grasp applicable business processes and functions Experience with business process reengineering Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, and Visio) Education: Four year Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Business or a related discipline Masters degree is desirable

6) Junior Business Analyst

Job Description
Seeking Business Analyst to become productive member of project team tasked with optimizing the utilization of existing clinical systems by improving process flow, work flow and use of system functionality and capabilities. Qualified candidates must have the following characteristics; professionalism, initiative, enthusiasm, ability to take direction and work effectively on a team, good analytical skills, excellent writing and documentation skills, and be willing to travel up to 50% for the first 2-3 months of engagement. Responsibilities will include: - Shadow clinical system users to document work and process flows. - Mapping of processes and procedures - Gather and record all forms and documents used in system process - Requirements gathering, user interviews and documentation - Flexible, independent and can work well on team JOB REQUIREMENTS MUST HAVE Strong documentation skills Able to map processes and procedures Be able to multi-task Able to travel up to 50%