Business Analyst

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas.

We are currently seeking an experienced Business Analyst to be a key resource on a technical services team.

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law.

Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check

Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities

The Candidates will be part of the FM Centralized Accounting Payroll / Personnel System (CAPPS) State of Texas Accounting and Reporting Resource (STARR) project team.

Work will involve analyzing and understanding CAPPS STARR user requirements; reviewing, assessing, and developing business processes relating to the procured software;

and creating and validating user acceptance testing. Where applicable, Candidates will provide feedback and contribute expertise to improve applications and development processes CR1 .

The Candidate will perform the following tasks as a CAPPS STARR Business Analyst :

• Work with internal business users to evaluate business needs, analyze processes, and document decisions for the procured software.
• Prepare or receive detailed specifications to describe the sequence of steps that the procured software and interfacing applications must follow including the input, output and logical operations involved.
• Identify problems and propose innovative solutions.
• Participate in project management, coordination, planning, and scheduling with client staff in an Agile environment as needed.
• Provide system expertise and functional / technical support to other team members by communicating complex concepts clearly, accurately, and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Provide functional and technical expertise for legacy mainframe systems, PeopleSoft and / or other ERP modules, as they exist and interface in a highly customized and complex environment.
• Attend stand-up meetings with developers and business users to coordinate activities.
• Gather business requirements that will be created as user stories for the procured software.
• Prepare mockups, charts, diagrams, and tables that depict the present and / or proposed requirements.
• Review, coordinate and gather historical legacy data for migration into procured software of the IT division’s data warehouse, where applicable.
• Participate in user acceptance testing for the implementation of user stories into production environment.
• Take ownership of reported issues and complete assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner reporting progress to the CAPPS STARR project team.
• CR1 Trying to capture potential PaaS piece but can remove if requested.

Must be able to :

• Work independently in a diverse team environment with on-site and remote teams
• Multi-task with a willingness to put in extra efforts when necessary
• Follow written standards and procedures as well as work independently
• Keep management informed of status of on activities through accurate, timely, and appropriate reporting

Must have :

• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with project management, requirements gathering and user acceptance testing.
• Strong research and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Agile and / or other SDLC development methodologies.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements :

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills / experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required / Preferred

Experience

Required

Experience and hands on knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures related to governmental accounting, budget and payee systems

Required

Successful experience as a business analyst leading large organizations in upgrading / modifying a legacy financial system

Required

Experience in use of USAS, TINS, or SPA.

Required

Experience in use of PeopleSoft, or other CAPPS ERP systems.

Required

Experience with creating and documenting requirements using Agile and / or other SDLC development methodologies.

Required

Experience in developing a cost saving budget and operating plans

Required

Experience with unit and system testing, and documenting results.

Required

Proficient with the Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, TEAMS, Microsoft Project, Word, Visio, Excel and PowerPoint

Required

Experience in project management with IT related projects.

Required

Experience in providing consultation to business users and technical resources.

Required

Experience in collaborating and communicating effectively across multiple subject matter groups.

Required

Experience with highly complex application security requirements and determining security requirements

Required

Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective.

Preferred

Knowledge of JIRA environment.

Preferred

Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint

Preferred

Knowledge of facilitation techniques and experience using them in work groups

Preferred

Knowledge of Microsoft Visio or other workflow software.

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