Business Analyst 19M26

The Business Analyst is a vital link between business requirements and technological solutions, crucial in driving successful project outcomes. This role involves understanding and analyzing business processes and identifying and proposing innovative strategies for improvement. The Business Analyst collaborates with stakeholders, gathers, documents, and analyzes business needs, and plays a significant role in delivering value to business operations. The ideal candidate should have exceptional analytical skills, effective communication, and the ability to manage relationships across diverse business areas. The business analyst actively participates in outlining work requirements and ensuring that all outputs align with the prescribed business objectives. If you have a passion for numbers, trends, and reports, as well as the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, this might be the perfect job for you.

Responsibilities

• Identify business needs and translate them into practical design solutions.
• Work closely with stakeholders to gather project requirements and objectives.
• Create detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions.
• Lead ongoing reviews of business processes and develop optimization strategies.
• Document specifications for business requirements and report them to management.
• Develop project plans and monitor their implementation effectiveness and adherence.
• Evaluate current business processes and recommend improvements where necessary.
• Liaison with IT team to ensure optimal development and implementation solutions.
• Manage projects, develop project plans, and ensure timing and budgetary compliance.
• Facilitate meetings and presentations for project updates and stakeholder engagements.
• Assist in quality assurance checks on deliverables and maintain usability standards.
• Train users and stakeholders on implementation of complex technological solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, IT, or relevant field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in business analysis or a related field.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills with an eye for detail.
• Proven track record in managing multiple projects within a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine solutions.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent documentation skills and experience creating detailed reports and presentations.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies like Agile and Waterfall.
• Strong communication skills to convey complex information in an understandable manner.
• Knowledge of SQL or other data querying languages is highly advantageous.