Senior - Business Analyst
Company: EisnerAmper
Location: Baton Rouge
Posted on: November 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Senior - Business Analyst
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Req #522
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business
advisory firms, with nearly 4,000 employees and more than 350
partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a
long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues
they face today, and position them for success tomorrow.
Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial
institutions and start-ups, global public firms and middle-market
companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices,
not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a
variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys,
financial professionals, bankers and investors who serve these
clients.
Our reach extends globally, with offices in the United Kingdom,
Israel, India, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and Ireland.
The Senior Consultant - IT Business Analyst is responsible for
providing Business Analysis, requirements definition, and software
testing support to client facing projects in support of the Firm's
strategy and initiatives. Projects include custom software
development, system integrations, and business intelligence
projects. The position acts as a project liaison between
application end-users and the technical development to clearly
align business practices with solution requirements and
functionality. This position also assists in the support of all
solution quality assurance and user acceptance testing.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information
Systems and Decision Sciences, or a related field is required.
4+ years of relevant experience may substitute education
requirement.
3+ years of direct experience working on Agile software development
or business intelligence project is required.
1+ year of experience in leading, building, or managing small to
mid-size Agile teams is preferred.
No Certifications required.
Experience with Agile application delivery processes, system
development life cycle, business assessments, and programs such as
JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr, TestRail, TFS, Azure DevOps is
preferred.
Working knowledge of Scrum or other Agile methodologies.
Must be able to gather business requirements and refine existing
business requirements into project requirements via a product
backlog.
Desire to develop Agile project management skills with the future
ability to manage multiple projects and tasks with a strong
attention to detail and accuracy.
Must be able to lead or support solution Quality Assurance testing
to ensure product quality.
Must be able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative, and
continuously changing environment.
Must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication
skills. In both business and technical environments. Professionally
and appropriately communicate with a diverse group of
individuals.
Must demonstrate a positive attitude and proactive nature.
Must exhibit a high degree of professionalism and maintain the
highest level of confidentiality.
Ability to work independently and within a team.
Technically proficient to perform at an intermediate or advanced
level with respect to the Microsoft Office Suite of products
(specifically Excel, Outlook, Word, SharePoint).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs assessments of business needs and assists developers to
translate these needs into project requirements
Tracks and confirms business system development and impletation
efforts. Helps identify impediments for Agile teams.
Supports the creation of regular reports on project progress,
blockers, milestones, and resource needs.
Works with supervisors to identify and understand engagement scope,
manage day-to-day acitivies of completing work, and assist with
oversight of client deliverables.
Serves as a liaison between technical and non-technical departments
by establishing project backlog.
Ensures project documents and plans are complete, current, and
stored appropriately.
Facilitates requirements gathering sessions to identify business
and system requirements.
Analyzes design specifications, along with development teams, to
identify possible project solutions.
Communicates proposed solutions to end-users or clients for
requirements acceptance.
Tracks development work through the software development product
life-cycle to plan to support project activities.
Performs initial functionality testing of new applications and
existing software enhancements to ensure they meet business
requirements.
Records and discusses test results with development team and
project leadership to determine necessary next steps to ensure
desired results.
Ensures all work produced meets customer requirements before being
released for User Acceptance approval and that all work meets the
guidelines and standards defined for the team and the project.
Identifies and resolves potential problems proactively in work
produced or the production process that may lead to customer
dissatisfaction.
Performs effective version control management in all aspects of
project documentation.
Produces well-written, internal and external documents and perform
workshops on areas of expertise and knowledge if required.
Ensures developers are kept up to date with the latest problems
requiring resolution and take ownership of issue until
resolved.
Assists team members with a resolution of work problems.
Assists and advises internal customers on technical issues,
resolving any incident calls allocated in a timely manner.
Assists team in queries relating to the progress of any outstanding
and ongoing problems or the functionality of the application
software.
Estimates effort and software testing resources required for tasks
and ensures tasks prioritized effectively and testing tasks
delivered on time.
Builds and maintains trusted relationships with diverse group of
clients, team members, managers, and subject matter experts.
Monitors workload to meet billable hour expectations and performs
timely reviews of work products prior to submission to a
supervisor.
Complies with the professional and Firm requirements (e.g.,
employee handbook requirements, time entry procedures), quality
control document requirement, confidentiality requirements related
to client, proposal, personnel, and job-related information.
Attends and actively engages in training sessions and/or meetings
as required.
Maintains the required CPE for Firm and licensing requirements.
Other Duties:
Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external
parties. Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a
professional and cooperative manner.
Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service,
and work processes. Assists in the implementation of quality
improvement initiatives.
May assist co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to
ensure continuity of service and demonstrating team work skills.
Actively supports teamwork throughout the organization.
Perform other services as assigned.
Other Considerations:
May periodically travel and work from different company
locations.
May be required to work overtime, and/or on weekends as needed.
Must arrive at EisnerAmper offices or client locations in a timely
manner and be ready to perform job responsibilities.
Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here
are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
perform the essential functions of this job successfully with or
without reasonable accommodations. The work environment is
considered to be that of a typical business/office operation. The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
BENEFITS:
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
Employee assistance program and other firm benefits.
Join our team of professionals and take a firm step forward in your
career. With an established mentor program and defined career paths
for a range of specialties and skill sets, EisnerAmper is a place
where professionals of all experience levels thrive. Our Lifelong
Learning program, combined with technical training opportunities
for staff, ensure that this is a place where our employees can grow
- and with a rich office culture and a strong commitment to
work/life balance, EisnerAmper is a place where you'll be happy to
do so. To be considered for employment, visit , complete an
employment application and Explore Your Next Opportunity with
EisnerAmper.
EisnerAmper is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Other details
Job Family
Senior
Pay Type
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