Business Analyst

As a member of the Information Services Department, the Business Analyst works to enhance the quality of IS products and services, analyze data to inform decisions, and find technological solutions to solve business needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist the Firm in developing technical solutions to business problems.
• Analyze business needs, source, and recommend new business technology to business requirements.
• Work closely with multiple stakeholders to gather, analyze, and define current business processes as well as requirements.
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications. Identify and then prioritize technical and functional requirements. Manage requirements through the development cycle.
• Work closely with the Project Management and Quality Assurance to execute projects by leaning on prior experience with project management and quality assurance principles.
• Leadership, mentoring & education to other IS roles that include business analyst responsibilities using our standards.
• Draft reports that assist decision-makers in choosing the right programs.
• Ensure requirements issues are tracked, reported, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with team members to understand organizational and operational challenges.
• Produce project reports on the application development and implementation process.
• Assist business teams in User Acceptance Test plans and serve as a liaison between technical and business teams when conducting the testing.
• Support users' participation in deployments and implementation activities.
• Contribute to and help drive continuous process improvement increase productivity, drive efficiencies, automate processes, and increase reliability.
• Evaluate processes and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Create process ideas to reduce costs and improve productivity rates.
• Design and test process upgrades and new systems.
• Develop routines and best practices to ensure product quality.
• Develop standardized operating instructions for processes.
• Keep up to date on the latest applications of information technology.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

• Other duties and projects, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS (EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES):

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, business administration, or related field, required. Experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years IT industry experience, 4 years business/process analysis experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Business Analyst, requirements gathering and process mapping experience required.
• Knowledge of system modeling processes and tools.
• Knowledge of database concepts, including data modeling.
• Relevant technical, functional and/or process expertise.
• Excellent project management and organization skills.
• Experience documenting complex systems and procedures.
• Experience with Data Analytics and Reporting Metrics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of system life cycle processes.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Medium Work: Exertion of physical strength to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects 20 to 50 pounds frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds.

VISUAL ACUITY

Worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The salary ranges for this position apply to the respective listed locations. The salary range reflects a variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, education, licensure and/or certifications, geographic location, market demands and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for a position. Reasonable estimates of the current ranges for this position are:

• Las Vegas: $92,000 to $107,000
• Chicago, Minneapolis, & Atlantic City: $107,000 to $118,000
• Denver, Los Angeles, Morristown, Princeton, Washington, DC & Seattle: $115,800 to $130,000
• New York & San Francisco: $115,800 to $135,000

DISCLAIMER

Fox Rothschild LLP is under no obligation to provide sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform and the employee may be required to perform additional duties. Additionally, management reserves the right to review and revise the job description at any time. Employment with the firm is at-will. Employees must be able to satisfactorily perform all of the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation. If an accommodation request would cause an undue hardship or a safety concern, the individual may not be eligible for the position.

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