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Business Analyst

HORNE
Ridgeland, MS Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026
The Business Analyst serves as a strategic partner to business leaders and project teams by analyzing processes, systems, and data to drive operational efficiency and informed decision-making. This role translates business needs into clear requirements, supports solution design and implementation, and helps ensure initiatives align with organizational goals, compliance standards, and performance metrics.

Job Duties

Business & Process Analysis:

  • Gathers, documents, and validates business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and data analysis
  • Maps current-state and future-state processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities
  • Develops business cases, workflows, use cases, and functional specifications


Data & Reporting:

  • Analyzes operational and financial data to support decision-making and performance improvement
  • Creates dashboards, reports, and KPI tracking tools to monitor project outcomes
  • Translates complex data into actionable insights for leadership


Project & Stakeholder Support:

  • Serves as liaison between business users, technical teams, and leadership
  • Supports project planning, testing, implementation, and change management activities
  • Facilitates requirement reviews, solution validations, and user acceptance testing (UAT)


Compliance & Quality:

  • Ensures solutions align with regulatory, audit, and internal control requirements
  • Documents procedures, controls, and process changes to support compliance efforts
  • Identifies risks and recommend mitigation strategies


Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • NA


Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Education:

  • High school diploma (or equivalent), required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, Operations, preferred


Experience:

  • Two (2) to five (5) years of experience in business analysis, process improvement, or project support, required
  • Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering, documentation, and stakeholder management, required
  • Experience in consulting, government services, healthcare, or other compliance-driven environments, preferred
  • Familiarity with project management methodologies, knowledge of process improvement frameworks (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, BPM), preferred


Certifications:

  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or equivalent certification, preferred
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), preferred


Licensure:

  • N/A


Software:

  • Experience working with ERP, CRM, or case management systems, preferred


Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Strong process mapping and documentation skills
  • Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and solutions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail with a compliance and quality mindset


Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders

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