What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Business Systems Analyst position at Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc.?
Job Title: Senior Business Systems Analyst
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Information Technology
Reports to: Manager, Business Analysts
Flex Work Eligible! This position qualifies for the Flexible Work Policy. Employees receive 75 workdays annually to work remotely! The initial amount of days is prorated for the first year based on the start date.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:
The role of the Senior Business Systems Analyst is to act as a functional Finance analyst and technical resource to provide ERP software solutions that meet the technical requirements of Loram’s internal customers.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Functional and Technical Skills
- Works with a functional representative to plan, design, develop, test, and launch efficient business, financial, and operations systems in support of core organizational functions and business processes. This includes gathering and analyzing data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements.
- Generate and compile reports based on findings, complete with probable causes and possible solutions to systems issues. This individual will apply proven communication, analytical, programming, and problem-solving skills to help maximize the benefit of IT system investments.
- Develop business process maps with functional representatives.
- Record very detailed notes on processes and tasks to support testing and training documentation.
Customer Interaction/Management/Support
- Assists Business users to define and documenting business requirements for changes. Document technical requirements for system changes.
- Participate in ERP upgrades and implementations by coordinating testing and training with business users; configuring the system as required and performing regression testing.
- Utilize basic PL/SQL skills to perform data analysis for simple to medium in complexity to support issues.
- Provide basic level system configuration tasks. This shall include defining basic PL/SQL functions.
- Provide As-hoc reporting and analysis, as needed, and requested.
- Assists business users to define and documenting business requirements for changes. Document technical requirements for system changes.
- Daily operational system support and issue management of the ERP(IFS) and integrated systems (IFS, Vertex, OnBase) working with team members, business users, and application vendor(s) as needed.
- Communicate effectively weekly project status updates for IT management on current progress, obstacles, and risks.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) / Business Administration / Computer Science (CSci) Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Experience:
- 5 years’ experience in ERP
- 5 years of business systems analyst or related experience
- 3 years’ experience using PL/SQL or SQL
- 3 years’ experience maintaining and configuring applications systems
- 5 years’ experience in RDBMS
- 5 years in a manufacturing environment
In lieu of education 9 years of equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience as a team member in enterprise resource planning system (ERP) and HRIS, with implementation and maintenance required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience:
- IFS ERP Experience
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone & computer
- May lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally
- 20% or more travel including international
Benefits for this role include a comprehensive package with company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options; wellness programs; basic life and AD&D insurance; voluntary life insurance; company paid short-term and long-term disability coverage; 401(k) retirement plan including an employer match of 150% up to the first 6% you contribute to the Plan; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); behavioral health support; and leaves of absence. Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, payroll charity contributions, adoption assistance and optional plans such as legal, critical illness, and hospitalization.
Loram determines compensation based on factors such as skills, competencies, education, and/or experience. Certain positions may be eligible for an annual bonus and paid time off in addition to base compensation.
Starting pay for the position is between $93,220.43 - $116,525.53.
Loram is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Revised April 2025
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Salary : $93,220 - $116,526
