Senior Business Analyst (Business Partner)

Senior Business Analyst (Business Partner)
Job Description for a full time employment in Bucharest, IT Division
Job Grade: Expert
SUMMARY
The Business Analyst provides business analysis services for the company needs, during the projects. The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of customer's business strategy, processes, requirements, services, roadmap and the context in which the business operates. This role will be key to understanding the documenting capabilities needed to address business challenges.
It is responsible for reviewing assigned business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial and technological needs and risks. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency. Responsibilities will include a full range of activities from leading small to mid-size projects to assisting other project managers on larger more complex projects related to operational business functions that affect team members and providers at the market level.
Has to work close with Solutions Architects and Functional Analysts in order to deliver in time the initiative analisys.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
• Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into operational requirements
• Lead or participate in multiple projects by completing and updating project documentation; anaging project scope; adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones; following proper escalation paths; and managing customer and supplier relationships
• Must be able to work under tight deadlines efficiently and with high quality
• Must possess strong organizational skills with demonstrated attention to detail
• Must be flexible and able to adapt in a changing business environment
• Must possess a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Must be proficient in the following latest versions of Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Power Point, Visio)
• Fluent English knowledge is a plus;
• Demonstrate up-to-date expertise in business analysis methodology (agile, etc). Certification is a plus
• Support and align efforts to meet customer and business needs
• Stay current with customer needs and strategies; utilizing formal and informal written communication methods (for example, emails, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, executive updates, task lists, updates) to communicate updates and findings; and facilitating project meetings and presentations to all types of diverse audiences (for example, senior management, Customers, technical staff)
• Provide leadership to team members and peers by collaborating with others; articulating ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers and others; identifying and initiating projects; managing resources; driving the resolution of issues; and holding self and team accountable for results
• Identify, create and facilitate process design changes by conducting business and systems process analysis and design at a complex level; focusing on quality improvement and data management; ensuring data is reliable and valid; developing process improvements or re-engineering and recommending elimination;
• Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes and new responsibilities
• Provide project level analysis – producing required project analysis documentation (business requirements, scope matrix, use cases, sequence diagrams, future state proposals, UAT plan)
• Collaborate with developers to implement the requirements, provide necessary guidance to testers during QA process
• Identify improvement opportunities (proactive and reactive)
• Elicit and clearly document business requirements;
• Review with the system analyst the functional requirements
• Assess business process and system inefficiencies
• Identify ways to increase adoption and customer satisfaction
• Demonstrated fluency in business processes and process differentiation
• Ability to analyze and synthesize business requirements, including recognizing patterns and conceptualizing processes
• Create and maintain issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.
• Meet with project team regularly to review project deliverables and deadlines
• Develop and execute test plans if required.
• Support system conversions, upgrades, enhancements
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from College or University
• Must have experience working on large scale projects as well as handling day-to-day operational requests from the business
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks at any given point, strong relationship building skills & communication skills
• Understanding of Indices, fundamentals and analytical data etc.
• 5+ years of experience as Business analyst or related activities;
• Sharepoint & Jira knwoledge is a plus;
• Prior experience in the Romanian Banking market is an advantage