Senior Business Analyst to lead detailed requirement phases by identifying, tracking, escalating and/or resolving business systems issues for a Major Education Client
Job Type: Contract
Positions to fill: 2
Start Date: Jun 01, 2022
Job End Date: Dec 30, 2022
Pay Rate: Daily: Negotiable
Job ID: 119130
Location: Toronto
Start: June 1, 2022.
Work Locations: Hybrid until end of August, potential for full time onsite at managers discretion
Contract Duration: Six (6) to seven (7) months
Work Schedule: Working three (3) days a week. 7.5 hours per day
Reason behind the Need:
Key Accountabilities:
Skills and Competencies:
Must Haves:
Work Locations: Hybrid until end of August, potential for full time onsite at managers discretion
Contract Duration: Six (6) to seven (7) months
Work Schedule: Working three (3) days a week. 7.5 hours per day
Reason behind the Need:
- The Advanced Business Analyst may present recommended business solutions that meet sponsor/stakeholder needs.
- Significant independent judgment is required with minimal direction given by supervisor.
- May lead/supervise lower level analysts.
- Project scope will include medium to large scale projects/ programs with several technologies and/or 3rd parties.
- Will conduct functional reviews with stakeholders, gather requirements, document business requirements and create process maps of current and future state.
- Assesses and analyzes business needs to resolve issues.
- Contributes to successful project completion by assessing and identifying risks and developing recommendations.
Key Accountabilities:
- Lead detailed requirement phases by identifying, tracking, escalating and/or resolving business systems issues
- Assess, research, analyze and document sponsor/stakeholder needs in accordance with the Project Life Cycle utilizing reporting tools, and requirements.
- Identify, track and resolve business systems issues
- Create or lead the development of detailed level process maps to facilitate requirements gathering, gap analysis and for training use
- Manage project documentation (implementation plan, issues log, process maps, reports, FTE analysis, etc.) and resolves emerging issues at the
- implementation stage of the project
- Contribute to successful project completion within budget and on time by identifying risks and developing/recommending mitigation strategies
- Seeks input from the business by facilitating sessions
- Develop strategic training plan associated with introduction of new/ enhanced the business processes
- Provide assistance with business user testing, when required
- Develop and maintain strong relationship with business partners and internal/external team members
- Provide consulting services to business partners on new initiatives
- Identify issues and escalates/manages resolution as required
Skills and Competencies:
- Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes
- Write clear and well-structured business requirements documents
- Advanced ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics for prior to escalation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced facilitation and presentation skills
- Good organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent activities and to work successfully under pressure
Must Haves:
- 6+ years experience as a Business Analyst
- Business Analyst designation – would be an asset.
- Experience in full project lifecycle
- strong comprehension of project management methodologies.
- genuine commitment to project environment and discipline
- Experience in a Higher Education Institutions - would be an asset
- Lead discussions on detailed requirement phases identifying, tracking, escalating and/or resolving business systems issues
- Product Management Skills
- Knowledgeable on business process modeling, process mapping
- Experience in identifying and assessing key business processes
- Experience/knowledge with desktop applications/suites such as MS Project, MS Excel, databases, etc.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree. Specialization in Business, Finance, Engineering, Math or Sciences is desirable