Senior Business Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION

 
Overview: 
 
 
 
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.  Our client is a top manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing solutions in North America, operating 30 locations throughout the U.S. They offer a range of products for both commercial and residential roofing, along with pavement coatings. 
 
 
 
Title: Senior Business Analyst  
 
Work Location: Parsippany,  NJ, 07054  
 
Duration: 6  Months    
 
Job Type: Contract  
 
Work Type: Onsite
 
  
 
  
 
Job Description:  
 
  
 
Summary:  
 
 
 
We are seeking a Senior Business/Data Analyst Contractor who has  SAP or SAC experience  and will have the responsibility for eliciting business needs, performing detailed analysis, documentation, modeling processes, evaluating impacts, prioritizing business requests, develop test scripts, support testing and partnering with the project teams to ensure the successful delivery of new  SAP ERP  implementation and 3rd party integrations. 
 
 
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES 
 
 
 
Solve complex business problems utilizing business process redesign and cloud computing technologies.  
 
 
 
Engage with stakeholders to document requirements and assess AS-IS processes and develop new processes and/or business flows.  
 
 
 
Consult with the data engineering team and functional unit owners and document a gap analysis of capabilities, requirements and needs against technology.  
 
 
 
Apply business process re-engineering methodologies for systems modernization  
 
 
 
Develops new standard operating procedures documentation aligned with business requirements.  
 
 
 
Develop and maintain efficient planning models along with reporting to support the client's business planning process.  
 
 
 
Prepare and present findings, recommendations, new operating models, and new workflows in consultation with the business team.  
 
 
 
Creates methodology to measure process performance against established metrics.  
 
 
 
Responsible for completing assignments with the ability to work on 1-3 projects 
 
 
 
Understanding the business needs and requests, identifying solutions, gathering information, and translating business needs into documented artifacts that are understandable to business and IT personnel alike  
 
 
 
Work with the business users to analyse processes and system issues and turn them into actionable system changes that benefit the requesting party(s), improve efficiency in operations and overall performance 
 
 
 
Collaborate with project teams and business partners during project planning, incremental software delivery reviews, and User Acceptance testing to ensure the software has been implemented based on the specifications. 
 
 
 
LEVEL BASED COMPETENCIES 
 
 
 
Very Strong Communication skills (verbal & written) (Perhaps: Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing) 
 
 
 
Strong Collaboration skills 
 
 
 
Very Strong Customer Focus and client interface skills (Perhaps: Ability to interact with business users and focus on customer needs) 
 
 
 
Strong Skills in Building Working Relationships 
 
 
 
Strong Planning, Organizing & Follow-Up skills 
 
 
 
Strong Attention to Detail 
 
 
 
Time Management & Meeting facilitation 
 
 
 
Strong Relationship Management skills     ability to interact well with all levels of management, quickly and effectively build credibility and relationships 
 
 
 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES 
 
 
 
Experience in SDLC and Agile/Scrum methodology, including: eliciting/documenting  user stories/acceptance criteria, backlog management, and Sprint reviews. 
 
 
 
Modeling experience (e.g., process flows, use cases, swim lane diagrams, AS-IS / TO-BE diagrams, mock-ups/wireframes) 
 
 
 
Experience in SAP or SAC 
 
 
 
Experience in Finance or FP&A domain  is a plus 
 
 
 
Experience in Jira is a plus 
 
 
 
Knowledge of Information Security Awareness 
 
 
 
Understanding of ERP applications & integrations  
 
 
 
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE 
 
 
 
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related majors. 
 
 
 
10+ years of IT experience; preferably in enterprise Business-to-Business durableable goods, construction, or building materials manufacturing. 
 
 
 
10+ years' experience in systems analysis, data analysis and design with proven record of successful large scale project implementations 
 
 
 
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or similar certification is a plus.  
 
 
 
TekWissen   Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.