Senior Business Analyst

Job Description

Stratford Solutions is assisting their client with finding a Senior Business Analyst to add to their Emerging Solutions team located in New York City.

This is a contract-to-perm position.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Business Analyst of Emerging Solutions will work closely with internal clients, and other I.T. teams in the development and maintenance of systems/workflows supporting the various departments in the International division such as Programming, Sales, Finance, Production, Fulfillment, Marketing, and Digital as well as other Emerging Solutions clients like Digital Marketing. This position will include business analysis, documentation, quality assurance, planning of development/testing/implementation efforts and application/workflow support for the core clients and integrated applications and business websites.

The ideal candidate will be both a strong self starter and effective collaborator, showing high interest in systems and process improvement. He or she should have strong technical, analytical and problem solving skills, interpersonal skills, as well as good written and oral communication skills. They should exhibit the ability to work on multiple assignments, meet deadlines, work independently, and be flexible.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Implement new products and improved functionality within existing business systems. Provide support to our business community, answering user questions, debugging systems and processes, and working with developers directly to integrate changes into Production.

Ensure integrity of systems by supporting applications, analyzing recurring problems, finding and implementing permanent solutions.

Organize testing efforts, develop test cases and test plans, and conduct system tests for new or modified systems. Maintain documents per internal change management policy.

Communicate effectively with users and technical staff to bring projects and issues to resolution while maintaining detailed issue tracking.

Prepare and maintain system documentation, workflows and user guides.

Prepare business problem definition, use cases and requirements documentation; generate business design and/or system specifications for the solution of business or technical problems.

Where applicable, and with extensive business involvement, re-engineer business processes to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency.

Gain deep understanding of processes and applications used by Emerging Solutions clients. Qualifications

Candidate Must have:
5+ years as a technical Business Analyst

5+ years’ experience with Access, Excel, Visio, and MS Project

5+ years’ experience writing functional specifications, use cases, test cases, and preparing system documentation

3+ years of SQL Server 2005/2008 knowledge – T-SQL, Table, Views, Stored Procedure

Must have experience working with business groups outside of IT – like legal, marketing, sales, finance, etc.

A passion for emerging technologies and platforms

Perfect communication and presentation skills

Preferred Candidates will have:
A background in media, sales, or finance and accounting

Experience with B2B sites

Experience with Dashboard tools and BI reporting

**Only local residents to the NYC area will be considered**

• U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. (green card and EAD) are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
• Candidate must be able to pass a background investigation.
• Unable to work with 3rd party candidates or agencies.

Additional Information

Stratford Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.