Endurance

Senior Business Analyst

Endurance

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Purchase • New Jersey • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $110,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Direct and oversee the evolution of IT’s business requirements activities across the Finance portfolio.
  • Ensure that the solutions developed support the Finance department in achieving their strategic and tactical objectives.
  • Lead requirements definition for Finance solutions.
  • Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their business requirements, informational needs and data sources.
  • Translate these business needs into clearly defined and documented detailed business requirements/ functional requirements inclusive of business use cases, process flows, data flows, traceability matrices as well as report mock-ups.
  • Ensure that processes are implemented to take full advantage of the capabilities of the system.
  • Implement system automation to enhance process efficiency, improve data quality and reduce manual errors
  • Plan and facilitate user acceptance testing with business stakeholders and project managers to obtain user acceptance test signoff.
  • Lead a small team of business analysts.
  • Facilitate prioritization, resource management and support decision making.
  • Review work products as needed and address escalated issues.
  • Manage team member development including orientation, training, performance management, counseling and disciplinary action as needed.
  • Collaborate with IT leadership and business partners to direct IT investments in support of the overall Finance business strategy.
  • Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives.
  • Maintain regular communications with Finance department managers and business process managers regarding pertinent IT activities.
  • Oversee the enforcement of business analysis processes, departmental standards, style requirements and all other procedures necessary to meet the business objectives and quality standards for IT deliveries.
  • Recommend, design and monitor IT process improvement activities aimed at reducing costs, improving quality and speed to market.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance is required; Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance of Information Systems management /or MBA preferred
  • Accounting and/ or Finance operations experience is required
  • 7+ years’ experience in financial systems implementation work, with at least:
  • 5+ years’ in the Insurance industry with a focus on Finance
  • 2+ years’ experience managing business analysis teams
  • Experienced in technology implementation and support
  • 3+ years’ experience with SAP FS-CD and FS-GL on HANA
  • Demonstrated business savvy to work effectively with other managers and leaders to achieve key business and technology goals.
  • A track record of successful large project implementations
  • Ability to handle demanding workloads to meet objectives.
  • Lean Six Sigma experience, a plus.
Benefits
  • Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution
  • Pharmacy benefits with mail order options
  • Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children
  • Vision benefits
  • Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children
  • Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions
  • Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays
  • Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tax-Free Commuter Benefit
  • Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
business requirements definitionfunctional requirementsprocess flowsdata flowstraceability matricesuser acceptance testingsystem automationcost/benefit analysisfinancial systems implementationLean Six Sigma
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationresource managementdecision makingteam member developmentperformance managementproblem solvingprioritizationbusiness savvy
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceMaster’s Degree in AccountingMaster’s Degree in FinanceMaster’s Degree in Information Systems managementMBA