Business Systems Analyst V

Overview

Are you a Business Systems Analyst V who is looking to join one of the top companies in the Banking industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in operational/business analytics?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Buffalo, NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Responsible for facilitating complex projects from proposal through post-implementation.
• Participates in meetings with lines of business to identify their requirements for how an application looks and feels to the end user, and provides feedback on them.
• Serves as project lead to ensure test plans and specifications are completed on a timely basis, and the project meets established milestones.
• Considered Subject Matter Expert in assigned systems within 18 months of being assigned.
• Responsible for preparing well-documented functional specifications for assigned projects, test plans, test cases, and execution of test cases.
• Responsible for research analysis of complex data, a ensurinthe g functional design of assigned projects is accurate.
• Serve as a mentor to less experienced staff by assisting in application training, research analysis, and project methodology consultation.
• Serve as functional lead on complex projects for assigned applications.
• Schedule and facilitate project team meetings, document and distribute meeting minutes as applicable.
• Meet with business client to discuss requested application changes related to an enterprise-wide or business initiative, compliance/regulatory requirement, required system change due to contractual agreement, or system maintenance (business as usual [BAU]), ensuring a thorough understanding of specifications for assigned applications.
• Participate in design discussions and document/deliver required functional specifications.
• Participate in meetings with lines of business to identify their requirements in how an application looks and feels to the end user, and provide feedback to clients regarding business requirements to ensure technology applications support internal/external customer needs and products/services as provided by lines of business. Review business requirements with the technology team to ensure understanding of project requirements.
• Coordinate and provide estimates for large projects and complete estimates for assigned components on assigned projects, inclusive of timelines and project phases.
• Serve as subject matter expert to consult and advise on how applications may be impacted by enterprise-wide initiatives, like an acquisition or major change in products/services provided to customers.
• Work with the vendor and technical team to gain a thorough understanding of project functionality and provide insight on implementation.
• May serve as Test Coordinator for large project initiatives involving multiple applications.
• Participate in and document data mapping for integration of systems, conversion, and acquisition-related projects to understand how applications may need to change or be impacted by enterprise-wide initiatives, like regulatory requirements, other system enhancements, or business initiatives.
• Work with other testing teams, when applicable, to prepare test plans and scripts based on functional specifications and manage or execute test cases, verifying that changes and enhancements work and perform as needed.
• Serve as functional lead with other project team members on other systems that impact the project.
• Monitor functional specifications and change requests to ensurethe project stays within scope and meets regulatory requirements, while ensuring adherence to business requirements and Corporate Technology standards.
• Ensure the Bank processes and documentation are followed to ensure adherence to Corporate Technology standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure change requests are consistently documented, reviewed,d and resolved to ensure the application is working to support products/services required by the line of business.
• Ensure efficient and timely resolution of issues arising from testing or implementation to ensure expected…