Business System & Process Analyst

The Business Systems & Process Analyst works with Firm leadership, legal staff, administrative departments, and IT teams to identify information, workflow, reporting, and system needs. This role reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs; documents requirements; defines scope and objectives; recommends process and system improvements; and supports technology adoption aligned with Firm goals.

The position combines business systems analysis and business process analysis responsibilities, including requirements gathering, process mapping, workflow documentation, KPI/reporting support, stakeholder communication, process improvement, testing support, training support, and ongoing evaluation of implemented changes. The role is expected to protect confidential information, promote consistent procedures, and help ensure business outcomes are reflected through reliable systems, data, and reporting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems, business processes, workflows, procedures, and user needs to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Works with Firm business components, legal staff, administrative teams, IT development, and technology vendors to gather, analyze, document, and validate business and system requirements.
• Documents requirements, defines scope and objectives, and recommends system designs, controls, protocols, process changes, and reporting approaches that support Firm strategies and business outcomes.
• Determines operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements, data needs, and report formats; and constructing workflow charts, process maps, and diagrams.
• Studies system capabilities and current practices, identifies gaps or inefficiencies, and recommends system, process, procedure, and control improvements.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to design, execute, and monitor process improvement initiatives aligned with Firm goals.
• Supports implementation of optimized processes and relevant technologies to improve efficiency, productivity, data quality, customer service, and user adoption.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of implemented process and system changes by measuring key performance indicators, gathering feedback, and recommending adjustments for continuous improvement.
• Prepares technical reports, business process documentation, requirements documentation, standard operating procedures, workflow diagrams, training materials, and related guidance.
• Maintains user confidence and protects operations by keeping Firm, client, personnel, and system information confidential.
• Stays current on business analysis practices, process improvement methodologies, emerging technologies, and relevant tools that may support Firm operations.

PRIMARY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct data analysis, stakeholder interviews, workflow reviews, and process mapping to identify obstacles, inefficiencies, duplicate work, information gaps, reporting needs, and opportunities for improvement.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, system specifications, report definitions, and implementation documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement process and system changes while supporting smooth transitions and minimal disruption to operations.
• Coordinate with IT development and application teams to support solution design, testing, issue validation, release readiness, user acceptance testing, and post-implementation review.
• Create and maintain process documentation, standard operating procedures, workflow diagrams, training content, user guidance, and business rules in collaboration with Firm trainer(s) and subject matter experts.
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