Analyst IV - Business Analyst Lead; Remote

Department Information

The mission of the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) is to become a trusted partner to every Coloradan to help them navigate the complexities of government so they can thrive. We are driven by our values of service, teamwork, accountability, integrity, and respect.

The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) is looking for a seasoned Analyst IV to join the Innovation, Strategy, and Delivery (ISD) division. This position serves as a vital bridge between business units and development teams, ensuring that technology platforms and solutions effectively meet the needs of the Department and its stakeholders.

As a Work Leader within the TAX Application Management (TAM) team, you will not only perform high‑level business analysis but also guide day‑to‑day operations, distribute workloads, and provide subject‑matter expertise to fellow team members.

• Lead Team Operations:
  Serve as a work leader by making assignments, distributing workloads, and leading the day‑to‑day operations of the application management team.
• Bridge Business and Technology:
  Act as a critical interface between DOR business units and development teams to design and implement platform changes that meet stakeholder needs.
• Gather Complex Requirements:
  Elicit and document detailed business requirements through open‑ended discussions, brainstorming, and prototyping.
• Manage Stakeholder Relationships:
  Develop meaningful, lasting relationships with partners across business units (e.g., business tax, gaming, compliance) to optimize system integration.
• Translate Needs for Developers:
  Convert gathered business requirements into technical requirements for developers using Agile/Scrum Software Development processes.
• Execute Quality Assurance:
  Design, validate, and execute detailed unit, user acceptance, and regression test plans to ensure solutions meet established acceptance criteria.
• Provide Expert Consultation:
  Offer guidance on complex process improvements and technical solutions, applying broad subject‑matter expertise to resolve core problems.
• Draft Strategic Communications:
  Produce regular status reports, timelines, and graphics to communicate project expectations, risks, and progress to executive leadership.
• Monitor Project Deliverables:
  Create and implement management plans for assigned projects, ensuring timely completion and the management of competing resources.
• Coach Team Members:
  Provide advice and assistance on work techniques and best practices to other Business Analysts while coaching on performance or training issues.

• Seven (7) years of relevant experience in accounting, analyzing business operations, analyzing functionality of systems for business solutions, gathering user requirements, delivering systems/software training, writing or mapping processes and/or user acceptance testing.
• OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business Analysis, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance and/or Accounting or a related field, plus 3 years of professional experience in accounting, analyzing business operations, analyzing functionality of systems for business solutions, gathering user requirements, delivering systems/software training, writing or mapping processes and/or user acceptance testing.
• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years.

• Experience in Accounting and Tax Accounting
• State experience with Gen Tax
• 1 or more years of experience with Functional Testing and facilitating User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Additional years of experience as a business analyst
• Experience facilitating requirements gathering sessions
• Experience documenting user stories/business requirements
• Experience developing and managing test cases
• Facilitating UAT Experience
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Experience supporting an existing software solution, including completing version upgrades
• Ability to work as a part of a team and accept supervision
• Experience managing a team's workload as the lead
• Ability…