Technical Business Analyst Job Phoenix area,Arizona USA,IT/Tech

Proactively engage business users spanning multiple business units to articulate system's needs, identify the scope and objectives of the project, and translate business requirements into technical requirements.
Verify feasibility and impact of business requests based on existing business rules, existing capabilities of technical systems, and data structures.
Research feasibility of systems enhancements and/or new systems and the interaction with other systems.
Analyze data flows between ERP and downstream financial systems (expense management and financial planning software) to troubleshoot discrepancies and ensure data integrity.
Partner with finance stakeholders to optimize applications and reporting to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
Identify and communicate technical risks and potential points of failure as early as possible.
Develop an expert understanding of business financial processes and the cross-module mapping of these to ERP and other applications.
Create and present the following documents as needed for a given scope or project: scope overview, test case scenarios, detailed technical specifications, process/data diagrams, business-specific system tutorials, simple data reports, support documentation and tutorials.
Research and recommend best industry standards and practices where applicable.
Collaborate with software vendors and external consultants as needed.
Conduct technical system testing on a scope-specific basis as required by a project.
In partnership with the Application Support team, review new system releases, hotfixes, patches, and updates. Identify bug fixes and new features that are relevant to the business and propose ideas for implementation.
Attend internal team meetings in person annually, attend vendor conferences and join vendor training webinars remotely as interested and approved by team lead, and attend ad hoc project meetings in person as needed.
Occasional weekend/after-hours work may be required as part of this position.

Requirements

College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science, finance, information systems, supply chain management, or related field or equivalent experience.
Three to five years of business systems analysis work experience.
Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development.
Experience gathering business requirements for budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning within Oracle Cloud EPM or similar platforms.
Ability to analyze financial data outputs to identify in consistences and recommend process or system improvements.
Experience overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.
Familiar with expense policies, approval workflows, and audit rules to ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory standards.
Ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user-friendly language.
Analytical and statistical skills with the ability to apply them to systems issues and products as required.
Understanding of application development and software development life cycle concepts.
Ability to query, analyze, and understand application data via multiple methods, including the user interface, the application programming interface, and application reporting tools.
Ability to translate business finance needs into scalable, compliant technical solutions.
Strong Office 365 experience, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of basic PC skills, familiarity with computer technologies, network environments and activities a plus.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
Detail oriented with the ability to learn quickly and efficiently.
A strong desire to learn and share information with others to make their job easier.
A background in business finance, commercial construction, or supply chain management is desired.

Hard Skills

business systems analysis
requirements analysis
data analysis
financial planning
Oracle Cloud EPM
software development life cycle
system testing
process improvement
data integrity
technical specifications

Soft Skills

communication skills
time management
problem-solving
detail oriented
analytical skills
collaboration
adaptability
learning agility
presentation skills
stakeholder engagement

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