Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.comComplete Description: The Business Analyst (BA)position reports to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Project Management Office (PMO) Director. The BA will assist the Project Manager by collaborating with DBHDS Finance and Facility staff, the time and attendance vendor (Kronos), and the enterprise Cardinal Payroll project team to upgrade the Kronos product, integrating Kronos and the DBHDS Financial Management System (FMS) with the new Cardinal Payroll system, and facilitating organizational and business process change in DBHDS payroll operations.
The project is scheduled to complete in November 2018. Due to the relatively long engagement we will screen for a BA who is willing to commit to the project for the whole duration and interacts well with key DBHDS stakeholders.
The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to assist the PM and collaborate effectively across organizational lines to influence line staff performance. There are 14 DBHDS medical facilities spread across the state, and though the bulk of the work will be done at the central office in Richmond VA, there may be some day travel required to facilitate on-site training or requirement gathering.
Tasks include identifying and documenting business processes, identifying approaches to satisfy business requirements by conducting detailed analysis, documenting gap analysis, developing business and functional requirements specifications, assisting with user acceptance testing, and assisting the PM.
Work also involves interpreting technical concepts to both technical and non-technical business users as well as conducting business case development. This individual must support PMO activities related to project time tracking, work plan updates, status reporting, service metric reporting, and related project administration tasks.
Requirements / Experience / Skills
• Required:
o Extensive knowledge of business system analysis techniques and testing methodologies. Demonstrable analytical skills and an attention to detail.
Excellent creative thinking and problem solving skills; proactive, quality oriented, with demonstrated leadership and team
o Demonstrated experience in gathering business requirements and development of business rules and process flow.
o Proven experience with business process design, definition and/or re-design.
o Experience with Business Analysis methodologies and problem solving
o Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) Microsoft Project
o Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), presentation development and delivery, and written instructions.
o Capability to get quickly up to speed on complex payroll processing business rules.
• Desired:
o Candidate should also be rather familiar and proficient with SharePoint, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook.
o Virginia State government knowledge
Duration: Target start date of 02/13/17, with a target end date of 11/30/18.
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
Extensive knowledge of business system analysis methodologies and testing methodologies | Required | 5 | Years |
Demonstrated experience in gathering business requirements and development of business rules and process flow | Required | 5 | Years |
Proven experience with business process design, definition and/or re-design | Required | 5 | Years |
Creative thinking and problem solving skills; proactive, quality oriented, with team building and communication skills | Required | 2 | Years |
Financial, payroll | Required | 5 | Years |
Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio), SharePoint | Highly desired | 1 | Years |
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) | Highly desired | 1 | Years |
Capability to get quickly up to speed on complex payroll processing business rules. | Required | 1 | Years |
Virginia State government knowledge | Nice to have | 6 | Months |
Kronos experience | Nice to have | 6 | Months |
