Analyst Jobs in Banff, AB

The Opportunity

The Business Analyst is responsible for effectively planning, coordinating and executing various work required to implement new software and processes for corporate functions. The Business Analyst works collaboratively with the functional delivery team members, the Project Management Team and IT / S to complete project deliverables and manage work assignments for the project.

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to Project Lead- Systems Implementation, below are some key accountabilities :

• Responsible for planning and coordinating work assignments needed to complete pre-production reviews of business requirements with host departments and project stakeholders, and to design and / or guide the development of business processes that support functional requirements identified in the project.
• Identifies business process inefficiencies / gaps, and works with the project team to select, develop and / or design process improvements that will effectively utilize new systems, tools and functionality.
• Support system functional setup and configuration activities to prepare system environments for testing and to transition from development to pre-production and production.
• Guides and coordinates the development of test scenarios for functional requirements and ensures the timely preparation for test data to accurately represent those scenarios.
• Works with the project team to coordinate functional system testing, data conversion / migration testing and user acceptance testing. Ensures data quality, accuracy and completeness throughout testing and validation. Evaluates the need for data cleanup with host department staff.
• Ensures that all security requirements are met over sensitive Finance and / or HR / Payroll data, and assists with the definition and implementation of system roles and responsibilities for end user access to portals, reports, etc.
• In the absence of the functional delivery team lead, acts as liaison with the vendors’ project managers on functional requirements (together with other project team members).
• Acts as one of several reviewers for end-user training materials to ensure that business processes and functional requirements are accurate and complete.
• Updates the project team on a regular basis as to status of deliverables. Escalates any issues that may cause impact to project schedule, budget or scope as required.
• Identifies risks and assists with the development of contingency plans as needed.

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