IES Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst IES (Child Support Financial Systems / Mainframe Modernization) 
Location: Albany, NY 
Type: Contract
Compensation: $40 per hour
Contractor Work Model: Hybrid

Overview
We’re hiring an experienced Level III Business Analyst to support a large modernization initiative focused on a child support financial management module. In this role, you’ll help translate complex legacy mainframe logic (COBOL and related batch processes) into clear functional requirements and “to?be” models that a modern platform can implement—while ensuring financial accuracy, auditability, and regulatory compliance.

This is a great fit for someone who enjoys deep process analysis, stakeholder workshops, and untangling legacy business rules around collections, disbursements, adjustments, unidentified payments, reconciliation, and bank integrations.

What you’ll do

• Analyze legacy mainframe financial modules, COBOL programs, and batch jobs to identify and document:
  • business rules
  • workflows
  • system/data dependencies
• Lead discovery and working sessions with subject matter experts to validate rules for:
  • collections and disbursements
  • adjustments and unidentified payments
  • reconciliation and bank integrations
• Document current-state processes and build future-state (“to?be”) functional models and requirements.
• Partner with data/conversion teams to clarify legacy account structures (e.g., ledgers, payment histories, disbursements, unresolved balances) and define audit/compliance trail requirements.
• Recommend opportunities to streamline or eliminate redundant processes while maintaining compliance with applicable federal/state program mandates.
• Support additional analysis/documentation needs as they arise.

Required qualifications

• Level III BA background: 7+ years on complex projects, including 2+ years in a lead/mentor role as a Business Analyst
• 7+ years as a BA on large-scale modernization efforts, ideally involving financial systems
• 5+ years hands-on experience with requirements gathering, process mapping, and documentation for complex financial transactions (payment processing, reconciliation, etc.)

Preferred / nice-to-have

• 3+ years working with Child Support Services systems (especially financial distribution/reconciliation)
• Experience analyzing or interpreting legacy technologies such as COBOL, ECL, DMS/RDMS, or similar, to extract embedded business rules
• Familiarity with compliance expectations (audit trails, integrity checks, regulatory reporting)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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