Business Analyst (On-site)

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Do you want to make an impact on the world around you? The work we do at Kyra Solutions directly impacts government entities and the citizens they serve. In Transportation practice, our solutions are designed to save lives on the roadways and in our Regulatory practice, we are designing solutions to make government digital for your accessibility. Kyra works hard to offer long-term growth potential, competitive wages, and continuous professional development for our employees.

If you are interested in furthering your career with Kyra and help us improve the way governments serve their citizens, please send your resume, and make sure to include salary expectation, availability, and contact information. You do not want to miss this opportunity!

Title

Business Analyst (On-site)

Required Skills and Experience

* Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years experience in business process reengineering and documentation. This experience must also be in a professional environment in financial discipline. Candidates will be expected to describe multiple past experiences with business process tools and how they were deployed for a successful outcome.
* Knowledge of financial management best practices which can be translated to transportation financial practices.
* Ability to produce legible and complete functional documentation in a way that thoroughly captures business processes and inputs/outputs of the applications.
* Ability to analyze and accurately and completely define processes and workflows to design efficient information solutions, including missing or duplicate functionality in existing applications.
* Ability to work effectively with users and a project team, to identify and document requirements for the maintenance, enhancement, or development of computer application systems, including technical overviews and context diagrams.
* Ability to develop and manage business and information systems technical documentation in accordance with the clients standards.
* Knowledge of relational database theories and concepts.
* Skill in testing complex applications and interpreting whether requirements and designs were met in the product.
* Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and prioritize work assignments for him/herself or lower-level analysts.
* Skill in accurately preparing schedule estimates for requirements analysis and computer programming tasks in a computer application maintenance environment.
* Ability to work effectively with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Data Analysts, and Technical Architects to build efficient, viable solutions in the maintenance of business applications utilizing all established cliental standards.
* Ability to prepare complex computer program specifications.
* Ability to prepare computer program test plans and to create test databases and test environments.
* Ability to interpret and communicate technical information related to computer programming and data processing, both verbally and in writing.
* Advanced skills with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
* Experience working on accounting and financial computing applications and monitoring complex interfaces with external systems.
* Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies and practices.
* Knowledge of the SCRUM Framework.

Preferred Skills and Experience

* SCRUM Master or Product Owner certification.
* Skill in performing QA reviews and provide valuable feedback in determining that standards are met and that documents are complete and comprehensive.
* Knowledge of mainframe programming languages, computer systems and supporting software.
* Skill in data conversion techniques, data cleansing approaches and validating data relationships.
* Basic knowledge of Universal Modeling Language (UML) and supporting enterprise tools to document business processes and data lineage, collect requirements, develop test scripts, and manage traceability.

Primary Responsibilities

* Participate in efforts to define the impact on client computing assets from the implementation of Florida PALM standard business process model, chart of accounts, and PeopleSoft solution. Produce deliverables including, but not limited to business process diagrams and narratives, business requirements, program specifications, and supporting business processes, data conversion and technical impact analyses.
* Use subject matter expertise, industry methodologies and best practices, and automated tools to analyze and make recommendations on behalf of the client for required changes to complex financial-related business processes to align with the Florida PALM solution.
* Detail data element inputs and outputs for client computing assets interfacing with FLAIR. Inputs may include, but not limited to, manual data entry, direct access via scripting solutions, and batch uploads. Outputs can include data extracts, outgoing interfaces, and reports.
* Prepare specifications to communicate client specific functional requirements for the FPST transition efforts and address dependencies with other interfacing computing assets and external stakeholder interfaces. Oversee the development of testing strategies, data scenarios, and test plans to ensure functional requirements are addressed.
* Assist in the business process redesign and documentation as needed to support ongoing FPST efforts in the enterprise environment.
* Work with functional and enterprise system support staff during technical assessments of the clients internal financial-related systems and interfaces from/to the Florida PALM solution.
* Document business cases and feasibility studies. Facilitate work sessions to elicit and prioritize remediation requirements. Identify any functionality seen as needed, but missing, in client maintained systems. Include analysis of outstanding remediation requests.
* Translate high level business requirements into detailed business documents and/or functional specifications.
* Coordinate the development of project schedules, implementation plans, and documentation for computing asset remediation. Present to management, customer, and technical staff.
* Assist with User Acceptance Testing and Florida PALM cycle testing; Confer with Central Office and District personnel to ensure client financial-related systems are performing as required.
* Evaluate critical information gathered from multiple resources. Summarize detailed data into executive level formats as well as breaking down aggregate information into meaningful pieces.
* Develop standardized desk procedures that include the purpose, prerequisites, process flows and narratives of business processes.
* Help manage user stories, the project backlog, and sprint backlogs.
* Prepare proposed business rules, develop, monitor, and implement knowledge transfer activities.
* Participate in SCRUM meetings including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives.

Education

* Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or other related field. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for the degree. Special consideration will be given to candidates with Six Sigma certification or similar business analysis and engineering certifications.

Location

Tallahassee, FL

Duration

Long-Term

Why Kyra?

Founded in 1997, Kyra Solutions is a national leader of transportation technology and regulatory solutions in government. We specialize in the art and science of digital transformation in government. Our commitment to providing the highest level of service and tailored solutions has supported our consistent double-digit growth for over a decade. We are headquartered in the greater Tampa Bay area with other offices across Florida and an innovation center in Silicon Valley, CA.

Because of our dedication to our employees, we have won one of the Best Companies to Work for in Florida 3 years in a row by Florida Trend magazine. Kyra has won other numerous awards including the coveted INC magazine s one of America s Fastest Growing Companies several years in a row. Kyra's commitment to our employees, to best practices in project management and business analysis, and to solution development has led to our achievement in becoming the first Project Management Institute certified company in Florida. Our proven successful track record has resulted in several prestigious awards including the State of Florida's Diversity Business of the Year Award. We are proud to be a sponsor for the TaxWatch Productivity Awards and partner to Florida TaxWatch.

Background & References

Verifiable professional references will be required along with the resume; however, references will be checked/contacted after the interview and before the project starts. Level two background check will be done on the selected candidate for employment, criminal (State & Federal), education, and others as mandated by the client. Please make sure your resume and all other information provided are accurate. Any misrepresentation will mean permanent disqualification by the client. Equal employment opportunity employer.