Title: Business Analyst (ONLY W2)
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Cayce, SC (Onsite)
Hours per Week: 40
Position Overview
The Business Analyst Project Lead will support modernization, migration, and enhancement efforts for Financial and Administrative systems within the Office of Information Technology. The role focuses on understanding current and future system states, gathering and documenting business and technical requirements, supporting project activities, and assisting with testing, reporting, workflow development, and system implementation. The position works closely with Finance, Operations, IT staff, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure systems align with business needs, regulatory compliance, and organizational standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Study and learn assigned Financial and Administrative system capabilities
- Work with Program Area System Owners and SMEs to gather business requirements
- Prepare, manage, and maintain project documentation
- Schedule and facilitate stakeholder meetings
- Support project task execution and administrative activities
- Monitor project progress and produce status reports
- Create work requests in ticketing systems as required
- Develop future-state workflows and diagrams
- Maintain and update system procedures and protocols
- Perform problem resolution and escalate issues when necessary
- Develop test plans and support program-area testing activities
- Track testing results, issues, and defects
- Support gap analysis between current and future states
- Develop reports and dashboards using Excel and Power BI
- Update SharePoint collaboration content
- Assist with system validation, production rollout, and lifecycle activities
- Support compliance with IT standards, security requirements, and policies
- Assist with development of policies and procedures related to cybersecurity and information risk management
- Work closely with assigned managers to prioritize and schedule workload
Required Skills
- 5+ years of experience with Data Analysis and Data Mining using Excel and SQL
- 5+ years of experience with Workflow and Process Modeling
- 5+ years of experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and MS SharePoint
- 5+ years of experience in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including modernization initiatives
Preferred Skills (Not Mandatory)
- Experience with security and data classification related to CDC, HIPAA, and CJIS
- Experience with NIST industry standard information security practices
- Experience with MS Project, MS Planner, and MS DevOps
Additional Skills
- Ability to analyze and document business and system processes
- Knowledge of IT best practices, organization, and operations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of IT development and implementation projects
- Ability to work effectively with technical teams, management, vendors, and users
Education
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience