It Finance Business Analyst

Position Summary

We are seeking a Finance Business Analyst who will identify, define and document business processes and software requirements to be developed as software. Serve as a liaison between business and IT teams by facilitating communication and determining software objectives that align with stated and unstated business needs.

At Sensience we offer a flexible work schedule with the ability to work from home up to two days per week.

Position Responsibilities

● Obtain a deep understanding of relevant business area(s) to be able to recommend solutions and build high-quality requirements.

● Use a variety of techniques to understand business requirements, such as interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, and storyboards.

● Shape business requirements by making recommendations and suggesting alternatives to proposed solutions.

● Understand technical options, limitations, costs, and risks. Communicate tradeoffs to business partners and work with them to shape requirements accordingly.

● Translate conceptual user requirements into clear, detailed functional requirements.

● Work with business and delivery teams to prioritize requirements.

● Help resolve competing priorities between stakeholder groups by facilitating stakeholder discussions, and escalate issues where appropriate.

● Manage requirements scoping throughout the delivery process.

● Create artifacts as appropriate, including business case documentation, scope documentation, and process flows.

● Support delivery teams as they develop, test, and deploy solutions.

● Review delivery team output to ensure requirements are correctly interpreted; define and execute test cases.

● Document current processes and models to understand inefficiencies or gaps.

● Identify and assist in prioritizing opportunities to streamline business processes

Position Requirements

● Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent years of experience).

● 4 years of experience in financial business analysis.

● Background in Finance / Accounting is preferred.

● Experience determining the explicit and implicit needs and requirements of various stakeholders.

● Ability to quickly learn the objectives, structures, operations and policies of a new business area.

● Strong problem resolution, negotiation, and influencing skills.

● Demonstrated ability to engage both developers and business partners to achieve target outcomes.

● Proven interpersonal skills and an ability to influence senior leaders and peers.

● Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing.

● Experience with Oracle EBS Financials.

● Experience creating documentation such as business case documentation or business requirements summaries.

● Adaptability and a willingness to learn new skills.

Sensience is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE): race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, or any status protected by applicable law.

This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future are not eligible for hire.