Business Analyst

Acts as a liaison between the Technology and the business on request for new systems and enhancement of existing systems. Conducts advanced level business process analysis, needs assessments preliminary cost/benefit analysis, project scoping, and requirements elicitation and documentation in an effort to align Technology solutions with business initiatives. Provides leadership and mentoring to junior analysts.

II. Duties and Responsibilities 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other ancillary duties may be assigned.

• Leads the requirements gathering and analysis for large, complex projects.  Acts as the liaison between business users and IT developers during the project lifecycle.
• Contributes advanced knowledge in formulating systems scope and objectives relative to the organization's business plan and business architecture 
• Documents requirements and manages communication with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring that business needs are clearly understood and documented.
• Coordinates with users and facilitates working sessions to determine and document business and user requirements, process flow definitions, and functional specifications.
• Responsible for document repositories, maintenance and updates of project documentation library. Oversees and ensures quality of the requirements documentation and deliverables.
• Coordinates with QE to formulate test plans and with project team in gaining business user acceptance.
• Reviews progress and evaluates results for accuracy and efficiency.