Business Systems Analyst III

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Assess business challenges and formulate automated solutions, processes, and procedures.

• Identify, analyze, and develop cost-efficient systems and processes that fulfill user and system requirements.

• Generate functional specifications for business systems.

• Configure system settings and options as necessary.

• Plan and conduct unit, integration, and acceptance testing.

• Oversee integrations, documentation, and post-production support for Workday Financials, Payroll, and HCM.

• Review Level I and II design proposals, offering feedback, recommendations, and guidance.

• Ensure that application systems are in line with user needs, objectives, processes, and business strategies.

• Consult on complex projects and assist in enhancing departmental delivery policies and procedures.

• Provide subject-matter expertise and project leadership to other BSA resources.

• Document and review detailed functional requirements with Business Owners, DEV, and QA.

• Facilitate the resolution of design issues and challenges to enable development and project delivery.

• Lead solutions to ensure implementations align with business requirements.

• Develop systems implementation strategies in collaboration with key business stakeholders.

• Engage in change-management activities for the user community.

• Identify work-package tasks, effort levels, and dependencies.

• Evaluate and identify change-management impacts.

• Create and manage milestones throughout the development lifecycle.

• Guide the implementation of new business processes that support system changes.

• Ensure integrated system and production support.

• Supervise and direct Level I–II Business Systems Analysts and Business Partners regarding application and production issues.

• Conduct training sessions, facilitate meetings, gather information, and present status updates.

• Design business solutions for new processes and practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• AA or certification degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of experience in a business functional area.

• In-depth expertise in Workday integration practices.

• Strong understanding of upstream and downstream system dependencies.

• 5+ years of experience with Business Applications.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.

• Knowledge of security administration.

• Strong SQL proficiency.

• Comprehensive experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Experience with Java/.Net.

• SMLE level of business acumen across multiple functional areas.

• Capability to document process and data flows.

• Extensive knowledge of various enterprise applications.

• Familiarity with system development and project management methodologies, including Object-Oriented and PMI.

• Understanding of the technical architecture of business applications and platforms.

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers of varying expertise levels.

• Competence in conveying complex technical information to less-technical users.

• Skill in articulating in-depth business processes to technical resources.

• Ability to create complex process-flow diagrams or flowcharts.

• Aptitude for gathering and documenting requirements while confirming insights with Business Owners, stakeholders, and senior management.

• Capable of performing fit/gap analysis for medium to large project initiatives.

• Proficient in writing complex queries and reports.

• Ability to develop and manage multiple enterprise-wide project plans with defined deliverables and timelines.

• Skilled in providing guidance, mentoring, and daily support to junior personnel.

• Competence in conducting training sessions.

• Ability to create thorough and intricate documentation.

• Proficient in facilitating meetings, gathering information, and presenting status updates.

• Adaptability and sound judgment demonstrated.

• Successful completion of a background check is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental).

• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts.

• Life and accident insurance.

• Assistance with adoption and fertility.

• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks.

• Short/long term disability coverage.

• Paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and illness.

• Up to 17 days of Choice Time Off (CTO) for new hires per calendar year.

• Up to 11 paid holidays annually.

• Opportunity to contribute to the company 401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan (if eligible).

• Employer match of 100% on the first 3% of contributions for eligible employees.

• Reasonable accommodation assistance for applicants with disabilities.