Financial Systems Business Analyst

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General Description

The Financial Systems Business Analyst plays a key role in all projects involving financial applications including the process reviews, application upgrades, process automation and installation of new products.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Perform business analyses of functional requirements to identify information, procedures, and decision flows.
• Develop, document and manage requirements for alternative processes.
• Evaluate existing procedures and methods, identify and document items such as:
• Business processes and workflow
• Business applications
• Planned projects and activities
• Database content and structure
• Investigate business processes currently in use, documenting the process’ interaction with the current technologies.
• Understand and document the technology requirements in the future state business processes, including system requirements, data usage and system integration points.
• Anticipate, quantify and resolve problems and issues with requirements.
• Perform impact analysis on changes to requirements throughout project lifecycle.
• Translate business needs into system requirements and document appropriately.
• Act as project manager in some financial project teams and assist in other project management activities.
• Provide support to business users after process or system changes.
• Expected to maintain a regular and predictable work schedule and full attention to and engagement in work activities on behalf of the firm during business hours unless otherwise approved or required by applicable law.
• Special projects and duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Effective communication style, both written and oral.
• Very detail oriented with the ability to administer key applications.
• Experience with automating and streamlining processes.
• Ability to write queries (specifically T-SQL), report writing, data warehousing and integration of multiple applications.
• Must be able to interact and communicate effectively with professionals in other administrative departments as well as attorneys and legal staff.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, or Microsoft 365.

Required Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business-related degree.
• 3 – 4 years’ experience.

Preferred Qualifications & Education

• Experience in legal and financial industry (Elite Enterprise would be an advantage).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Moderate or advanced keyboard usage.

Benefits: Our goal is to promote a work environment in which individuals have access to the resources they need to be their best both professionally and personally, which includes resources that encourage individuals to focus on their health and well-being.

Below are the benefits we offer: comprehensive medical (PPO and HDHPs), dental and vision plans including coverage for domestic partners; life and AD&D insurance; short and long term disability insurance; tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses, including FSAs and HSAs; FSAs for dependent care; health advocacy services; behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members; 401(k); profit sharing; backup dependent care; senior care planning support; resources for individuals with development disabilities and their caregivers; and paid holidays and other paid time off, including paid leave for new parents.

Holland & Knight is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other factor prohibited by law.

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