Location: COLUMBIA SC
Duration: 3 months
Positions: 1
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. MICROSOFT ENVIRONMENT
2. BUSINESS ANALYST EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING PROJECT LEAD ON COMPLEX
SYSTEMS
3. SQL SERVER/RELATIONAL DATABASE
4. FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS
5. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
7. TEAMWORK
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. REPORTING/BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
2. XML
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
BACHELORS DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OR RELATED FIELD
Job Description:
Reporting to the Business Objects Project Manager, a Business Analyst Consultant is needed to provide Business Analysis, Requirements Definition, and serve as project lead for complex reporting and Business Intelligence projects involving multiple tax types and business areas within the SCITS environment.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Work with DOR business users and other SCITS Business Analysts to gather, analyze, understand, and document particularly complex business user requirements for SCITS reports and Business Intelligence.
2. Work with the assigned Business Objects Data Analyst to map business data requirements to the SCITS data model.
3. Work with the SCITS Business Objects Developer to ensure that reports, templates, and dashboards meet business requirements. Perform systems testing on reports, templates, and dashboards to verify that complex Business Intelligence requirements can be met.
4. Work with DOR business users to conduct User Acceptance Testing on the reports, templates, and dashboards. Coordinate with the SCITS Business Objects Developer to correct all defects identified.
5. Report on weekly basis to Business Objects Project Manager and SCITS Project Manager. It is critical for reports to be developed on time and within budget.
6. Provide guidance to less experienced Business Analyst(s) who will continue this work after the current project is completed. Document processes and procedures to ensure continuity in this area.
Additional Skills:
Familarity with the South Carolina Integrated Tax System (SCITS) is highly desirable. Additional skills:
. Strong oral and written communication skills.
. Strong analytical skills, especially in the areas of multiple interacting systems and complex operational procedures . Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint.
. Ability to produce work on schedule and meet specifications with minimal supervision.
. Ability to deal effectively with the needs of customers, team members, vendors and management at all levels of the organization.
. Flexibility to work extra hours or outside normal work hours if necessary.
. Demonstrated expertise in the areas of tax operations research, utilization of information management science techniques and/or methodologies, or analysis of information management theories, practices and procedures.
. Ability to work independently under pressure.
. Expertise in structured testing methodology, including conducting Systems Test and User Acceptance Test.
. Expertise with financial transaction systems and data, such as tax processing or banking.
. Knowledge and experience in SAP Business Objects Universe Designer, Web Intelligence, Desk Intelligence, and/or XCelcius tools highly desirable.
. Knowledge and experience in Structured Query Language (SQL) for database access in a SQL Server 2005/8 environment highly desirable.
. Experience in IT life cycle development, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment.
. Experience in serving as a technical resource for business users, including one-on-one and group supplemental training, problem resolution, and coordination with technical support organizations.
. Ability to report to project management in clear and concise form, including all relevant information in a timely manner.
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