BUSINESS ANALYST

This position supports senior BAs on various projects to act as a liaison between business user groups, technical systems groups, and solution providers. Work with internal stakeholders to ensure that the application configuration supports the business requirements. Ability to collect and analyze project requirements and transfer the same knowledge to the development team Ability to evaluate the validity of the data collected through task analysis and provide suggestions to the development team during the development cycle of the product to ensure it meets the business needs Participate in meetings with project managers and developers to automate, upgrade, or expand applications that accomplish business requirements Ability to prepare accurate and detailed requirement specifications documents, workflows, user interface guides, and functional specifications documents. Ability to work independently and with a team Proficient in Structured Query Language (SQL)/ Stored procedures Strong desire to keep current on new technologies that push the limits of what we can do creatively Experiences 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 the technical support organization Advanced skills in MS word, excel, Visio, or the like Ability to analyze and document complex business processes Ability to gather and interpret relevant data and information Discrete retail industry experience, oracle retail ad added advantage Provide support to applications in production by tracking production and troubleshooting them to sustain applications in production. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, computer science, or any related field from an accredited institution 3+ years of business analysts experience, with a focus in Accounting, Business a plus Proficient SQL and PL/SQL 3+ years experience and expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, Excel, Word and Powerpoint and financial software packages as needed Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong presentation and management skills