Business Analyst Job at SF Staffing Solutions in New York

• Gathers and analyzes financial metrics and designs reports and dashboards for senior management in the Technology Division
• Articulates business cases and explains financial metrics to senior leaders across the Technology Division
• Conducts data analysis and ensures consistency and accuracy of information provided
• Leads and facilitates the gathering and creation of user requirements across multiple functional areas within the Technology Division
• Develops requirements documentation based on information gathered and in conjunction with senior members across the Technology Division
• Sets agenda for requirements working sessions and meetings
• Gathers requirements and captures actions and issues
• Develops proposals on requested topics
• Documents pertinent business processes via flow-charts
• Probes for edge cases to uncover subtleties in the current processes
• Communicates updates, statuses and timelines to all stakeholders
• Escalates items that are unresolved or at risk
• Prioritizes analysis based on risks and demonstrates ability to work with incomplete information
• Asks focused questions and rapidly gains an in-depth understanding of the current processes and compares and relates to similar situations
• Delivers key results to senior management and addresses corresponding queries
• Conducts research on topical issues
• Conducts detailed problem tracking, resolutions and completion of all actions and issues by their deadlines

Skills & Requirements
• Excel modeling skills
• Highly motivated individual with the ability to work autonomously as well as in a team and collaboration oriented environment
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive and a sense of urgency
• Financially astute with a solid and broad understanding of technology and related financials
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong analytical skills, especially with financial metrics and dashboards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively articulate business cases and drive consensus with senior management
• Ability to coordinate activities with multiple interdependencies
• Ability to escalate at the right times
• 4-year Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
• 6-10 years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within the financial services industry
• Escalates items that are unresolved or at risk
• Prioritizes analysis based on risks and demonstrates ability to work with incomplete information
• Asks focused questions and rapidly gains an in-depth understanding of the current processes and compares and relates to similar situations
• Delivers key results to senior management and addresses corresponding queries
• Conducts research on topical issues
• Conducts detailed problem tracking, resolutions and completion of all actions and issues by their deadlines