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Job Description
Business Analyst
A client of Sharp Decisions Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst to be based in White Plains, NY or Jersey City, NJ. The position is HYBRID - 2 days a week onsite. The contract's duration is 12 months with possible extension. This is a W2 and local only position.
Seeking strong candidates with good personality to work with business, IT, 2nd Lines of Defense (including Compliance, Policy, and Advisory Departments and Risk Management and Advisory/Analysis Departments) as well as vendors.
Serves as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, analyzing business processes, gathering requirements, and recommending solutions to support strategic objectives and operational improvements.
Responsibilities
- Gather and document business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and analysis.
- Analyze current business processes and identify areas for improvement or automation.
- Translate business needs into functional specifications for development teams.
- Support testing, training, and deployment of new systems or enhancements.
- Facilitate communication between business users and IT teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, and documentation to support decision-making.
Skills
- Experience With Business Analysis, Requirements Gathering, And Process Mapping.
- Strong knowledge of software development life cycle and Agile methodologies.
- Proficiency in tools such as Excel, Visio, JIRA, or Tableau.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Business Analyst certification (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA) is a plus.
- Knowledge of fraud systems (e.g., Actimize, Mitek, etc.) a plus.
Key skills/competency
- Business Analysis
- Requirements Gathering
- Process Mapping
- SDLC
- Agile Methodologies
- Stakeholder Management
- JIRA
- Tableau
- Fraud Systems
- Functional Specifications
How to Get Hired at Jobs via Dice
- Research Sharp Decisions Inc. and its client: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to understand their culture.
- Tailor your resume for Business Analyst roles: Highlight experience with requirements gathering, process mapping, and Agile methodologies, using keywords from the job description.
- Showcase problem-solving skills: Prepare to discuss specific examples where you've analyzed complex business processes and recommended effective solutions.
- Emphasize communication and stakeholder management: Be ready to share instances where you successfully bridged the gap between business and technical teams.
- Demonstrate tool proficiency: Be prepared to discuss your hands-on experience with Excel, Visio, JIRA, or Tableau, and how you leveraged them in previous Business Analyst roles.
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