Business Analyst
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
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Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. is hiring a Business Analyst to support HR/payroll systems and related business processes. You will gather requirements, analyze workflows, and collaborate with System Analysts and developers to translate needs into scalable solutions.
The role will involve supporting ERP accounting interfaces and modernization initiatives. The team focuses on employee lifecycle, payroll, organizational structure, time and attendance, benefits, and related HR processes, with
Qualifications
- HR/Business Administration/Accounting related work experience required.
- 4-year college degree required.
- Preferred: chemical/plastics industry experience.
- Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau and SQL for data analytics.
Responsibilities
- Gather and document business requirements and analyze processes to improve efficiency.
- Translate business needs into scalable system solutions with technical teams.
- Support migration of legacy AS/400 systems to .NET and SQL Server.
- Coordinate testing and user acceptance during system implementations.
- Provide training to users to ensure successful adoption of new systems.
- Assist Internal Audit with process and control improvements.
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Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas. Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid. We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities. Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.
The Management Center's Accounting and Personnel Analysis team is seeking a Business Analyst to support the continued evolution of our enterprise applications and business processes. This role is primarily responsible for supporting the organization's Human Resources and Payroll management systems, with occasional support for ERP Accounting systems as business needs require. Working closely with Human Resources, Payroll and Accounting stakeholders, you will gather and document business requirements, analyze business processes, and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, system usability, data accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Areas of focus include employee lifecycle management, payroll processing, organizational structure, time clock and attendance, benefits administration, and related HR business processes. As a key liaison between business users and technical teams, you will translate business needs into scalable system solutions by collaborating with end users, System Analysts, and developers throughout the software development lifecycle. You will support application modernization initiatives, including the migration of legacy AS/400 systems to .NET and SQL Server platforms, by documenting requirements, improving business workflows, coordinating testing and user acceptance, and helping ensure the successful implementation and adoption of new system capabilities.
- Review/propose individual goals and milestones for the assigned departmental annual goals
- Drive departmental initiatives to achieve annual business objectives and monitor progress against established milestones
- Develop/revise corporate procedures and related system SOPs to standardize business operations and/or meet regulatory requirements
- Perform research/benchmark study and make necessary procedural/system recommendations to improve business process and ensure company competitiveness
- Analyze assigned work requisitions and communicate with end users and system analysts to propose improvement/development specifications within assigned timeframe
- Perform and complete business analysis assignments from management for decision making support as requested
- Serve as liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure business requirements are effectively translated into technology solutions
- Follow up and analyze system-generated abnormal reports to enhance control mechanism and help streamline business processes
- Assist Internal Audit to propose/revise audit checklist and provide necessary opinions on related audit findings to ensure business/operations are in line with corporate policies and procedures
- Support successful user adoption of new systems through training by following Company’s Train the Trainer Program and knowledge transfer
- Carry out other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management team
- Required: HR/ Business Administration/Accounting related work experience required.
- Preferred: Chemical/plastics industry experience preferred.
- Required: 4-year college degree required.
- Preferred: Human Resource Manager/Business Administration/Psychology/Communications/International Relations/Accounting/MIS/Data Analysis related majors and/or advanced degree preferred
- MS Office software skills
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency in documentation skills
- Business rules and user requirements gathering
- Business and system process mapping
- System QA/QC Testing
- Data analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL
- Experience in AS/400 menu admin and query
- Knowledge and experience in Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Amazon Redshift, etc.
- Experience in SAP, ADP, Dayforce, Workday, etc.
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- Group Term Life, Dependent and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off for a balanced life (Vacation, Sick and Personal Time)
- FlexTime Available
- Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match,
- Cash Balance, Pension Plan
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