Business Analyst

COFCO International; Memphis (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

COFCO International is seeking a Business Analyst in Memphis, Texas, US, to bridge front-office stakeholders and CTRM developers. The role focuses on gathering requirements, analyzing processes, and supporting CTRM applications to ensure efficient operations.

Responsibilities include feasibility studies, data analysis, and creating clear documentation and user stories for technical teams. A proactive, collaborative approach and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in business process analysis and software quality assurance processes.
• Experience in Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) systems OR Financial Accounting.
• Experience in trading environment or financial accounting.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with business stakeholders and other project resources to obtain and document business requirements, both functional and non-functional, through interviews, workshops, and data analysis.
• Business Process Analysis: Analyze existing business processes and workflows to identify areas for optimization, streamlining, and automation.
• Applications Support: Provide first and second level support for the CTRM users, resolving applications processing issues and escalating when needed.
• Feasibility Studies: Conduct cost-benefit, risk, and impact analyses to support decision-making.
• Data Analysis: Analyze data sources to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Solution Design: Work with developers to design functional specifications, use cases, and user stories.

Tools

CTRM systems

Job description

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Business Analyst

Memphis, Texas, US

COFCO International is a global agri-business with a clear vision, strong values and a positive culture, focused on being a leader in the global grains, oilseeds and sugar supply chains. We provide the food the world needs in a responsible way. Headquartered is Geneva, Switzerland, we are ambitious, with the right structures and culture to meet the world's increasing and changing needs. With 11,000+ people in 35 countries, our global portfolio includes assets across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We trade with over 50 nations, while providing farmers unique direct access to the growing Chinese market.

Main Focus:

• To act as the primary bridge between front-office stakeholders and application/technical developers, providing CTRM application functional support, troubleshooting CTRM incidents and gathering/analysis of business requirements. As a CTRM analyst, provide and maintain process and system documentation, clarify business specifications, translating business requirements into functional specifications.

Key Responsabilities and Accountabilities:

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with business stakeholders and other project resources to obtain and document business requirements, both functional and non-functional, through interviews, workshops, and data analysis. Translate these requirements into clear and concise documentation.
• Business Process Analysis: Analyze existing business processes and workflows to identify areas for optimization, streamlining, and automation. Propose innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Applications Support: Provide first and second level support for the Softs US CTRM users, resolving applications processing issues and/or escalating the problems to Level 3 or vendor resources in case he/she is unable to resolve the issue.
• Feasibility Studies: Assess the feasibility of proposed processes/workflows and initiatives by conducting cost-benefit analysis, risk assessments, and impact analysis. Provide valuable insights to support decision-making and project prioritization.
• Data Analysis: Analyze data from various sources to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for business improvement. Utilize data-driven insights to make informed recommendations.
• Solution Design: Work with the development team to design and create functional specifications, use cases, and user stories that effectively communicate business requirements to technical teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams to foster collaboration and ensure a shared understanding of project goals and requirements.
• Change Management: Support the implementation of new processes and systems by facilitating change management activities, including training sessions, user acceptance testing (UAT), and user adoption initiatives.
• Documentation:Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including business requirements, process flows, use cases, and other relevant materials.
• Qualityssurance: Assist in testing efforts to ensure that the final solutions meet the defined business requirements and quality standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on industry best practices, emerging technologies, and business trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.

Project Involvement:

• Actively participates in team meetings, contributes ideas, and supports team plans/decisions for successful project/process implementation.
• Ability to execute assigned tasks
• Communicates progress/status of assigned projects/tasks, anticipates risks and able to recommend solutions to address issues
• Works with available resources to deliver assigned tasks on agreed schedule.

Direction Received:

• General supervision will be given.
• Able to take own initiative to move forward the assigned tasks/projects

Administration and Operations:

• Comply with the established set of work standards
• Incident Management (Logging, Tracking, Communications and Reporting)
• Coordinates schedules and related tasks with other team members or other IT groups

Key Qualifications/Experiences:

• 3+ years of experience in business process analysis and software quality assurance processes. This includes designing, defining or streamlining work processes, documenting business processes, testing and supporting CTRM applications
• Experience in Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) systems OR Financial Accounting
• Experience in trading environment or financial accounting