Business Analyst

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Deferred Compensation Plan

Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts

Prescription drug coverage

Dental benefits

Vision care benefits

Job summary

The City of New York is hiring a Business Analyst in the Financial Systems Group to support the FMS3 accounting components. You will investigate issues, analyze requirements, document processes, and work with technical teams to implement solutions.

The role emphasizes accounting functions and enterprise wide deployment considerations. Ideal candidates have extensive accounting software experience, strong communication, and the ability to manage projects under tight deadlines while collaborating

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree in computer science, engineering or related field with four years IT service management experience.
• Experience in information technology service management, process management, operations.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve software issues and defects reported by business users.
• Analyze and document business requirements focusing on accounting functions in the FMS3 system.
• Analyze programming specifications to prepare structure charts or diagrams.
• Collaborate with technical analysts to research problems and implement solutions.
• Test software to ensure it meets specifications and identify defects.
• Support business users in processing of business events and run simulations.
• Communicate issues and status to management and others.

Skills

Accounting software

Communication skills

Analytical/problem-solving

Project management

Life cycle processes knowledge

Independent work under pressure

Enterprise-wide deployment

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Baccalaureate degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Four years IT service management experience

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

Oracle

SQL

Crystal Reports

MS Access

Excel

Job description

Under the direction of the FISA-OPA Accounting Entity Manager or the Deputy Entity Director with wide latitude for independent judgment, s/he will serve as a Business Analyst on the Business Team in the Financial Systems Group at FISA-OPA. The Business Analyst will support the accounting components of the City's Financial Management System (FMS3). The primary focus of the Business Analyst activities will be supporting the portions of the application that manages Accounting/disbursement related functions.

• Investigate and resolve software issues and defects reported by business users and others
• Analyze and document business requirements - with a focus on the accounting functions in the FMS3 system
• Analyze complex computer programming specifications to prepare structure charts or invocation diagrams
• Work with technical analysts to research problems, find and implement solutions and, as necessary, review programming code to determine the effort needed to make changes
• Test software to ensure it meets specifications and identify any defects
• Support business users in the processing of business events
• Run simulations of business event processing
• Communicate issues and status to management and others

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Extensive hands-on experience as an analyst working with accounting/budgeting software and business processes
• Extensive experience working with planning, process and analysis/reporting tools such as; Oracle, SQL, Crystal Reports, MS Access, Excel.
• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (i.e. analysis, problem re-creation and very detailed oriented).
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and under pressure with tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability performing project management activities
• The candidate should have deep knowledge of the full application development and deployment life cycle processes
• Good work organizational skills and detailed follow-through skills are required to monitor and report on the status of development and to resolve issues that are uncovered
• Experience working in a large organization with complex accounting/budgeting/procurement/ purchasing processes
• Work experience should reflect proven ability in developing and delivering successful enterprise wide applications and in coordinating such deployments
• Experience with FMS/3 Accounting or FMS Budgeting is preferred. Also acceptable is experience with any other analogous enterprise-wide management solution (e.g., Peoplesoft, SAP, etc).

Additional Information

P-543

The City of New York offers a comprehensive set of benefits and programs to employees, including health insurance, pension plan, Deferred Compensation Plan (with 457, 401K and Roth IRA options), pre-tax Commuter Benefit program, pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts programs and more. Additional benefits such as prescription drug coverage, dental benefits, vision care benefits and more are also available through District Council 37 – Local 2627, the union that represents employees in this title.

• Health insurance
• Pension plan
• Deferred Compensation Plan (with 457, 401K and Roth IRA options)
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit program
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts programs
• Prescription drug coverage
• Dental benefits
• Vision care benefits
• Additional benefits such as prescription drug coverage, dental benefits, vision care benefits and more are also available through District Council 37 – Local 2627, the union that represents employees in this title.

IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALI - 95713

Hours/Shift

35 hours Weekly/Day.

Work Location

5 Manhattan West, NY, NY

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations;
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations;
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.