Business Analyst

Lensa; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Lensa is seeking a Business Analyst to join Cherry Bekaert, a top accounting firm. The role involves improving business processes through analysis, stakeholder collaboration, and documentation of requirements. This position offers flexible work options including onsite, hybrid, or remote arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Flexible work environment

Continuous professional development opportunities

Collaborative culture promoting inclusion

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience conducting business analysis across various projects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to document user requirements.
• Knowledge of SDLC documentation techniques and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements and document specifications.
• Consult with stakeholders to optimize processes and manage communication efforts.
• Support documentation, clarification, and approval of requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Facilitative skills

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Description

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work (https://www.cbh.com/newsroom/cherry-bekaert-earns-2023-great-place-to-work-certification/) , Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. We are proud to foster a collaborative environment focused on enabling your career growth and continuous professional development. Our team is looking for a Business Analyst. The Business Analyst will have the opportunity to work onsite/hybrid from any of our office locations or remotely from within the United States.

The person in this role also proactively helps business users identify opportunities for business process improvement in the face of, or prior to, introducing new or modern technologies. The BA engages with business subject matter experts and leaders and users to understand how changes to processes, products, services, software, and hardware can improve efficiencies and add value, or how they may impact data and data quality. They must articulate those ideas and balance them against what is technologically feasible and financially and functionally reasonable. The BA is an agent of change, while understanding the critical relationship between understanding the business needs and objectives and supporting organizational Stakeholders’ understanding of the technology implications.

The BA is an expert in performing elicitation of requirements, various documentation and sharing techniques (to include standardized process documentation and image-based process flows such as Visio and additional BPM tools), supporting prioritization of the requirements, and obtaining approval. The techniques required may be within an Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodology.

The BA role is a member of the Business Analysis team within the Program Management Office (PMO) and will be exposed to a variety of project assignment types, business challenges, and solutions.

As a Business Analyst, You Will

• Apply a structured and standard approach and leading process definition and requirements definition/design activities. Apply a logical, organized, and intentional process to gathering business requirements and obtaining approval. Will suggest and use tools, frameworks, and methods commonly used in business process definition/mapping and information technology design and iteration.
• Review and update methodologies within the organization and manage improvements. Participate in lessons learned and independent assessment with respect to requirements, applies process and standards, and improvement that can be made to optimize results, and team engagement.
• Consult with other initiative stakeholders and function as a member of a collaborative team. The Business Analyst will consistently work alongside and advise a collaborative team of stakeholders who collectively share in the responsibility of introducing and managing transformation across the organization (i.e., IT, PMO, Finance, Operations, Innovation, and Business Process Improvement).
• Support communication efforts. Support the design, development, delivery, and management of communications related to the requirements definition/gathering activities and processes. Communicates to stakeholders those points of design challenge and alternatives/options.
• Documents requirements and change requests. Applies SDLC appropriate documentation techniques to capture user requirements and quality specifications. Facilitates and documents ongoing clarification and updates until approved specs are achieved.
  
  

What You Bring To The Role

• Candidate’s professional experience includes at least 7 years of demonstrable experience conducting business analysis work across a variety of projects
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, facilitative, and consultative skills
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to aide in managing documented risks appropriately
• Being meticulous and capable of delivering a high level of accuracy, exceptional organizational skills
• Knowledge of business structure and stakeholder analysis
• Knowledge of and ability to apply project management fundamentals on small projects.
• Requirements gathering and documentation.
• Test case development and support
• Experience with creating process models.
• Working understanding of networks, databases, business intelligence/analytics tools, and other technology that may be applied to further enable business process
  
  

What You Can Expect From Us

• Our shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect
• The opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you
• A collaborative environment focused on enabling you to further your career growth and continuous professional development
• Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing
• Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work
• Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures
  
  

Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is included below. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program (https://careers.cbh.com/benefits/) which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

Pay Range

$86,350 to $135,000

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.Cherry Bekaert will not provideworksponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at https://careers.cbh.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn,Glassdoor (https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Cherry-Bekaert-EI_IE31120.11,25.htm) ,Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cherrybekaert) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/cherrybekaert) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CherryBekaertCB) .

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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