Business Analyst II

Texas Department of Transportation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Department of Transportation seeks a senior business analyst to analyze, design, and improve financial reports, processes, and workflows within the Finance Division. The role collaborates with the Technical Services team, vendors, and project managers, delivering data-driven insights and modern information resources applications.

You will derive requirements, model processes, create executive reports, test and validate applications, and present progress to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, management information systems, or related discipline; substitutions allowed year-for-year.
• At least 3 years of business-related analysis, technical system analysis and design, project management and/or support.
• Graduate level education may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Derive system and functional requirements from business needs and facilitate implementation.
• Develop conceptual models for redesigning business processes.
• Create project plans for executive information management projects.
• Analyze diverse data repositories and design executive-level reports.
• Test, validate, update, and enhance applications.
• Prepare progress/status reports and presentations.
• Coordinate delivery of complex business and information analyses.
• Monitor implementation processes and follow up for workshops.
• Perform benchmark comparisons of business processes.
• Stay informed on policies, procedures, and legislation impacting business areas.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

ETL concepts

Data integrity

Financial reporting

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Admin, Computer Science, Manage Info Systems, or related discipline

Job description

About this job

Performs highly advanced business analysis work by analyzing, developing, and improving financial reports, processes, and workflows to support the Finance Division and all its branches. Oversees the development, enhancement, and/or maintenance of information resources applications for the Department. Leverages a modern technology stack to deliver innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making.

Will work as a contributor and collaborator with the Technical Services team within the Financial Management Division. Work requires regular contact with vendors, contractors, information providers, project managers, and Department management. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervised and assume direct accountability for the work product. This position reports to the Financial and Business Services Manager.

• Derive system and functional requirements from business needs and facilitate implementation.


• Develop conceptual models for redesigning business processes.


• Create project plans for executive information management projects.


• Analyze diverse data repositories and design executive-level reports.


• Test, validate, update, and enhance applications.


• Compose progress/status reports and prepare presentations.


• Plan and coordinate delivery of complex business and information analyses.


• Monitor implementation processes and conduct follow-up for workshops.


• Perform benchmark comparisons of business processes.


• Stay informed on policies, procedures, and legislation impacting business areas.


• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Admin, Computer Science, Manage Info Systems, or related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 3 years business-related analysis, technical system analysis and design, project management and/or support. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate and/or advanced degrees are highly preferred


• Knowledge of project management, data analysis, and delivering information technology improvements


• Methods, processes and tools used in the analysis of business processes and for the rapid development of software applications.


• Systems development using analysis, design and documentation methodologies.


• Expertise in data integration and ETL concepts and experience with connecting multiple data sources and ensuring data integrity.


• Knowledge of accounting principles, cost analysis, forecasting, state-level financial reporting standards, budgeting, and compliance requirements.


• Analyzing issues, facts and available information to develop logical solutions; researching inconsistencies of facts or data; drawing correct inferences from information and making
  recommendations that support business decisions.


• Analyzing business, technical and managerial problems and developing, recommending and implementing effective solutions


• Maintaining effective working relationships with others


• Writing, reviewing and revising documents to include engineering notes, specifications, standards and procedures. Composing correspondence and technical documents


• Planning and coordinating workshops, seminars and task force activities. Developing and giving presentations.


• Analyzing and organizing business and technical data. Determining business needs


• Using computers and applicable programs, applications and systems


• Shows integrity and ethical behavior, respects confidentiality, business ethics and organizational standards


• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools


• Sitting - prolonged periods of time


• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

Conditions of Employment:

• To be selected for and continue employment in this position, the selected incumbent must maintain the security or integrity of the agency’s critical infrastructure and will be subject to regular assessments of criminal history and/or reviewed for connections to foreign adversaries.