What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst position at Hills Bank?
SCHEDULE: Full-time, Exempt; Typical Hours Are Monday through Friday (8:00 am-5:00 pm)
LOCATION: 131 E Main St, Hills, IA 52235
BENEFITS: Our employees are our most valuable assets, so we invest in them with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Our philosophy of taking care of the customer extends to taking care of our employees so that they, in turn, can take good care of themselves and their families. Join Hills Bank and let us surprise you with even more perks!
SCOPE:
The Business Analyst will be a liaison between technology, operations, and various business units to lead and facilitate the creation and specification of business requirements regarding core/digital and data banking business solutions and/or enhancements to existing business processes and solutions.
This position works closely with end-users and identifies and specifies business processes, analyzes requirements, extracts business rules, resolves organizational information problems and recommends system controls and protocols, in conjunction with testing, documenting, implementing and supporting new product implementation and releases.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Provide consultative assistance to assigned business units to streamline processes as it relates to the efficient use of core banking systems.
- Conducts analysis and documents business unit needs, objectives and requirements; performing gap analysis between current and desired processes and systems, root cause analysis, defining project scope, coordinating cost/benefit analysis, and ensuring the appropriate areas in IT are involved.
- Cultivate strong relationships with internal customer base, vendors, and other internal technical support to provide strong project management services.
- Work cross-functionally with end users and technical team to collect, evaluate and compress data and information from multiple sources, resolve conflicts and differentiate between actual and required user needs.
- Facilitates cross-functional team meetings to develop and implement business solutions and optimize operations, conducts impact analysis of new products, systems, upgrades and changes for department/functional areas, and evaluates systems and business processes for feasibility.
- Plan and drive product definitions, develop road maps for projects assigned, and assist in defining release priorities, product improvements and enhancements; ensures new or modified processes and systems meet project objectives and business requirements.
- Tracks and fully documents changes for functional and business specifications; develops, writes, updates and maintains system protocols, internal controls and detailed universally understood standard operating procedures for end user reference and training use.
- Proactively participate in user acceptance testing projects. Develop testing scenarios and scripts, identify and document functional test cases, write and execute test scripts for all upgrades or conversions.
- Operates in full compliance with internal policies, procedures, security requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
- Function as project team leader or participates as a business unit lead, project team member or subject matter expert during core banking implementations and or conversions.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and networking and participation in professional organizations.
EDUCATION AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, business management, Business Analytics or equivalent required
- 0-2 years' recent experience in a banking and financial services industry functional business area (i.e., loan or deposit operations, IT, finance systems or applications, or business process re-engineering), with strong working knowledge of banking processes, core processing systems, and managing projects for technical and business solutions.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to gather, interpret, document, and evaluate requirements
- Ability and initiative to learn about new technologies, hardware and software products and related to how the new services would benefit the company
- Valid driver's license.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Salary : $56,300 - $71,300
