Functional Analyst II

The Functional Analyst role is responsible for contributing to identifying evaluating and designing technology-based business solutions to help solve key business problems through functionally implementing and enhancing enterprise-wide software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions and other enabling technologies. They work with stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand business processes workflows data models Compliance requirements and other system artifacts. This role will help identify opportunities for process improvement and system enhancements and is responsible for documenting and reviewing functional specifications that define system requirements and articulate how systems will meet business goals. Additionally they are responsible for providing support for software-as-a-service (SaaS) for the advancement of business capabilities and issue resolution. The incumbent will provide configuration set up and updates to the applications ensuring that systems are designed in line with global standards business goals and approved localizations. The role will document and provide suggestions to management concerning enhancements new features and optimal designs in applications configuration governance usability business processes maintenance and application standards to optimize business processes and mitigate potential risk with the ability to analyze various metrics to monitor performance and provide insights to management. They will provide support for training users on the applications and increase user adoption and experience. They will facilitate collaboration with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders to provide support for the enterprise-wide applications. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that system documentation such as process diagrams data dictionaries user manuals and training materials are accurate and up to date.

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

WHAT THE ROLE WILL DO:

• Develop Maintain and Deploy
  • Assists in managing project / program activities; begins to identify areas for continued improvement to the execution of project activities
  • Support team with software-as-a-service (SaaS) and enterprise-wide applications by assisting in developing andidentifying design considerations and business impacts needed for configuration.
  • Perform Intermediate SaaS configurations in relation to but not limited to software settings workflows form creation automation policy compliance.
  • Design and implement supporting solutions to advance automation and usability such as RPA Microsoft automations and use of a Digital Adoption Platform increasing user adoption and experience.
  • Perform and execute job duties with limited supervision in difficult situations; guides team members or peers with Beginner proficiency level in their work. Frequently take initiative to propose recommendations on how to execute tasks
• Collaboration
  • Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams within the organization to ensure the integration andinteroperability of enterprise-wide systems.
  • Work collaboratively with product managers product owners integration data and technical engineers scrum masters and other agile team members to define and implement innovative solutions for product direction user experience feature development and support.
  • Facilitate collaboration with client stakeholders and external vendors to provide support for enterprise-wideapplications.
• Monitoring and Documentation
  • Research propose and implement approaches to govern standards and processes for configurations.
  • Analyze and document business processes workflows data models and other artifacts to assist in capturing the current and future states of business processes as it relates to software solutions.
  • Provide suggestions for changes in applications design configuration new features and functionality maintenance and system standards.
  • Conduct research on third-party solutions or technologies and gather insights related to their features benefits and drawbacks and present findings to senior team members.
  • Ensure solutions are audit and legal compliant.
• Training and Knowledge Sharing
  • Indirectly Supervise work of team members; provide guidance and coaching to team members with Beginner proficiency levels
  • Facilitate training users on the applications.

Position Requirements:

Education:

Required

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Computer Science or Information Technology or in lieu of a degree at least 3years of experience in enterprise-wide software support (work experience or a combination ofeducation and work experience in the field of enterprise-wide software support)

Preferred

• Certifications in SaaS solutions Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) ITIL Microsoft and/or Oracle

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• 2-4 years of intermediate experience in enterprise-wide software support with intermediate knowledge of softwaremanagement methodologies
• Knowledge of enterprise-wide applications and software platforms
• Experience with software-as-a-service (SaaS) and enterprise-wide systems
• Experience in configuring and setting up various enterprise-wide applications.
• Familiarity with applying compliant designs and principles to technology-based business solutions.
• Experience with training multinational users at an enterprise level
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams andexternal vendors.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience working in an Agile Team environment.
• Experience implementing enterprise-wide SaaS solutions.
• Experience with Automation or Digital Adoption Platforms
• Experience with Planview and/or Jira or other agile toolsets.

Technical Skills

• System Configuration
• Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) Methodology
• Cloud Technologies & Platforms

Travel: 5%