NCDPI - Business Analyst- Mid Level
NCDPI - Business Analyst- Mid Level
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Job Description
**This is an onsite position in Raleigh NC.
Job Title: Business Analyst Financial Systems (NC DPI)
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst (BA) with strong expertise in requirements elicitation financial systems and business process documentation. This role supports the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) by partnering with finance program and IT teams to ensure accurate transparent and timely financial data management.
The ideal candidate will be skilled at facilitating discussions documenting requirements and building consensus in dynamic stakeholder environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate and lead requirement-gathering sessions to capture clear validated and prioritized business and technical needs.
- Analyze K 12 financial data (budget allotments expenditures revenues payroll and grants).
- Translate business needs into functional requirements user stories system specifications and business process documentation.
- Coordinate and support the design testing and implementation of new financial data systems dashboards and reporting tools.
- Develop and maintain business process flows requirements traceability data dictionaries and user guides.
- Support compliance reporting (state and federal) by ensuring accuracy and integrity of data submissions.
- Partner with developers and data engineers to ensure business rules and calculations are properly implemented in systems.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend solutions to product teams to improve efficiency and data quality.
- Provide training knowledge transfer and support to financial staff and end users.
- Serve as liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure clarity alignment and shared understanding of goals.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration Finance Accounting Information Systems or related field.
- 5 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst preferably in financial systems or education sector.
- Strong understanding of financial data accounting principles budgets and grants.
- Proficiency in SQL Excel and financial data analysis tools.
- Experience with ERP data warehouses or financial management systems.
- Exceptional documentation skills (requirements user stories test cases process mapping).
- Outstanding facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to build consensus and guide discussions productively.
- Familiarity with state or federal financial reporting requirements (preferably education/K 12 sector).
- Preferred certifications: PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis) AgileBA or equivalent.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with K 12 education finance (allotments funding formulas payroll grants).
- Knowledge of NC DPI financial systems allotments and reporting processes.
- Exposure to Snowflake Oracle or other cloud-based data systems.
- Familiarity with Agile/SDLC methodologies with ability to apply iterative approaches to requirements and delivery.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Employment Type
Full-time
