One of our Government clients is looking for a Business Analyst – Financial Systems, Transport Industry Exp.
Length: Contract term is approximately 3 months, with high possibility extensions
Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (2 days onsite a week)
Department: Financial Systems

BACKGROUND:
The ERP/Financial Systems team resides in the Office of the Deputy CFO and leads enterprise-wide programs while also supporting other business initiatives and previously operationalized projects. This team serves as the bridge between the DCFO Office and other key stakeholders and understanding pain points throughout the process. The team then implements multi-faceted business improvements to address the pain points, considering governance, business processes, technology, and change management.
The Business Analyst, Enterprise Business Systems, is part of the Finance Division, Office of the Deputy CFO, reporting to Manager, Enterprise Business Systems. The Business Analyst, Enterprise Business Systems engages internal stakeholders to identify and document business requirements, identifies areas of process improvements and alignments as well as supports projects and their deployments to ensure optimal system solutions are implemented.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
• Develops a thorough understanding of the business goals, practices and processes to translate into system functionality and user-requirements that define project scope and specifications
• Translates high-level, conceptual business strategies and objectives into user-requirements to guide service development activities
• Investigates business unit functions and processes and proposes improvements to automate business functions, streamline business processes and workflows and make best use of technology to improve effectiveness and user experience (for both external and internal stakeholders)
• Identifies and facilitates the development of documentation for new and modified business policies, procedures and workflows to ensure effective implementation of technology solutions
• Leads the business units’ stakeholders in systems testing and identify gaps, making recommendations for problem resolutions and clarifying range of functions
• Facilitates dialogue and discussion between the business units’ stakeholders and technical consultants to prioritize between competing objectives (i.e. run meetings, focus groups, joint sessions, workshops)
• Assists business units’ stakeholders in understanding scope limitations and managing expectations during project implementation
• Works with the business units’ stakeholders to develop requirements that align with business objectives, especially during issues resolution
• Assists in change management efforts, including communications and risk mitigation strategies, to prepare the business units for successful adoption of system changes to achieve business goals
• Promotes innovation and encourages the adoption of best practices based on industry and business knowledge, while ensuring stability to operational integrity and governance requirements
• Identifies project and technology risks and their potential impacts on business operations; performs readiness assessments
• Assists in preparation of project reporting, such as: financial analysis, status report, risk logs etc. to help monitor project performance and spending
• Helps ensure project efficiencies through managing of business units stakeholders’ expectation and needs and identifying areas of waste or duplication
• Have functional/technical experience with Power BI and be able to develop reports and dashboards based on business needs

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, Business Process Improvement, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent
• Have experience working in Finance department is an asset
• Minimum six (6) years’ experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in the transport or construction industry and / or the public sector
• A valid Ontario Class “G” driver’ license is required
• Experience leading teams to successfully deploy technology solutions in transport or construction industry is an asset
• Excellent business analysis, technology and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of project management principles and practices
• Experience with computerized quantitative and analytical tools (e.g. data modeling, Power BI, SQL, workflows, and business process analysis) and with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project, etc.)
• Interpersonal, oral/written/presentation communications skills to document and present business needs, specifications, reports, project documents, and implementation plans

URGENT: Please read the job description above. If this interests you, apply to the job with your most updated resume, including your contact number and email address.

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