Business Analyst - Accounting & Audit
Location
Annapolis, MD | United States
Job description
SYSCOM, Inc. provides specialized information technology resources that possess the requisite skills and capabilities to deliver enterprise level solutions that help our client’s achieve their objectives. At SYSCOM, we have a proven process that brings the best and brightest resources into our organization. Our teammates have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as coordination and organization skills. The objective of our approach is to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction. We are seeking Business Analysts with experience in Accounting and Audit for a long term contract in Annapolis, Maryland. SYSCOM’s client is replacing its Financial Management Information System which is comprised of accounting, purchasing and inventory, and reporting applications. The Business Analysts will work on the Business Transformation for the clients financial systems enterprise project to design plans for and gather data for analytics to assess processes, determine needs, and deliver data-driven analysis, reports, and recommendations.
Duration: 1 year initial duration with option to extend an additional 1 – 2 years Location: Primary place of work will be on-site in Annapolis, MD, 21401. Candidate may require travel to other offices as needed. Some teleworking may be allowed. Job Duties and Responsibilities of the Business Analyst will include, but are not limited to the following: - Develops business processes and workflow reengineering methodologies.
- Solves application and process related problems by creating detailed process and system design specifications.
- Works with other areas across the business units to support a total solution approach.
- Communicates business requirements for reports and applications development.
- Facilitates collaboration within and across business units and across IT functions.
- Resolves problems and improves business units’ technical environments.
- Engages with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary, to determine compliance with accounting and financial reporting regulations and standards.
- Produces deliverables as required to fulfill the financial system replacement requirements pertaining to accounting and financial reporting compliance.
- Leading role in relationship with the System Implementation (SI) team(s) including establishing TDD/FDD requirements and approval, testing and validation requirements, ongoing system care and feeding requirements.
- Develops high quality oral and written presentations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications – must meet all: - Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Information Systems, or other related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as business and/or system analyst.
- Accounting & Audit background experience is required
- Accounting/Audit experience in government accounting and reporting.
- Experience managing requirements processes including conducting interviews and documenting technical requirements.
- Experience with design activities including design sessions and defining future state processes.
- Experience with vendors and service provider engagement.
- Experience working with onsite and remote teams.
- Experience with industry-standard System Development Life Cycle methodologies.
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Demonstrates capacity to engage effectively with stakeholders and all levels.
Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s degree and/or project management certification is preferred.
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or similar certification is strongly preferred.
Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, SYSCOM, Inc. is a US-based company whose mission is to create and deliver the right technology solutions, by teaming with our customers to understand their business needs and empower them to achieve their goals. Since 1982, SYSCOM, Inc. has been providing enterprise-wide solutions for a variety of private and public sector clients.
SYSCOM, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
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