Salesforce Business Analyst / Salesforce Configurator Buffalo, NY, USA Contractor
Salesforce Business Analyst / Salesforce Configurator Buffalo, NY, USA Contractor
Location : BUFFALO, NY
Posted on : 09-08-2023
Job Type : Contract
Job Description:
Job highlights
Qualifications
Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience as a business analyst or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
In-depth knowledge in information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement best practices
Understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to the IT function
Experience with configuring the declarative aspects of the Salesforce.com platform
Possesses the ability to directionally identify the proper SFDC solution that can be used to address business capabilities and challenges
Ability to solve complex problems by applying best practices
Ability to provide direction and mentor less experienced teammates
Ability to interpret and convey complex, difficult, or sensitive information
Ability to configure most declarative aspects of the application
Banking or financial services experience
The position requires an individual with an in-depth knowledge and detailed focus on the entire system to work on projects outside normal
Minimum of an Associate\'s degree and 4 years operational/business analytics experience, or in lieu of a degree a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years operational/business analytics experience
Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent software packages
Capable of working on multiple projects of a moderately complex to complex nature
Ability to effectively use project management, word processing and spreadsheet applications
Strong problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution
Familiar with application development software and hardware problems
Ability to understand business supported and its terminology
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational and time management skills
Strong lateral thinking skills
Proven presentation skills
Ability to coordinate between Applications and business units
Ability to drive project milestones and delivery dates
Ability to recommend and implement systems solutions
Detail-oriented
Responsibilities
Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives for complex business processes, based on industry best practices and Clients IT objectives
Acts as the liaison amongst stakeholders to elicit, analyze, document, communicate and validate business and system requirements using industry leading practices within the business analyst profession
Leads nCino design sessions and is able to drive out functional requirements and designs
Possesses knowledge of the SFDC platform, including the foundational concepts of the application and the functions contained within
Has a deep understanding of the Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC), and collaborates with team members to incorporate rigor and accountability across all phases of the process
Ensures all requirements are fulfilled by the technical design
Collaborates with the test team to generate scenarios/test cases and test scripts, ensuring traceability to all requirements
Applies industry best practices to improve current processes
Develops recommendations to improve processes or techniques
Determines the overall requirements gathering strategy and plans the requirements phase of the project including the work division strategy among the project BAs
Manages the progress and quality of the requirements gathering activities and adjusts the plan as necessary
Plans the risk response strategy to be used in monitoring and controlling all identified risks throughout the requirements process
Leads moderately complex projects and participates in larger, more complex initiatives
Solves complex technical and operational problems
Acts as a coach and mentor for teammates with less experience
May have people management responsibilities for a small team
Facilitates moderately complex to complex technical projects from proposal through post implementation
Serves as project lead to ensure test plans and functional specifications for assigned projects are completed in a timely basis and meet established milestones
Completes various system testing activities not covered by clients completing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) or other teams
Serves as mentor to less experienced staff by assisting with application training, research analysis and project methodology consultation
Serve as functional lead on moderately complex to complex projects for assigned application(s)
Provide mentoring and leadership to less experienced personnel on the project team
Schedule and facilitate project team meetings as applicable to ensure all team members are informed and issues are addressed
Meet with internal application owners to discuss requested application changes related to enterprise-wide or business initiatives, compliance/regulatory requirements, system changes due to contractual agreements or system maintenance (business as usual) ensuring a thorough understanding of specifications for assigned applications
Participate in design discussions and document and deliver required functional specifications for application changes for moderately complex projects
Consult with internal application owners to identify their requirements in application look and feel to the end user and provide appropriate feedback regarding business requirements to ensure technology applications support internal/external customer needs and products/services provided by the business
Review business requirements with technology team to ensure understanding of project requirements
Coordinate and provide estimates for moderately complex to complex projects and complete estimates for assigned component on large projects, inclusive of timelines, application and project phases
Serve as subject matter expert to internal application owners and project members to consult and advise on how applications may be impacted by enterprise-wide initiatives, such as an acquisition or major change in products/service provided customers to ensure all facets are considered
Work with pertinent vendors to gain thorough understanding of project functionality and provide insight on implementation
May serve as Test Coordinator for large project initiatives involving multiple applications to ensure all testing needs are met across all interfacing applications
Participate in and document data mapping for integration of systems, conversion and acquisition related projects to understand how applications may need to change or be impacted by enterprise-wide initiatives, like regulatory requirements, other system enhancements or business initiatives
Work with other testing teams, as required by potential impacts to interfacing applications, to prepare test plans and scripts based on functional specifications
Work with other testing teams to manage and/or execute test scripts verifying that changes and enhancements work and perform as required
Serve as functional lead with other project team members on other systems that impact specific projects to ensure no adverse impact to the other systems
Monitor functional specifications and change requests to ensure project stays within scope and meets regulatory requirements, while ensuring adherence to business requirements and Corporate Technology standards
The position works independently with minimal supervision and may supervise tasks assigned to less experienced personnel