Business Analyst

Job Summary
The Global Modernization & Process Excellence Team is looking for a Business Analyst. In this role, you will support the Tax & Order to Cash Global Process Excellence team in delivering critical Finance projects aligned to strategic business priorities. You will provide expertise and analysis to understand and document business needs, identify and manage stakeholders, elicit requirements and ensure consistent traceability. Youll need to communicate and collaborate frequently with global stakeholders from cross-functional teams to ensure requirements are well understood and
effectively prioritized. Additionally, you will assist with business readiness activities and implementation for projects. As a Business Analyst, you will report directly to the Manager, Business Process for Tax & Order to Cash.

Primary Responsibilities
Work with globally distributed, cross-functional leaders, program managers, process analysts and delivery stakeholders to understand business needs and desired outcomes.
Demonstrate good judgement in selecting methods and techniques to identify, document, and prioritize business objectives.
Facilitate interviews and working sessions with business owners and subject matter experts to elicit, capture and prioritize business requirements.
Lead requirements definition and analysis, ensuring requirements are complete, concise, comprehensible and traceable; decompose into concise user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
Conduct walkthroughs to validate requirements; manage stakeholder expectations and requirements scope throughout a project.
Support development of test plans, create test scripts and facilitate user acceptance testing.
Assist with identifying and documenting project risks, assumptions and dependencies.
Partner with process analysts to assist with identifying new, or changes to existing processes, policies or operational controls.
Assist change management consultants and process analysts with business readiness planning, preparation and delivery.

Required Skills
Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration or Computer Information System
5+ years experience in the business analysis domain and a passion for business process
Solid business acumen; familiarity Finance/ Tax processes and experience of documenting requirements a plus
Working experience with ERP and/or Tax systems
Demonstrated experience facilitating work with global, culturally diverse, cross-functional stakeholder teams
Strong problem solving and conflict resolutions skills
Ability to prioritize competing requirements and advocate for positive change
Strong technical and business communication skills, including building presentations
Working knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft Office, SmartSheet and process documentation software such as Lucidchart or Signavio
Proficiency in Agile software development methodology
Business Analyst or Six Sigma certification a plus
Experience with Global Tax platforms a plus