Finance Applications Senior Business Analyst

We are currently seeking to fill a Business Analyst position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Type: 1 year contract opportunity with the possibility of extension

This role is a key role on large custom development projects. The Senior BA will gather detailed business requirements and document functional specifications. The Senior BA will also prepare test plans and test scripts. They will report to the project manager and will interact with business users, technical teammates, and other parts of the IT organization.

Qualifications:
- Must have at least five years of business analysis experience on IT custom development projects.
- Must have demonstrated leadership, time management, and negotiation skills.
- Must have excellent communications skills with previous experience working directly with technical teams.
- Must be able to interact and liaison with business partners and other technical teams.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must have experience writing functional specifications.
- Must have knowledge of standard project methodology processes (e.g. requirements analysis techniques, testing approaches, etc.).
- Must have comprehensive testing skills including the ability to ensure that the system is meeting all defined requirements.
- Must have experience writing test cases and executing test scripts.
- Must understand basic business concepts such as accounting and payroll.
- Must understand relational databases and be able to write basic SQL statements.
- Must understand basic programming and design concepts.
- Must be able to work additional hours when necessary.
- Must be able to travel overnight when necessary. Travel may be as high as 33%.
- Must be a team player.
- Definite plus if the candidate has understanding of the financial industry, especially securities brokerage.
- Definite plus if the candidate has experience with compensation systems.
- A nice-to have is some exposure to relevant project technologies such as .NET, Oracle, and DB2/UDB.

In addition to great career opportunities, Harvey Nash is proud to offer its valued contract professionals a number of benefits including health insurance and 401(k) matching. Apply now if your skills and experience are a good match for the position and remember this: At Harvey Nash, the door to opportunity is always wide open.

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