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Business Analyst
Autodesk
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Business Analyst
Location: San Francisco, CA- United States
Job ID: 18WD27762
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated Business Analyst (BA) professional to join the Finance Systems and Operations Transformation team. This role will be responsible for analyzing the current-state of mission-critical Finance and Operations capabilities from a people, process, data and technology perspective and perform root cause analysis to inform future-state recommendations. The BA analyzes complex business problems relating to systems and/or process, and assists in providing technical expertise in identifying, evaluating, and developing systems and procedures that meet business stakeholder requirements.
The BA must also partner with individuals in organizations outside of Finance to understand upstream and downstream process and system impacts and be able to influence and drive change in these other organizations when appropriate. This role will also act as the conduit between Business Stakeholders and IT development teams on systems projects. The Business Analyst partners with stakeholders to identify specific policy, process, data, and system changes by assessing existing systems, business processes, best practices and business objectives. Defines and documents functional and non-functional requirements. Provides ongoing support to finance stakeholders regarding application functionality, business processes and data integrity.
Responsibilities
• Serve as the liaison between Finance and the IT development team
• Consult with project stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into functional and non-functional requirements. Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources and reconcile conflicts
• Dissect high-level information into details and communicate these details in a manner understood by relevant audiences
• Influence requirements and process to effectively utilize systems and applications that support an improved customer experience
• Evaluate processes, data and systems using a systematic, disciplined and data-driven approach
• Propose change to policy/process when necessary to move forward with new designs
• Perform root cause analysis to identify solutions that address the true source of issues and gaps
• Analyze and propose solutions and other changes within the system per user /customer business needs
• Manage conflict and negotiation between teams and across organizational lines to drive towards the most effective solutions
• Key contact for preparing use cases, facilitating testing of solutions to ensure they meet business requirements, and prioritize defects
• Collaborate with Project Manager on tasks related to the planning, scheduling and coordination of project activities. Estimate resource time and costs
• Balance business requirements with technical feasibility and set expectations on new projects. Recommend changes in development, maintenance and system standards. Determine resources and timeline
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor degree required (finance, business, information systems); graduate degree preferred
• 5+ years in business process analysis, business analysis, management consulting and/or change management
• Proven track record of analyzing complex processes and driving execution of improvements
• Functional knowledge of process improvement methodologies (BPM, Six Sigma, Lean)
• Lean, Six Sigma or BPM Certification a plus
• Finance Analyst or Finance business intelligence and reporting experience a plus
The Ideal Candidate
• Successfully frame and communicate issues to a wide audience in order to gain understanding of the issue and drive consensus on a future vision
• Engage, communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the organization (from analysts to senior VPs) and across global teams using data and compelling narratives
• Excellent leadership and organizational management skills
• Break down very large, complex processes into digestible and concise pieces
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to adapt to rapidly changing business environment
• Must be able to achieve results in a culture that favors collaborative decision making
• Proactive problem solving and self-starting individual
• Must be a flexible and creative individual capable of managing multiple priorities and projects in a diverse environment
About Autodesk
With Autodesk software, you have the power to Make Anything. The future of making is here, bringing with it radical changes in the way things are designed, made, and used. It's disrupting every industry: architecture, engineering, and construction; manufacturing; and media and entertainment. With the right knowledge and tools, this disruption is your opportunity. Our software is used by everyone - from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital scientists, students and hobbyists. We constantly explore new ways to integrate all dimensions of diversity across our employees, customers, partners, and communities. Our ultimate goal is to expand opportunities for anyone to imagine, design, and make a better world.