IT Systems Analyst III

Hiring Company:

Delicatessen Services Co., LLC

Overview: A Boar's Head Business Systems Analyst (SA) is a key analytical resource that is a part of the Enterprise Applications team, a team driven to identify, develop and deliver innovative solutions that are in alignment with our IT & Organizational goals. The Systems Analyst III role is responsible for the analysis, design and development of the necessary requirements, functional specifications, and process artifacts to support system development efforts for a specific business unit(s).

For this role the focus will be centered on Oracle Enterprise Business Suite (EBS) functions and development technologies. Potential areas of focus and responsibilities include:

Responsible for analysis, design, and development of necessary requirements, functional specifications, and artifacts to support system development efforts for the specific business unit(s).

Act as a key analytical resource for the IT Finance & Human Resources Oracle & SaaS application development & support Team(s), to identify, develop, and deliver innovative solutions that are in alignment with the team and organizational goals & objectives.

In this assignment the targeted SA should have reasonable experience with IT projects that are centered on Financials, Procurement, Human Resources, and related functions to include: •Experience in supporting existing applications and ad hoc business data /system needs. •Connects well with Metrics and KPI concepts centered on Finance functions. •Ability to develop data roadmaps for new product releases and evolving business needs. •Experienced with Agile SDLC concepts.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

General Analytical & Design Duties Understands how to use Oracle EBS technology to competitive advantage and to solve business issues. Develops and maintains a thorough understanding of business operations, identifying opportunities for operational efficiency through automation and effective utilization of core reporting and analytics tools from Oracle OBIEE/BI to BI Publisher and more. Assists Delivery Managers in identifying options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability. Works collaboratively with IT and the Business resources, SA's assess people, process, and technology current states, working to evaluate tradeoffs between usability and performance needs, and then utilize outcomes to develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language. Ability to interpret customer business needs, elicit requirements using interviews/requirements workshops, conduct document analysis, surveys, site visits, plus task and workflow analysis. Partners with Relationship managers to conduct/perform decision support analysis (options vetting with pros/cons assessed and outlined). Ability to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts in information gathered, ability to decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs and then transfers the same knowledge to development team. Ability to broker signoff on functional requirements and process documentation from the appropriate business process owners and all key impacted stakeholders. Support rollouts of new and expanding processes/projects.

Systems Analysis Specific duties Lead IT and Business teams thru Functional Strategy -identify and outline Oracle key functions, best practices, optimal configuration, deployment options, and identify limitations with an emphasis on decision support that is amenable to the two groups. Facilitate/Lead and Document Gap-Fit Analysis - Evaluate current state, proposed future state, identify any gaps and provide advice and recommendations for achieving the desired future state and minimize potentially negative downstream limitations with other Oracle modules or legacy systems. Define and/or develop use cases or user scenarios - Consulting and direction that include assisting with the development of quantifiable metrics that the project team can use to identify and measure successful outcomes in the designed scenarios. Example scenarios include activities such as outlining error handling or evaluating reporting requirements. Outline solutions using core Oracle Enterprise Business Suite (EBS) functions used to execute a business process via personalization and configurations within the targeted Oracle EBS modules (ex. Oracle Financials (AP/AR/GL), Order Management, Warehouse Management, Enterprise Asset Management) Translate analysis outcomes into application and operational requirements and functional specifications, including user interface requirements. Document requirements and functional specifications (leverage standard templates like an MD50) as well as performing and documenting configurations and personalization (BR100). Assist project team in the review and approval of technical architecture/design diagrams and documents ensuring alignment with defined requirements/solution design. Assist project team in the review and approval of test strategies and plans ensuring end to end coverage for stable delivery of product.

Project Management Support Assists Relationship Manager (RM) in business strategy analysis and assists Project Manager's (PM) in refining project plans / objectives for items responsible for delivering and execute according to best practice methodologies and IT process standards. Assesses project requirements and works with PMs, resource managers, and others delegated as PMs to assess level of effort estimates. Develops necessary project documentation in accordance with SDLC best practices and within the agreed upon project timelines. Works independently with users to define concepts yet remains collaborative with project managers to work in accordance with project strategy and project priorities that the project manager has defined. Partners with the project manager to define change requests for missed requirements and scope change, helping maintain the right focus on defined project constraints (schedule, resources, and scope/quality).

Communication Demonstrates strong oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively interact with business partners and internal team members. Demonstrates strong written communications skills, including the ability to produce clear and concise recommendations, business requirements and/or functional specifications. Facilitates large-scale meetings with all levels of the company, clearly articulating objectives and identified next steps. Communicates technical concepts and issues to non-technical people. Interacts with all levels of the company with patience, courtesy, diplomacy and professionalism.

Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in business administration, MIS, Computer Science, System/Industrial Engineering or related field or equivalent experience. Level 3 requires minimum of 8+ years with Oracle EBS/ERP with emphases on at least two of the following - Oracle Financials (AP/AR/GL), Purchasing, Additional experience in these modules desired - Oracle Order Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Process Manufacturing, Advanced Pricing and EB Tax. Ability to articulate business and technology needs/constraints to IT members and end users alike Ability to walk thru sample functional requirements documents and/or process design samples. Software comprehension: Oracle E-Business Suite - Financials, Supply Chain Management. This includes experience with concepts such as Order Types, Workflows, Item Master Organization, Internal Orders, Org Level setups. Strong experience with Oracle's Application Implementation Methodology (AIM) Hands on experience and proficiency with the full Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio. A minimum of 2 years of experience in a Project Management or Lead role is preferred Self starter/motivator and having a proactive and strategic mindset are a must Strong Written & Verbal Communication Skills Strong Collaboration & Coalition Building Skills Other responsibilities may be added at the manager's discretion.

Work Environment This position requires working in an office environment. Occasional travel may be required (20%). This is primarily a first shift position but adjustments to shift start/end times may be required depending on future production support schedules. Availability of being on-call during non-business hours is required. After hours and weekend work is required for system troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades.

Location: Sarasota, FL

Time Type: Full time

Department: Management Information Systems #J-18808-Ljbffr