OMB BUSINESS ANALYST

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Job description

Job Posting Notice:

Job ID

499412

# of Positions

1

Title Code No

95710

Level

00

Proposed Salary Range

$75,000.00 - $90,000.00 (Annual)

Business Title

OMB BUSINESS ANALYST

Civil Service Title

IT PROJECT SPECIALIST

Title Classification

Non-Competitive

Work Location

5 Manhattan West

Division/Work Unit

OPS/FS/Business Team

As of August 2, 2021, all new hires must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered city employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by the hiring agency.

Job Description

The Financial Information Services Agency and the Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for an OMB Business Analyst.

Under the direction of the FISA OMB Entity Manager with wide latitude for independent judgment, s/he will serve as a business analyst in the Financial System Group of FISA. The Business Analyst will support the Accounting, Budget, and Procurement systems which are under the umbrella of the city's Financial Management System (FMS). The primary focus of the analyst activities will be supporting the portions of the application that manage budgeting related functions.

The primary responsibilities of the position are:
• Investigate and resolve software issues and defects reported by business users and others
• Analyze and document business requirements - with a focus on the budget preparation and budget maintenance systems for both general and capital funds
• Analyzing complex computer programming specifications to prepare structure charts or invocation diagrams
• Work with technical analysts to research problems, find and implement solutions and, as necessary, review programming code to determine the effort needed to make changes
• Test software to ensure it meets specifications and identify any defects
• Support business users in the processing of business events
• Run simulations of business event processing
• Communicate issues and status to management and others

Minimum Qual Requirements:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or

1. An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or

1. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.

Preferred Skills:

• Extensive hands-on experience as an analyst working with budgeting software and business processes
  • Extensive experience working with planning, process and analysis/reporting tools such as; Oracle, SQL, Crystal Reports, MS Access, Excel
  • Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills (i.e. analysis, problem re-creation and very detailed oriented)
  • Demonstrated ability performing project management activities
  • The candidate should have deep knowledge of the full application development and deployment life cycle processes
  • Good work task organizational skills and detailed follow-through skills are required to monitor and report on the status of development and to resolve issues that are uncovered
  • Experience working in a large organization with complex procurement/ purchasing processes
  • Work experience should reflect proven ability in developing and delivering successful enterprise wide applications and in coordinating such deployments
  • Experience with FMS/3 Accounting or FMS Budgeting is preferred. Also acceptable is experience with any other analogous enterprise wide management solution (e.g., Peoplesoft, SAP, etc)

Additional Information

P-236

To Apply

External applicants please visit to apply to Job ID # 499412. Current NYC employees may apply via Employee Self Service (ESS). While all complete applications will be given consideration, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by FISA-OPA.

FISA/OPA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Hours/Shift

Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position.

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