Business Analyst
Company: Aston Carter
Location: Hershey
Posted on: March 17, 2023
Job Description:
We are hiring for a Business Analyst in Hershey,
PA!Description:The Business Analyst supports the Product Owner
within the S/4 project, ensuring that a backlog of work exists
throughout the project phases of build, test, training and
deployment of new enterprise standard functionality for our core
processes. The Business Analyst leverages their functional
expertise and customer knowledge to ensure the capability(s) is
clearly documented with user stories (or backlog of work) with
clear acceptance criteria, and that these user stories are aligned
with the vision and expectations of the end-to-end product.
Additionally, Business Analysts supports the Product Owner by
ensuring there is clear process documentation (process flows,
business process design documents, standard operating procedures,
and job aids) for their respective components of the global
template. The role also ensures the documentation is translated and
updated in subsequent process/system education and training
content, and supports the local super users to deliver this
education and training content. The Business Analyst role is
accountable to identify key business scenarios for testing and
ensures such scenarios are fully tested prior to the deployment of
new functionality. The role works with the Data team to ensure that
sufficient and complete data exists for such testing. Lastly, this
role helps to define and ensure personas (or business role
expectations) are clearly defined and documented and that
subsequent security (system access/role definition) is established
for the respective roles. Other responsibilities of this role
include:
- Execute tactical deliverables for the overall S/4 Confirmation
Phase design principles during the Agile Development Process
- Contribute to the value creation for the sub-process design and
impact
- Represent the end user by ensuring key decisions are validated
in the system and on occasion decisions are socialized among other
project team members (at multiple levels of leadership) to mitigate
risks and ensure cross program tactical linkages
- Internal advocate for change within the Hershey employee and
partner network impacted by the transformation
- Identify and raise up conflicting priorities to Product Owner
and/or Workstream Leadership team when work needs to be prioritized
within Agile Development Process
- Enterprise knowledge of respective sub-process functional and
policies across business units impacted by S/4
upgrades/changes.
- Areas within job scope are executed flawlessly to ensure
rigorous system tool testing, training, and deployment in the
associated business units without impacting business operation,
financial reporting, and supply chain disruption
- Skills:
- Make and own decisions.
- Ability to drive consensus and resolve conflicts across
multiple parties with conflicting views.
- Analyze and design business processes.
- Have Expert Industry and product knowledge.
- Take a pragmatic/economic view while prioritizing functionality
- make sacrifices for the bigger picture.
- Proven change advocate and collegial team player
- Communication skills with end users and also with the project
teams.
- Champion the project solution and frame changes in a way that
engages and excites the end user community.
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong financial, reporting skills especially in a Finance
Controlling environment
- Excellent Program and Project management skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Excellent customer service skills (internal and external)
- Excellent understanding of corporate policies, practices and
organizations
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and
produce quality results under pressure
- High energy self-starterAdditional Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management,
Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent (Should be relevant to
Sub-Process Area)
- Minimum 3-4 years progressive responsibility within the
respective areas of expertise. About Aston Carter: Please Note:
Scammers are posing as Aston Carter. We'll never contact you via
Gmail, Telegram, or WhatsApp and we'll never solicit money from
you. At Aston Carter, we're dedicated to expanding career
opportunities for the skilled professionals who power our business.
Our success is driven by the talented, motivated people who join
our team across a range of positions - from recruiting, sales and
delivery to corporate roles. As part of our team, employees have
the opportunity for long-term career success, where hard work is
rewarded and the potential for growth is limitless. Established in
1997, Aston Carter is a leading staffing and consulting firm,
providing high-caliber talent and premium services to more than
7,000 companies across North America. Spanning four continents and
more than 200 offices, we extend our clients' capabilities by
seeking solvers and delivering solutions to address today's
workforce challenges. For organizations looking for innovative
solutions shaped by critical-thinking professionals, visit . Aston
Carter is a company within Allegis Group, a global leader in talent
solutions. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will
consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color,
religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual
orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any
characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a
reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of
the job application process or interviewing process due to a
disability, please call or email for other accommodation options.
However, if you have questions about this position, please contact
the Recruiter located at the bottom of the job posting. The
Recruiter is the sole point of contact for questions about this
position.
Keywords: Aston Carter, Reading , Business Analyst, Professions , Hershey, Pennsylvania
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...