Business Analyst IV–(2301063)
Position Information
Home to SXSW, Austin City Limits (ACL) and glorious natural springs and parks, Austin, Texas is one of the fastest growing areas in the United States, as well as the Live Music Capital of the World. Austin is the historic state capital of Texas and is the location of the Texas Department of Transportation Headquarters. TxDOT’s Financial Management Division is seeking a leader with advanced technical and business support services experience and strong interpersonal skills to serve as its Technical Services Team Lead. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator and project manager, is very tech savvy, and possesses the ability to timely and accurately report on the financial, technical and operational activities of a multibillion-dollar entity.
Minimum Salary :69,415.00
Maximum Salary:117,397.00
Flexibility: Hybrid Location Flexibility Details: Up to four days telework after an initial onboarding period
Benefits and Perks: At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:
- Low Turnover
- Retirement Pension
- Alternative Work Schedules
- Paid Leave/Holidays
- Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
- On the Job Training
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
- Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement
For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package
To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)
Position Description
Performs highly-advanced business analysis work by planning and overseeing business processes analysis and determining and implementing required measures to meet Department needs. Oversees the development, enhancement, and/or maintenance of information resources applications for the Department. Develops, writes, and/or reviews conceptual business process design specifications; or plans, analyzes, coordinates and supports the information needs of the Department. Leads the Technical Services team within the Financial Management Division. Assigns, monitors and reviews work of approximately 4 team members. Serves as technical expert for the TxDOT OneStream Cash Forecasting application. Work requires regular contact with vendors, contractors, information providers, project managers and Department management. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product. This position reports to the Financial and Business Services Manager.
Essential Duties:
- Maintain the OneStream application and deployed cubes across all active environments (Production and Development).
- Manage the monthly consolidation process and partner with Business Unit leaders to ensure financials are uploaded into OneStream timely and accurately.
- Create, maintain, and update financial reports and forms as needed.
- Create and maintain business rules and transformation logic for integrations with the Company’s source system.
- Assist finance and technology leaders to define the roadmap for the OneStream platform.
- Support the day-to-day operations management of the OneStream Environment and other related products as the primary reporting/consolidation platform.
- Develops and implements management controls and oversight procedures in relation to the cash forecasting reporting thru the OneStream application.
- Manage third-party vendor relationships, including coordinating with the Company’s implementation partner when a new application is deployed and/or as complex solutions are needed to address a business requirement
- Serves as the Financial Management Division’s primary liaison with OneStream for support requests, escalating issues, and product enhancement requests
- Ensure upgrades and patches from OneStream are coordinated with timing of the organization and appropriately tested.
- Create business requirement documents, SOPs, training materials, supporting documents and update as needed.
- Develops and publishes new Tableau reporting content upon request.
- Holds regular meetings with team members to discuss ongoing projects and provide feedback.
- Assists supervisor with quarterly staff performance evaluations.
- Assists supervisor with development of candidate questions, screening applications and interviewing for vacancies on the team.
- Develops project plans to include establishment of business vision, identification and analysis of business processes, analysis of highly complex internal and external customer needs.
- Plans and coordinates activities associated with the delivery of highly complex business and information analyses, information repositories and Information Technology based applications.
- Gathers information from various databases to respond to open records or other end users’ requests on an as needed basis.
- Analyzes business value of proposed business changes and makes priority recommendations to Financial Management Leadership.
- Analyzes business value of proposed reporting enhancements and makes recommendations to Financial Management Leadership.
- Assists business and technical professionals in the analysis and assessment of a variety of business areas and processes.
- Assists in testing, validating, updating and enhancing applications.
- Prepares and makes presentations.
- Stays abreast of the policies, procedures and legislation that may impact various business areas.
- Works with consultants, vendors and other entities.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Admin, Computer Science, Manage Info Systems, or related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
Experience: 5 years business-related analysis, technical system analysis and design, project management and/or support. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.
Preferred Qualifications:
- OneStream or Hyperion experience highly preferred.
Extensive knowledge of:
- OneStream, Hyperion, Oracle Business Intelligence, or Business Objects.
- Tableau development and publishing.
- Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies
- Methods, processes and tools used in the analysis of business processes and for the rapid development of software applications
- Systems development using analysis, design and documentation methodologies
Expert skill in
- Facilitating groups using effective communications methods; contributing to and guiding groups in defining objectives, staying on task and reaching consensus; soliciting participation, challenging ideas and summarizing accomplishments and planned actions
- Planning, directing, coordinating and scheduling
- Analyzing issues, facts, and available information to develop logical solutions; researching inconsistencies of facts or data; drawing correct inferences from information and making recommendations that support business decisions
- Analyzing business, technical and managerial problems and developing, recommending and implementing effective solutions
Proficient skill in
- Maintaining effective working relationships with others
- Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
- Meeting deadlines
- Planning and coordinating workshops, seminars and task force activities
- Analyzing and organizing business and technical data
- Composing correspondence and technical documents
- Developing and giving presentations
- Implementing new software applications
Other Attributes
- Shows integrity and ethical behavior; respects confidentiality, business ethics and organizational standards
- Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
- This position may work a hybrid schedule of up to four days of telework and one day onsite at the Stassney Headquarters location.
Conditions of Employment: Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)
State Job Title/s:IT Business Analyst IVState Job Code/s:0224
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.
To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions
Applicant InformationThe Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.
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