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. Works as a contributor on the Technical Services team within the Financial Management Division. Develops complex queries for data analysis. 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:

• Assists in administering the OneStream Cash Forecasting Application
• Manage third-party vendor relationships, including coordinating with TxDOT’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 applications for support requests, escalating issues, and product enhancement requests
• Ensure upgrades and patches for Financial Management Division applications 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.
• 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.
• Develops complex queries for internal and external customers.
• 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: 4 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:

• PeopleSoft FSCM Experience

Competencies:

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
• 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
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:

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