Sr. Business Analyst

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***We are looking for candidates local to Columbus, OH at this time.

With the completion of The Marzetti Company's business-led ERP transformation, The Marzetti Company has graduated to a comprehensive, cloud-based, state-of-the-art integrated ERP solution. The ERP solution will be maintained and improved through the establishment of a Sustain organization. Each business process area will have a team of partnered information technology (IT) and business team members who collaborate to optimize The Marzetti Company's return on the SAP investment and deliver benefits at scale through enhancements to the processes, data, and integrated technical solution.

The Senior Business Analyst for Human Resources will be the liaison between the business and IT and will be responsible for understanding the needs of the business for HR Systems, inclusive of Applications, Systems and Processes Integrated with HR systems and processes. The Senior Business Analyst will learn business processes and related applications, engage in all phases of the application development lifecycle (e.g., requirements gathering, analysis, design, test, implementation, and support), test and train end-users on new applications, features, or fixes, and provide support to business teams for troubleshooting and solution services. The Senior Business Analyst may serve as an experienced member of a project team, or work on enhancements and fixes to HR Applications, SAP and other current state systems and will report to the Human Resources IT Solution Owner II.

Responsibilities

Assist and/or owns the planning, design and development of new applications and enhancements to existing applications

Meet independently with decision makers, systems owners, and end-users to define business requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve business systems issues

Leverage technical expertise to identify opportunities to review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems while remaining fit-to-standard and minimize custom development

Define, design, and document solutions including but not limited to requirements, business flows, integration process flows, and functional design documents

Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems/solutions to aid management in making implementation decisions

Assist and/or owns the deployment of new applications and enhancements to existing applications

Participate in system unit test, integration test, user acceptance testing, and other formal and information test activities to test both happy path and non-happy path test scenarios

Maintain close collaboration and relationships with the IT Solution Owner, business, Managed Service Provider, and the enterprise IT team

Embrace and comply with solution governance and methodology

Builds and managed project plans using project management best practices including estimating, budgeting, risk and issue management, milestone management, and status reporting

Ability to perform duties independently under minimal supervision

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience

6 to 8 years' experience as a Business Analyst or related role.

Demonstrated experience with requirement elicitation techniques, as-is and to-be analysis and business process modeling

Demonstrated experience with SDLC business validation documentation (i.e. User Requirements Specifications, Functional specifications) including technical documentation such as Design specification, Configuration specifications, etc.

Demonstrated experience with systems integration methodologies and Extract, Transact, Load (ETL) process for transaction and analytics.

Demonstrated experience managing small projects including project planning, risk and issue management, estimating and budgeting, and status reporting

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Manufacturing industry experience desired

SAP S4/HANA experience is desired

HRIS system experience preferred

Kronos Work Force (WFC or WFM) experience preferred

Knowledge and experience with HR Integrations and Architecture

Knowledge and experience in at least two HR processes – Payroll, Timekeeping, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Management, Onboarding, Offboarding.

Experience with Data Analytics and Reporting

Skills/Abilities:

Strong analytical and interpersonal/communication skills required

Ability to understand and document process flows

Ability to take complex business requirements and simplify

Ability to look at alternatives and complete an options analysis

Ability to be open to change; strong listening skills

Ability to focus on the details and make them clear both verbally and in written form

Ability to lead discussions and solicit input in a professional manner

Ability to multi-task and organize effectively to meet users' expectations while working as part of a larger team

Great time management skills with the desire to complete projects on time

Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

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Regular Full-Time