DGS - Business Analyst 4 (PSoft)
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BA4 - The Virginia Dept. of General Services (DGS), is looking for a Business Analyst with documentation and testing to support PSoft Financials systems
ON SITE REQUIRED: 3-4 days /week
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ABOUT THE ROLE
The Virginia Dept. of General Services (DGS), Information Systems & Services (ISS) is looking for a Business Analyst with documentation and testing experience in support of PeopleSoft Financials systems.
This position is primarily responsible for business analysis, functional/technical documentation and test planning of DGS' PeopleSoft Financials system utilized by DGS Fiscal Services. This person will work closely with a small team of technical analysts and financial officers as DGS works to streamline both the security and the operations of its PeopleSoft Financials system. The selected candidate in this position will work closely with stakeholders, Fiscal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and DGS, Information Systems and Services (ISS) development teams. The Business Analyst will report to the ISS Project manager. This position should expect to work 40 hours per week.
Required Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
-Experience in system design and development, with a focus on process improvement and business and technical requirements gathering
-Experience with PeopleSoft Financials
-Experience documenting workflow processes
-Experience developing test plans, use cases, and performing quality assurance validation, user acceptance testing, and regression testing
-Experience in the development of training materials and conducting user training
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills The successful candidate should be a self-starter with the ability to drive work to completion.
Preferred Experience:
-Specific experience with General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing (functionality limited to storing POs and Receipts for matching), Accounts Receivable, Billing and Asset Management for Lease Administration.
-Project experience with COV projects.
Specific Tasks may include:
-Documenting changes to PeopleSoft processes
-Documenting PeopleSoft configurations
-Documenting business workflows related to PeopleSoft
-Preparing user and technical documentation
-Developing test plans
-Working with customer SMEs and project team to develop business requirements in response to requests for systems enhancements, modifications, and newly identified business initiatives.
-Working with ISS technical team and vendors to ensure requirements are incorporated into systems design and testing.
-Developing business requirements documentation and flow diagrams this work may expand into technical requirements gathering, design, and systems documentation.
-Actively participating in functional and systems integration unit testing; creating use case scenarios, test plans, and testing results.
-Assisting with testing and track testing results
-Developing and presenting training to Fiscal Services and agency users
-Meeting regularly with customer and project teams and regularly demonstrating quality work output.
-Keeping the Business Owner and ISS technical team informed of key issues that may impact project implementation.
Please note we are looking for a self-motivated and proactiveBusiness Analyst who is detail oriented.
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| Experience in system design and development, with a focus on process improvement and business and technical requirements gathering | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience developing test plans, use cases, and performing quality assurance validation, user acceptance testing, and regression testing | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience with PeopleSoft Financials | Required | 2 | Years |
| Experience documenting workflow processes | Required | 2 | Years |
| Experience in the development of training materials and conducting user training | Required | 5 | Years |
| Specific experience with General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing (functionality limited to storing POs and Receipts for matching), Accounts Rec | Highly desired | 2 | Years |
| Project experience with COV projects. | Highly desired | 1 | Years |
| Question 1 | Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment? |
| Question 2 | Please list candidate's email address. |
| Question 3 | In what city and state does your candidate currently reside? |
| Question 4 | If selected, role requires the candidate be ON SITE 3-4 day/week. Please confirm your candidate agrees to this arrangement before submitting. |
