Description
SAP Business Analyst - 8 Month Contract
Job Title: SAP Business Analyst
Company: Direct IT Recruiting Inc.
Location: Toronto
Job Category: 8 month contract
Work Experience: 5+ years as a BA, SAP AP and GL
DESCRIPTION:
POSITION SUMMARY:
Uses business and technical knowledge to participate in the re-engineering of business operations to improve business results. Evaluates business requirements and models data and/or system requirements. Analyzes and documents business problems or should be of moderate complexity. Develops test plans and tests and approves new system behaviors. Leads or coordinates projects or subprojects.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist in communications with customers both internal and external, eg vendors, business partners and Information Technology.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in business or technical discipline or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years business or business analysis in Finance or related experience
- General knowledge of IT concepts, strategies and methodologies
- General knowledge of diverse technologies and new and current architectures
- Skills in object, data and/or process modelling; financial analysis and planning; business value analysis; business process design
- Negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills
- Log all changes and initiate Change Management process by communicating the information to the Project Manager.
- Review all documentation from the QA Lead and provide input.
- Provide guidance in test strategy, test planning and ensuring function tests are comprehensive.
- Answer questions regarding test outcomes and help in interpreting test results.
- Negotiate with users to determine Must-have changes and Do-later changes.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; presentation skills
- Some travel may be required in Canada and the USA.
- Experience SAP GL, SAP AP, Sharepoint, Excel pivot tables, Visio, SDLC, writing uses cases, process flows, MS Project, SQL queries, SSIS, Crystal Reports, RUP, UML, Web-based technology and architecture.