Business Analyst

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Advises and recommends areas of program planning, business management, budget execution and program coordination. Prepares needs assessment. Validates resource requirements and develops cost estimate models. Conducts and coordinates financial, product, market, operational, and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs of the client group. Interprets, evaluates, and interrelates research data, and develops integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making. Plans and coordinates the development of primary and secondary market research studies in support of strategic planning and specific marketing initiatives, as required, and presents findings of studies to client committees. Provides consultative, technical, and staff support, as appropriate.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: 6-10 Years. Skill Set: Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools. Knowledge and appreciation of business concepts and requirements as applicable to a large academic, research, and/or health care facility. Knowledge and understanding of business research principles, processes, and techniques. Ability to develop and prepare business analyses and plans. Ability to develop and deliver presentations. Knowledge of the principles of strategic business decision-making. Ability to process computer data and to format and generate reports. Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials. Consultative and advisory skills. Skill in the use of survey and market research methodologies, systems, and techniques. Skill in the use of computerized spreadsheet, relational database, and word processing software

TOP 3-5 DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES
Use excel and other analysis tools to organize software and entitlement data
Write queries to gather required data
Develop and refine software asset management life cycle processes
Work with software discovery tools to correctly identify installed software, adjust discovery signatures, etc
Analyze procurement data to identify software license entitlements, research contracts to determine license entitlements, etc

Top 3 - 5 Required Skills
Ability to use excel and other related tools to do data analysis and organize the output into usable information
Ability to document business requirements
Ability to conduct user requirement sessions

Desired skills
Experience with software asset management concepts, tools and techniques
Experience with HP Asset Manager Scripting
Experience with software discovery tools
Previous software audit experience