Senior Buisness Analyst

Yoh has a long term contract opportunity for a SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST to join our client located in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

Job Overview

The Senior Business Analyst's role is to plan, design, develop, and launch efficient business, financial, and operations applications and systems in support of core organizational functions and business processes. This includes gathering and analysing data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements. The Senior Business Analyst is also responsible for generating and compiling reports based on their findings, complete with probable causes and possible solutions to systems issues. This individual will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help maximize the benefit of IT system investments. The Business Analyst will focus on large projects, interacting with 3 or more business stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:

- Support the service goals of the company toward its agents, employees and public.
- Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues.
- Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems for the purpose of enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow.
- Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
- Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in operating systems across the organization.
- Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and enhancements to existing applications.
- Create system design proposals.
- Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.
- Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
- Create systems models, specifications, diagrams and charts to provide direction to application developers.
- Identify and establish scope and parameters of systems analysis in order to define outcome criteria and measure-taking actions.
- Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support.
- Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems.
- Conduct research on software and hardware products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts.
- Provide guidance and/or instruction to other staff members.

Job Qualifications:

- College diploma or university degree and at least five (5) years related work experience; At least three (3) years working experience as a business analyst in insurance applications, specifically design and analysis of policy rate, quote, bind and issue functionality
- Commercial lines insurance is preferred; Commercial property is ideal; Personal lines is acceptable
- Ability to work independently gathering and refining requirements from business stakeholders
- Solid knowledge of commercial lines insurance workflows and terminology.
- Proven experience in project management for projects involving design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.
- Extensive practical knowledge in importing data for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs, and flow charts.
- Extensive experience with core software applications, including MS Project, Microsoft Office Suite including Powerpoint, Excel and Visio.
- Proven experience in one or more database query languages
- Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
- Logical and efficient.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required.
- Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Preferred Job Skills/Experience/Knowledge:

- Experience in one or more programming languages
- Knowledge of Duck Creek Technology's Policy Administration System
- Knowledge of WINS

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Yoh is a professional staffing provider with over 70 years of experience in the short- and long-term staffing services industry; visit our website to learn both about our company and about our Recruitment Process Outsourcing services.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

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