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Location: Ballina
Department: Information Technology
The Senior Specialist, Business Systems Analyst is responsible for the analysis, design, testing, and implementation of business processes and the supporting software applications. This role drives business value by collaborating with business stakeholders and senior application team members to ensure the efficiency of existing processes while designing enhancements and extensions that align technology with key business needs.
The Analyst should possess deep expertise in business activities and processes within the designated functional area and effectively partner with business teams to ensure IT solutions deliver measurable value.
This role specifically supports Manufacturing Finance and Controlling functions, including Cost Center Accounting, Product Costing, Production Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Profitability Analysis, Profit Center Accounting, and financial reporting within these domains.
Responsibilities
* Solution Delivery: Collaborates with business stakeholders and senior IT resources to analyze existing business processes, gather new requirements, develop functional process designs, and define reporting needs to support management oversight.
* Process Knowledge & Impact Assessment: Maintains expertise in current process standards within the designated function. With guidance from senior application team members, evaluates the impact of process changes on the existing environment.
* Testing & Validation: Translates business requirements, functional designs, and business scenarios into comprehensive test plans to validate business processes before implementation.
* Business Process Support: Ensures critical business processes within the area of specialization function effectively by maintaining the application platform’s ability to deliver required business capabilities.
* Documentation & Process Design: Develops and maintains documentation for business process design, including high-level overviews, detailed functional specifications, and visual aids such as process flows.
* Training & Knowledge Sharing: Conducts training sessions for business users on new process implementations. Shares best practices across the organization to ensure effective and efficient use of software applications.
* Process & System Enhancements: Leads the implementation of routine process changes and system enhancements under the guidance of senior IT resources.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Builds and maintains strong working relationships with key business users and managers to ensure alignment between IT solutions and business needs.
* Additional Responsibilities: Performs other duties as required to support business and IT objectives.
Business Partnering
* Stakeholder Collaboration & IT Liaison: Establishes strong, collaborative relationships with multiple business stakeholders, serving as a clear point of contact within IT.
* Technology Initiative Intake & Roadmap Development: Plays a key role in the intake and prioritization of business technology initiatives.
* Maximizing IT Services for Business Value: Understands IT service offerings and collaborates with IT Leadership and business stakeholders to optimize their use.
* Strategic IT Alignment: Works closely with IT Enterprise Architecture and IT Leadership to ensure business technology initiatives align with the organization’s overall IT strategy.
* Project Execution & Governance: Engages with implementation partners and project managers to provide oversight on project status, issues, and changes.
Essential Functions of the Role
* Fully competent in the principles and practices of Business Analysis
* Maintains current knowledge of business and technological trends.
* Flexibility in work schedule, off-hours for project implementation.
* Travel via plane or automobile both locally and internationally
* Work Experience Requirements
* Number of Overall Years Necessary: 8-12
* A minimum of 5 years of experience in a related business function
* A minimum or 5 years of experience business process analysis and design
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business Systems, or a related field.
Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge
* Comprehensive Application Expertise: Possesses in-depth enterprise-wide knowledge of applications within the designated business function.
* Industry and Technology Awareness: Continuously monitors emerging business trends and technological advancements.
Technical Proficiency
* Expertise in essential desktop applications, including Visio for process flow diagrams and Excel/Access for large-scale data analysis.
* Strong understanding of business requirements elicitation techniques such as use cases, prototyping, and questionnaires.
Financial and Analytical Acumen
* Proficient in conducting basic cost-benefit analyses for low-complexity process enhancements.
* Strong analytical skills to assess business needs, develop viable solutions, and articulate the business and technical implications of proposed changes.
Business Partnering and Solution Alignment
* Effectively collaborates with stakeholders to align business needs with technology solutions, ensuring the delivery of tangible business value.
Communication and Documentation Skills
* Verbal Communication: Adept at conveying complex business processes and technical concepts in clear, business-friendly language.
* Written Communication: Skilled in documenting intricate business processes and technical details using precise business terminology.
About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide.
EOE Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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