Review Vacancy
AgencyFinancial System, Statewide
TitleBusiness Systems Analyst 1/Trainee, Ref. #19-09 - Multiple Positions
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $42986 to $71980 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable on the Business Systems Analyst 1, G-18, Civil Service eligible list OR have one year of permanent competitive service as a Business Systems Analyst 1, G-18. Also open to NYS employees at or above G-16 who are eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two grade levels. In order to qualify for Section 52.6 transfer, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in an administrative title as defined by Section 52.6. Examples of qualifying Section 52.6 titles include Administrative Specialist 1, G-18; Training Specialist 1, G-18; Contract Management Specialist 1, G-18; and Information Technology Specialist 2, G-18.
Duties Description As part of the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Agency Change Management Section, the incumbent will be responsible for change management tasks related to business process and system changes that affect end users and stakeholders of the State’s enterprise financial and accounting system. The incumbent will also be responsible for managing stakeholder communication, training, and testing.
General Job Responsibilities:
• Plan activities to gather and define approach to understanding and resolving stakeholder issues.
• Upon successful resolution of a problem, ensure resolution steps are clearly documented and conduct training activities with appropriate agency stakeholders and SFS units as needed.
• Monitor for any subsequent issues to ensure that they are resolved in a timely fashion.
• Develop understanding of agency business process needs to provide targeted support to various stakeholder groups.
• Interface with stakeholders to ensure that SFS fully understands their problems.
• Determine level of efforts required for tasks and estimate timetables for completion.
• Serve as liaison between business and IT staff, assisting with communication requirements and system changes to stakeholders.
• Work closely with agency implementation teams to develop rollout strategies and identify creative ways to develop and deliver training.
• Ensure stakeholder training materials, project artifacts, and communications needs are met within required timeframes.
• Review and validate key stakeholder communications for technical accuracy prior to sharing with audience.
• Assist with the scheduling of testing new releases and effected business processes; follow up on testing when needed.
• Serve as subject matter expert in SFS PeopleSoft Financials functional areas.
• Participation in knowledge transfer and continuous learning sessions to build competency in key focus areas.
Additional Comments You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with SFS,
you may be required to be fingerprinted.
SFS is the organization that manages the enterprise financial
system that supports the business of New York State
government. SFS is an independent entity jointly governed by
the Office of the State Comptroller and the Division of the
Budget.
As one of the largest public sector enterprise financial systems
in the United States, SFS processes an average of 22,000
voucher transactions daily and about $150 billion in payments
per year using Oracle PeopleSoft technology. SFS staff provides
extensive operational support to over 70 NYS agencies and
authorities. SFS continues to work on major initiatives to expand
the use of system functionality and works collaboratively with
agencies and the NYS Office of Information Technology Services
clusters that support IT systems across the State.
Currently, we are looking for motivated, highly qualified
professionals who can lead and support ongoing
transformational statewide information technology projects.
Working as part of the team at SFS provides a great opportunity
to be part of a mission driven organization that strongly
supports its employees’ professional growth and development
through training opportunities and knowledge sharing. You
would also be able to see your work directly support the
transformation of business processes supporting NYS
government.
More About SFS
We are an innovative team of experts specializing in enterprise
resource planning, financial operations, business analysis,
information technology, project management, service delivery,
training, change management and stakeholder relations. Since
our inception, our focus has been to meet our customers’
financial processing needs, ensure the integrity of State financial
data and lead future migrations from existing agency financial
systems into one integrated financial management system.
To learn more about SFS, visit our website at www.sfs.ny.gov.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address PersonnelSFS@budget.ny.gov
Address
Street NYS Division of the Budget
State Capitol
Notes on ApplyingTo apply, please send a cover letter and resume by e-mail, fax,
or post office mail. Please include your current Civil Service title
and grade and be sure to indicate that you are applying for the
position of Business Systems Analyst 1/Trainee, Ref. #19-09.