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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/08/20

Applications Due01/22/20

Vacancy ID77720

AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleBusiness Systems Analyst 1 - Item #276

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $42986 to $71980 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 110 State Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12236

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable on the Business Systems Analyst 1 or appropriate Civil Service eligible list or a current NYS employee eligible for transfer under Sections 52.6, 70.1 or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law. Depending on qualifications, candidate may be required to serve a 2 year traineeship that leads to a journey level grade 18 position.

70.1 Transfer:

To be eligible for a 70.1 transfer, a candidate must have one year of permanent competitive service in a 70.1 qualifying title.

52.6 Transfer:

To be eligible for a 52.6 transfer, a candidate must have one year of permanent competitive service in a 52.6 qualifying title.

70.4 Transfer:

One year of permanent competitive service in a position allocated to a SG-11 or higher, possess a Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices and have standing on the PATT or Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible lists.

Duties Description • Assist in organizing and conducting business process improvement (BPI) or Lean consulting engagements;
• Create process and value stream models to support the understanding of the “as-is” state and development of a “to-be” process;
• Identifying key performance indicators (KPI) as well as other metrics, which will provide a fuller understanding of the return of investment (ROI) for each project;
• Assist with organizing and facilitating enterprise or division-specific requirements elicitation sessions for IT projects ensuring stakeholder needs are understood;
• Assist with the development of process, data, and object-oriented models to support the understanding of the business and stakeholder requirements;
• Serve as recording analyst at JAD sessions; and assist preparing written documentation as needed;
• Assisting in establishing and maintaining business analysis methodologies; the development of consistent approaches and best practices for business analysis; promoting the use of business analysis and business process improvement; participating in business analysis training activities; participating in the OSC Business Analysis Community of Practice and assisting with arrangements and maintenance of Lotus team rooms;
• Assist with IT governance committees including recording action items and outcomes; continuing professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars and webinars; and
• Assist with a variety of administrative tasks related to the centralized business analysis office.

Additional Comments Desired Competencies:

• A passion for business analysis;
• Experience using recognized business analysis elicitation techniques to elicit requirements (e.g. business, stakeholder, solution, and transition); and determine required operational services from business users as the foundation for the solution to the organization's business needs (e.g., brain storming, interviewing, observation);
• Experience using recognized business analysis methodologies to design solutions aimed at improvements by elevating the efficiency and effectiveness of the business processes (e.g., business process improvement, business process modeling, data modeling, fit-gap analyses, or functional designs);
• Strong facilitation and organizational skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• The ability to work with others to analyze problems quickly and develop the best solutions options;
• The ability to be flexible, to adapt to change, and work well in a participative, team-oriented environment with diverse assignments; and
• Business analysis training, membership/participation in the International Institute of Business Analysis and professional communities of practice.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Joanne Pirfo

Telephone (518) 474-1924

Fax (518) 486-6723

Email Address recruit@osc.ny.gov

Address

Street Office of Human Resources

110 State Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

 

Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to recruit@osc.ny.gov no later than January 22, 2020. Please reference Item #276-GOER-JFP when responding. The GOER vacancy # should not be included.

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