Business Analyst

AgWest Farm Credit is a member-owned financial cooperative that provides financing and related services to various agricultural sectors. They are seeking a Business Analyst I or II to assist business teams in gathering requirements, evaluating processes, and implementing solutions to meet organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Work with business teams to develop, clearly articulate, and document business requirements that align with intended business outcomes
• Receive guidance on new projects and assignments
• Participate in business process improvement, solution design, building, and testing sessions to ensure options are fully explored and results meet expectations
• Assist in researching and drafting business case recommendations (supported by cost/benefit analysis) for achieving business outcomes
• Assist in implementing business process and/or technical solutions that improve organizational efficiencies and customer experience across all business areas
• Perform post-implementation analysis to measure adoption of new processes and technologies to identify potential gaps; coordinate follow up actions with appropriate teams
• Participate in journey mapping sessions to identify personas and journeys; create professional artifacts including opportunities for management review and action
• May spend approximately 20% of time in a project management capacity to coordinate work for specific project areas or small projects
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with AgWest’s project management and business analysis methodologies and meet all product development IT general control requirements
• Maintain up-to-date information in project portfolio systems; generate and distribute timely reports
• Assist in facilitating the Innovation Station process by obtaining additional information on requests to help determine next steps
• Support monthly calls to staff detailing changes by drafting materials and assisting with facilitation as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, information systems, computer science, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Generally requires at least one year of business analysis or related experience, ideally in financial institution operations
• Understanding of business case preparation and business requirement elicitation techniques
• Ability to learn and develop business analysis skills, incorporating guidance provided on new tasks and assignments
• Understanding of basic business analysis and project management concepts
• Ability to plan, prioritize, organize and control assigned activities
• Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office tools including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic term life and AD&D insurance (fully paid for by the company)
• Paid days off annually: 15 vacation*, 15 sick, 12 holidays and 3 volunteer
• 401(k) plan (6% match plus 3% employer contribution)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Jeans are welcome at work every day at AgWest!

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