Business Analyst at New York

Job Description

Moody"s Investors Service is among the world"s most respected, widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis. In addition to our core ratings business, Moody"s publishes market-leading credit opinions, deal research and commentary that reach more than 3,000 institutions and 22,000 subscribers around the globe.

This individual will serve as a primary contact with business clients to elicit and validate requirements - developing and maintaining strong relationships, and keeping these clients informed and engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle. This individual will also work closely with project management and with the application development teams to provide support for their work products and to act as an informed customer advocate within the development team. This individual will also be responsible for detailed, high-quality documentation which meets the needs of the various project stakeholders. This individual may work both on enhancements to existing systems and on new development either as the primary Business Analyst or collaborating with other Business Analysts. Specific responsibilities for the position may include:

Independently managing requirements- and design-related activities for complex projects that cross multiple systems and have multiple stake-holder types.

Maintaining a strong understanding of Moodys business processes and strategies as well as IT capabilities and capacity, and filtering and prioritizing by customer demand and business impact.

Developing and maintaining strong relationships, and keeping clients informed and engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle.

Partnering with technical architects to assure that technical models are aligned with business models.

Resolving any conflicts with requirements between business units or between business and technology as well as drive the business process documentation and design functions.

Supporting Business Requirements activities by providing end-to-end analysis for product and initiatives with respect to data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs within and across Moodys systems.

Authoring thorough, detailed, high-quality documentation of all aspects of the systems in question, including business requirements, use cases, and Business System Concept documents.

Adding to/Updating existing logical data models and creating entirely new logical data models.

Independently designing highly usable interaction models and screens for entirely new or substantially re-imagined applications.

Managing technical appropriateness and/or feasibility of requirements and designs.

Obtaining signoffs and managing requirements change.

Actively managing Stakeholders of all levels by leading discussions of project scope and approach, and presenting business analysis findings/documentation and proposed solutions.

Facilitating the development of business cases to support investment
Scope/Supervision and Interaction:
Works collaboratively with Project Managers, Development/Application Managers, Technical Architects, Quality Assurance Managers and others to ensure effective cross-project communication and issue management.

Resumes submitted in Microsoft Word format are preferred. Thank you for taking the time to express your interest in employment opportunities with Moody"s Investors Service.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Finance/Accounting or related field or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years experience in various aspects of systems development, including development, project management, business analysis, UI design, information architecture, data modeling, etc. with a minimum of 3 years in a Business Analyst position.
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications is desired.
• Experience with business process engineering organizational change management, performing cost-benefit analyses, data modeling, normalization, and SQL queries are all desirable.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft Financial ERP is a plus.
• Strong background in Finance/Accounting or related field is a plus

Key Tech and Non-Technical Skills:

• Strong meeting/workshop facilitation skills and documented experience.
• Strong understanding of System Development Life Cycle Methodology
• Strong leadership skills across both single discipline and multi-discipline teams.
• Experience with application integration and developing workflow and functional Use Cases.
• Strong requirements elicitation and modeling skills and experience with requirements management.
• Demonstrated experience with iterative or agile project methodologies.
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies (including waterfall, RUP, and/or Agile) and industry best practices.
• Self-directed, adaptable, flexible, and curious.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to author a range of high-quality deliverables.
• Proven track record of the ability to identify and interpret business requirements into application requirements and IT solutions.
• Proven ability to articulate application requirements and functionality to IT peers.
• Some knowledge of capital markets and the role that Moodys Investor Services plays within them.
• Strong knowledge of Moodys custom applications or demonstrated ability to rapidly become familiar with custom applications and how they have been architected; ability to articulate the value of custom solutions to Moodys stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage different and often conflicting objectives/activities at one time.
• Experience in quickly and effectively adjusting priorities and goals in changing circumstances.
• Proven customer service skills necessary to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships. Previous client relationship management experience desirable.
• The ability to quickly and effectively adjust priorities and goals in changing circumstances.
• Traveling may be required depending on the project (15-20%)

***May have to work weekends or nights as determined by the business needs***

Country: USA, State: New York, City: New York, Company: Moody's Corporation.