The Financial Information Services Agency and the Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for a Business Analyst.

Under the direction of the FISA OMB Entity Manager with wide latitude for independent judgment, the selected candidate will serve as a Business Analyst in the Financial System Group of FISA. The Business Analyst will support the Accounting, Budget, and Procurement systems, which are under the umbrella of the City's Financial Management System (FMS). The primary focus of the analyst activities will be supporting the portions of the application that manage budgeting related functions.

The primary responsibilities of the position are to:
- Investigate and resolve software issues and defects reported by business users and others.
- Analyze and document business requirements - with a focus on the budget preparation and budget maintenance systems for
both general and capital funds.
- Analyst complex computer programming specifications to prepare structure charts or invocation diagrams.
- Work with technical analysts to research problems, find and implement solutions and, as necessary, review programming code
to determine the effort needed to make changes.
- Test software to ensure it meets specifications and identify any defects.
- Support business users in the processing of business events.
- Run simulations of business event processing.
- Communicate issues and status to management and others.

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

- Extensive hands-on experience as an analyst working with budgeting software and business processes. - Extensive experience working with planning, process and analysis/reporting tools such as Oracle, SQL, Crystal Reports, MS Access, Excel. - Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required. - Strong analytical and problem solving skills (i.e. analysis, problem re-creation and very detailed oriented). - Demonstrated ability performing project management activities. - The candidate should have deep knowledge of the full application development and deployment life cycle processes. - Good work task organizational skills and detailed follow-through skills are required to monitor and report on the status of development and to resolve issues that are uncovered. - Experience working in a large organization with complex procurement / purchasing processes. - Work experience should reflect proven ability in developing and delivering successful enterprise wide applications and in coordinating such deployments. - Experience with FMS/3 Accounting or FMS Budgeting is preferred. Also acceptable is experience with any other analogous enterprise wide management solution (e.g., Peoplesoft, SAP, etc.).

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

New York City Residency is not required for this position.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.