Business Analyst III

Company:

Finning Canada

Number of Openings:

1

Worker Type:

Permanent

Position Overview:

Finning Canada is seeking a permanent full-time Business Analyst III to lead business requirements gathering and solution development for technology-enabled initiatives. This role plays a critical liaison function between business stakeholders and technology teams to ensure effective alignment of business needs with system capabilities.

Job Description:

Major Job Functions:

• Manages the development of enterprise grade requirements and analysis (with clear understanding of regional specifics)

• Provides enterprise and strategic alignment on business and technical initiatives by conducting enterprise grade analysis

• Translate business requirements into functional/non-functional specifications

• Develops/Maintains enterprise business analysis proposals, business cases, business requirements documents, and detailed work plans

• Produces business analysis documentation that is of excellent quality, which is easily understood by the reviewers, approvers, and users of the material

• Works with department leads to create a positive experience for various stakeholders

• Promotes positive relationships between stakeholders, subject matter experts and technical resources

• Effectively brokers a shared understanding on business issues, and agreement on the best solution given the business unit’s need and the company’s strategic goals

• Ensures assigned business analysis tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner to support the needs of the business

• Ensure compliance with Finning’s change-control processes related to the systems development life cycle

• Mentor and lead the work of team members

Mandatory (Must-Have) Skills:

• Post-Secondary degree or equivalent experience in education, business and/or information systems.

• 5+ years’ experience in software delivery 

• 5+ years’ experience in continuous and process improvement

• 7+ years of experience as a business analyst, with at least 2–3 years focused specifically on Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementations.

• 3-5 years related ERP Systems analysis, business system analysis & support experience

• Combination of Education and/or experience related to a specific business area is required

• Experience leading and managing analysis initiatives

• Experience in system development/maintenance/testing, change management, project management and business processes.

• Expertise in research, communication, project, and requirement management tools including MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word), MS Teams, Visio, ADO (Azure DevOps), project management software (MS Project, others), and a working knowledge of the Internet and search engines.

Nice-to-Have (Non-Mandatory) Skills: 

• ITIL Certification (desirable)

• Business Analysis Certification (desirable)

• Experience of BABOK (recommended)

• Extensive and advanced knowledge of business analysis concepts, tools, and processes, IT resources and enabling technologies as well as their application

• Advanced and broad knowledge of business issues, processes, and strategic planning, as well as IT resources and enabling technologies

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software. Particularly with Microsoft Word Teams, ADO (Azure DevOps), and Microsoft Visio

• Microsoft Dynamics 365

• Automation Tools such as UIPath, PowerAutomate considered a plus

• D365 Configuration: Customizing Dynamics 365 modules (Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Central) to meet requirements, including configuring forms, views, workflows, and business rules.

Specific Skills: 

• Relationship building & management,

• Adaptability, attention to detail, problem solving

• Long term project planning, Change Management

• Ability to negotiate, persuade, promote, and to obtain commitment of others.

• Strong organizational skills

• Experience in requirement analysis, business re-engineering and software development processes.

• Experience in developing, planning, coordination, and execution of acceptance test plans, preferably in a web-based environment.

• Information development and reporting approaches and methodologies.

• Ability to communicate in technical and business terms

• Strong team support skills that promote cooperation and collaboration

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong communication skills. Concise and clear written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to adapt to the needs of specific audiences

• Solid time management, planning and prioritization skills, with an ability to manage multiple task and priorities concurrently

• Resilience, with the ability to adapt under changing business priorities

At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.