Financial Shipboard Business Analyst - Apex Systems

Job#: 2053542

Job Description:

Apex Systems, a World-Class Technology Solutions Provider, is seeking applicants for the below position on behalf of our client.  Please apply if interested and qualified.  Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Position: Financial Business Analyst
Location: Doral, FL
Duration: 6 month Contract with potential extension!
Must Haves:
1. 5-7 years of Business Analyst Experience - with some PM (open to someone who doesn’t really have PM title but had some duties in that area, just someone who has ran a project from discovery to deployment before)
2. Experience managing Financial/Accounting projects from discovery to deployment
3. Building roadmaps (Azure)
4. Go getter, good communication, independent, shows initiative, etc
Nice to Haves:
1. Shipboard Experience 
2. Oracle
*Please note that as a contract employee of Apex Systems, benefits include the below with employee contribution*  

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance; Short Term Disability
• Hospitalization Coverage
• Direct Deposit
• Weekly Pay Periods
• Training and Development Programs
• 401k
• Referral Program

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst with a strong emphasis on system analysis to support the design, implementation, and optimization of Finance business systems. This role is pivotal in bridging business needs with IT solutions, ensuring effective communication between stakeholders and technical teams to deliver solutions that meet business requirements. It involves supporting strategic and tactical initiatives, collaborating closely with Fleet Finance and the Financial Analytics team to formulate key strategic initiatives based on thorough analysis and comprehensive review of existing processes. Some of the areas that this position will oversee are related to PMS systems, POS, Payment systems and Reporting. Additionally, the role entails ensuring the successful delivery of projects in terms of functionality, quality, system performance, Quality Assurance, and technical documentation. Working in tandem with Operations and various teams across the organization, including IT, Finance, Hotel Operations, Guest Service Operations, Security Services, Guest Tech Operations among others, this role ensures alignment with corporate objectives and process standardization. The position also involves overseeing other resources involved in projects as necessary and actively seeking opportunities to collaborate with business units on significant strategic initiatives. This technical expert collaborates with GFIT, IT, Decision Support, business users, and other departments as required to facilitate the development and implementation of new business practices, with a primary focus on process enhancement, business process re-engineering, and managing Shipboard and Shoreside communication from accounting systems perspective.
Essential Functions:
Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget. Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders ensuring technical feasibility. Ensure resource availability and allocation. Develop a detailed project plan to track progress. Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs. Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques. Report and escalate to management as needed. Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders. Perform risk management to minimize project risks. Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation. Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Conduct gap analysis and process mapping to identify areas of improvement within existing systems.
     Identify best, efficient, and cost beneficial technical solutions when business processes are being implemented and require input or output from critical systems supporting Fleet Accounting Systems operations. Provide insights on the current functionality of the applications that are used by the department as well as possible enhancements to these systems, assessing adoption integrated fleet management software that combines finance, operations, and reporting functionalities, deploy advanced cash management systems to optimize liquidity and manage cash flows effectively, identifying integrated banking platforms that connect directly with treasury systems, investigate if we can upgrade or implement automated general ledger systems that capture and categorize fleet-related transactions accurately. Work closely with IT and development teams to analyze and design system solutions that align with business objectives. Assess the feasibility of proposed solutions and identify potential risks or limitations in system functionality. Create data flow diagrams, process models, and system architectures to support the development and integration of new functionalities.
       Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for project business requirements; develop business cases. Participate in meetings to understand business requirements to enhance systems. Help with project estimating.  Perform and/or oversee all testing activities related to financial software used in the department to ensure new system functionality works as defined and system defects are corrected prior to implementation.  Translate complex business requirements into technical requirements and specifications, contributing to system architectural design and development. Assist in defining the business problem and the business solution in line with appropriate best practice, governance standards and methodologies. Develop and execute test cases to validate that system changes meet the specified requirements. Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and provide support to end-users during testing phases. Document and track issues, working with technical teams to resolve bugs and defects. Maintain up-to-date system documentation, including user guides, technical manuals, and process workflows.  Develop and deliver training materials to support end-users and ensure successful adoption of system changes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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