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Sr. Business Analyst
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With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to help make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Primary Role
The Senior Business Analyst assist with the development, documentation, testing, training, and implementation of the company’s strategic and new operational projects. The Analyst is a Subject Matter Expert in multiple business functions and maintains the relationship between the functional business teams and the technical teams for the formation, planning and execution. The position will be responsible for ensuring new initiatives and strategies are implemented timely, efficiently, and effectively.
Key Accountabilities
Functional Expertise:
- Functional knowledge of PHS Oracle and Agent Desktop systems
- Deep home warranty product knowledge
- Lead and coordinate with other teams to create business documents (requirements, flows, risk mitigation, etc) that produce better business outcomes
- Draft use and test cases for user acceptance testing
- Manage and/or complete functional testing for each respective business area
- Review, analysis, and approval of all functional and technical design documents
- Excellent problem solving and organizational skills
- Provide leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff.
Business Acumen:
- Knowledge of the table structure of different systems
- Knowledge of all RSO functional business process
- Analysis of Requirements, Process, Impacts and plan for mitigations
- Knowledge of partner integration methodologies
- Knowledge of project documentation methodologies
Engagement:
- Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships across the organization at various management levels
- Provide support and guidance to all functional areas on their respective projects and initiatives
- Active participant in cross functional touchpoints and planning
- Functional lead representing the respective business areas on various projects
Key Accountabilities - Continued
Driving Results:
- Self-directed, ability to work independently
- Provide Process improvement recommendations to management
- Development and maintenance of all RSO functional business flows and templates
- Cross functional plan Oriented
- Make data and risk based decisions impacting functional areas
- Lead ongoing reviews of business processes and develop optimization strategies
Knowledge/Skills
Required:
- MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Access, Visio, Project)
- Strong Time Management Skill
- Oracle and Agent Desktop knowledge
- Self-Starter
- Highly Organized
Preferred:
- Advanced MS Excel
- SQL
Experience/Education
Required:
- Associates degree in Business or relevant experience
- 5-10 years warranty back office experience is necessary
Preferred:
- Bachelors degree in Business or relevant experience
- Back office or system knowledge of Oracle and Agent Desktop
Competencies
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