Business Analyst

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Location Hamilton, ON Canada

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Description

The company, a national IT consulting company, is seeking a Business
Analyst to support business requirements gathering, documentation,
data analysis, and testing efforts for the implementation of Workday
Financials (FINS) and Procurement (P2P). This implementation marks the
second platform in the rollout of the Workday enterprise resource
planning system. Workday Strategic Sourcing is currently being
implemented, and the full implementation of Workday Enterprise
Resource Planning will include integrations with Workday Strategic
Sourcing and the existing Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday Expenses
and Workday HCM modules.

The Business Analyst will play a critical part in ensuring successful
business process integration, stakeholder collaboration, and quality
assurance throughout the project lifecycle. This role is ideal for a
Business Analyst extremely knowledgeable in Workday FINS, with a
strong background in requirement gathering, documentation, testing,
and UAT leadership, looking to contribute to a high-impact Procurement
and Finance transformation initiative.

Responsibilities:

Business Requirements Documentation, Process Mapping and Impact
Analysis

* Map, analyze, and document design decisions and business processes,
identifying areas for improvement
* Translate business requirements into functional requirements from
Corporate Accounting, Procurement, Financial Planning and Analysis
(FP&A) and other stakeholders
* Assess impact of detail requirements against initial design from
earlier phase of the project (Discovery)
* Document the requirements for impacted reports and systems,
including potential integration points/connectors
* Identify and document business and data requirements to support
decision-making and management reporting
* Support data conversion and migration activities where necessary
* Confirm requirements have been properly incorporated in the
configuration of the platform

Testing, Training, and Knowledge Management

* Work closely with Technology to define and plan appropriate testing
approaches
* Work closely with the business teams to develop and support the
execution of test scenarios, test cases, and test plans to validate
system functionality and design
* Lead and coordinate the business teams (Technology, Corporate
Accounting, Procurement and FP&A) with implementation partner Test
Leads
* Define, document and track defects during testing, working with
implementation partner, technical teams to ensure timely resolution
* Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT), coordinating stakeholders,
tracking issues, and ensuring successful execution
* Support the development of end-user training and change management
materials
* Ensure all relevant documentation is accessible, maintained, and
aligned with organizational standards

Requirements:

* Demonstrated experience and expertise in solutions delivery within
the Workday platform
* Significant (minimum of 5 years) experience as a Business Analyst:
* Participated in large scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) /
business system implementation projects
* Working with diverse stakeholder groups from business to technical
teams
* Proven ability to build consensus among differing perspectives
* Demonstrated ability to document complex business and system
requirements with clarity
* Strong communication and analytical skills
* Experience with data and application architecture
* Experience in quality assurance (QA), including preparation of test
cases, test scenarios, and defect tracking
* Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including
stakeholder coordination and issue resolution
* Familiarity with financial systems and reporting tools.

Preferred:

* Experience and strong working knowledge of accounting and financial
reporting processes in a multi-currency consolidation, as well as
budgeting and forecasting concepts
* Experience and good working knowledge of source to contract and
procure to pay processes
* Experience in Workday Financials (including Procurement), Workday
Strategic Sourcing, Expenses, HCM and Adaptive Planning with Workday
Certification in FINS
* Background in financial services or investment management
* Experience with data analysis within analytics platforms