Finance/Accounting Business Analyst IV - (2402874)

POSITION INFORMATION:

Home to SXSW, Austin City Limits (ACL), and glorious natural springs and parks, Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States, as well as the Live Music Capital of the World. Austin is the historic state capital of Texas and is the location of the Texas Department of Transportation Headquarters. TxDOT's Financial Management Division is seeking a Technical Services Team Lead. Come join our team at our beautiful, new Stassney campus in Austin, where you will enjoy a hybrid work schedule (with minimal in-person days), covered employee parking, walking trails, on-site fitness center, coffee bar, and on-site cafeteria. We have a diverse workforce of over 13,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let's talk!

At TxDOT we value employee work-life-balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include telework, flexed and compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, in-house fitness center, career development programs, tuition assistance, and various other benefits. For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/hrd/careers/hidden_benefits.pdf

Stassney Campus:

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Minimum Salary: 80,174.00 Maximum Salary: 115,000.00

Pay Basis: Yearly FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Locations: Stassney Hq - Main 6230 East Stassney Lane Austin 78744

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Shift: Day Job Shift Details: 40

Location Flexibility: Hybrid Location Flexibility Details: Up to 4 days telework after an initial onboarding period.

BENFITS AND PERKS:

At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:

• Low Turnover
• Retirement Pension
• Alternative Work Schedules
• Paid Leave/Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
• On the Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
• Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Performs highly advanced business analysis work by planning and overseeing business process analysis and implementing necessary measures to meet departmental needs. Oversees the development, enhancement, and maintenance of information resource applications for the department. Develops, writes, and reviews conceptual business process design specifications; plans, analyzes, coordinates, and supports the information needs of the department. Leads the Technical Services team within the Financial Management Division, assigning, monitoring, and reviewing the work of approximately five team members. Serves as a technical expert for TxDOT Department applications. Requires regular interaction with vendors, contractors, information providers, project managers, and department management. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for their work product. This position reports to the Financial and Business Services Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Maintain department applications and deploy cubes across all active environments (Production and Development).
• Manage the monthly consolidation process and collaborate with business unit leaders to ensure financial data is uploaded into departmental applications accurately and on time.
• Create, maintain, and update financial reports and forms as needed.
• Assist finance and technology leaders in defining the roadmap for the department application platform.
• Support the day-to-day operations management of the department application environment and related products as the primary reporting/consolidation platform.
• Develop and implement management controls and oversight procedures related to cash forecasting reporting through the department application.
• Manage third-party vendor relationships, including coordinating with the company's implementation partner for new and complex solutions addressing business requirements.
• Act as the Financial Management Division's primary liaison with department application support for requests, issue escalation, and product enhancement requests.
• Ensure upgrades and patches for department applications are coordinated with organizational timing and appropriately tested.
• Create business requirement documents, SOPs, training materials, and supporting documents, updating as necessary.
• Develop and publish new Tableau reporting content upon request.
• Hold regular meetings with team members to discuss ongoing projects and provide feedback.
• Assist the supervisor with quarterly staff performance evaluations.
• Help the supervisor with developing candidate questions, screening applications, and interviewing for team vacancies.
• Develop project plans that include establishing business vision, identifying and analyzing business processes, and assessing highly complex internal/external customer needs.
• Plan and coordinate activities associated with delivering complex business and information analyses, information repositories, and IT-based applications.
• Assist in testing, validating, updating, and enhancing applications.
• Prepare and deliver presentations.
• Stay current with policies, procedures, and legislation impacting various business areas.
• Analyze business value of proposed changes and reporting enhancements, making recommendations to Financial Management Leadership
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Admin, Computer Science, Manage Info Systems, or related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
• Experience: 5 years business-related analysis, technical system analysis and design, project management and/or support. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Tableau, Peoplesoft, Hyperion, and Power BI experience is highly preferred.

COMPETENCIES:

Extensive knowledge of-

• Major ERP and financial software and reporting applications (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Hyperion, etc.)
• Financial reporting tools (Tableau development and publishing, Power BI/Query, SQL, etc)
• Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies.
• Methods, processes, and tools used in business process analysis and rapid software application development.
• Systems development using analysis, design, and documentation methodologies.

Expert skills in-

• Facilitating groups using effective communication methods; contributing to and guiding groups in defining objectives, staying on task, and reaching consensus; soliciting participation, challenging ideas, and summarizing accomplishments and planned actions
• Analyzing business, technical, and managerial problems and developing, recommending, and implementing effective solutions
• Maintaining effective working relationships with others
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others and promoting IT best practices.
• Meeting deadlines and ensuring proper communication with team members and division stakeholders.
• Planning and coordinating workshops, seminars, and task force activities
• Analyzing and organizing business and technical data
• Composing correspondence and technical documents
• Developing and delivering presentations
• Training direct reports and others in current IT processes and procedures

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Sitting - prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

Job: Information Technology

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Standard

Job Level: Non-Management

Job Posting: Aug 8, 2024, 3:31:32 PM Unposting Date: Sep 7, 2024, 11:59:00 PM

State Job Title/s: IT Business Analyst IV State Job Code/s: 0224

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information