NY HELP Yes

Agency State Comptroller, Office of the

Title Business System Analyst 2 (Payroll systems) (NYHELPS) Item#02139

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 23

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $84156 to $106454 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 110 State Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

Duties Description For medium to small-scope projects undertaken within the Office of Operations (OOO), performs a variety of tasks within each of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) knowledge areas with considerable autonomy. For large scope projects undertaken within the OOO, performs/assists with tasks under the supervision of higher-level Business Systems Analysts (BSAs).• Solution Assessment: Defines the business needs driving the need for a project; assesses capability gaps of existing solutions; determines solution approaches to meeting business needs (in concert with higher-level BSAs); defines the scope of a solution (in concert with higher-level BSAs); defines the business case for a new/modified solution; assesses proposed solutions (in concert with higher-level BSAs); allocates requirements across solution components/releases (in concert with higher-level BSAs); assesses organizational readiness to implement a new/modified solution; defines transition requirements to implement a new/modified solution.• Solution Validation (testing): Validates that solutions meet business needs (by developing test data and scenarios, testing system functions, and documenting results); evaluates solution performance against business goals and objectives.• Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring: Plans the BA approach, BA activities, BA communications, and requirements management (all in concert with higher-level BSAs for medium scope efforts); conducts stakeholder analyses.• Requirements Elicitation: Prepares for elicitation activities; conducts elicitation activities; documents the results of elicitation activities; confirms the results of elicitation activities.• Requirements Analysis: Assists in prioritizing requirements; organizes requirements into logical groupings; specifies and models requirements; defines assumptions & constraints of solutions (at any point in their lifecycle); verifies requirement quality; validates requirement value.• Requirements Management & Communication: Assists in managing solution scope and requirements; assists in managing requirements traceability; maintains requirements re-usability for future business events/initiatives; prepares requirements packages; communicates requirements.• Solution Implementation: Develops training and user support materials; assists in updating organizational process assets (such as procedure manuals and Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) content).Supervision• Evaluates staff performance and productivity.• Develops and manages training plans for subordinate staff. • Establishes, monitors, and ensures that predetermined goals/objectives are met. • Manages/allocates daily workload; identifies daily priorities; assigns work.

Minimum Qualifications Do you want a career with a purpose that provides work/life balance? Apply today to join the Office of the New York State Comptroller. No exam required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program:Non-Competitive Qualifications for appointment under the NY HELPS Program:For appointment to a Business Systems Analyst 2 (Payroll Systems), you must have:• A bachelor’s degree and three years of business analysis experience in a largescale automated system such as a customized Oracle People Soft application, performing the following: eliciting requirements as the foundation for the solution to the organization's business needs; identifying solutions aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, business process, or product/service to fulfill the business requirements; describing in a written document what the system, process, or product service must do in order to satisfy the established business requirements; validating requirements throughout the product/system development life cycle (SDLC); and developing test plans/scenarios and logical designs, testing the scenarios, reviewing test results, identifying constraints and risks, and/or communicating with stakeholders.NOTE: A Juris Doctor, masters or higher degree in a related field may substitute for one year of specialized experience. Competitive Minimum Qualifications: You must be eligible to transfer to this title under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.For 52.6 transfer to a Business Systems Analyst 2 (Payroll Systems), salary grade (SG)-23, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55-b/55-c service in an approved title for transfer allocated to a SG-21 or above.To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov)Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade.Non-Competitive promotion (NCP) qualifications: You must be a qualified employee of the Office of the New York State Comptroller and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Business Systems Analyst 1 (Payroll Systems). NCP notes: If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is three or less, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a noncompetitive promotion without further examination under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments Knowledge, skills, and abilities: • Business Analysis: o Required – demonstrated experience in requirements gathering, analysis, modeling, communication, specification, and implementation for small to medium scope projects. o Preferred – demonstrated knowledge of Oracle/PeopleSoft products (ex. Hyperion). o Preferred – demonstrated knowledge of financial applications – preferably in the functional areas in use at OSC (ex. procure-to-pay, billing/accounts receivable, general ledger, budgeting/commitment control, security, workflow, grants management, etc.).• Analytics: ability to perform the following effectively: creative thinking; decision making; problem solving; systems thinking.• Business: ability to understand the business environment and translate that into effective requirements.• Communications: ability to express oneself and communicate with others verbally and in writing; ability to transmit and receive information clearly and succinctly with respect to the intended audience.• Interpersonal: ability to demonstrate effective conflict management, flexibility, adaptability, and emotional intelligence; ability to work in a dynamic team environment. ability to support a team-based approach to work.• Stakeholder Relations: ability to demonstrate exceptional, value-added service to internal and external customers.• Supervision: o Preferred – demonstrated experience supervising a team of two or more employees at salary grade 18 or higher.• Technology: ability to use Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project effectively and efficiently; ability to understand the Statewide Financial System (SFS) and its various processes.Telecommuting: The Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency’s mission and operational needs. Generally, employees new to OSC will be restricted from telecommuting for at least 8 calendar weeks. After the initial 8 calendar week restriction, if an employee’s primary residence location, duties, and work performance are aligned with telecommuting and operational needs they may be allowed to do so. Generally, OSC employees may telecommute up to 5 days per pay period but may be approved to telecommute less.Reasonable Accommodation: The NYS Office of the State Comptroller provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Division of Human Resources at (518) 474-1924.Equal Opportunity Employment: The Office of the NYS Comptroller values a workforce with a broad, diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives. All employees are expected to contribute to a professional environment focused on self-evaluation and improvement, as well as acceptance and support of coworkers.

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Name Jaylin Frese

Telephone 5184741924

Fax (518)-486-6723

Email Address Jobs@osc.ny.gov

Address

Street Office of the New York State Comptroller, Division of Human Resources

110 State Street, 12th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

Notes on Applying Submit a clear, concise cover letter and resume stating how you meet the above minimum qualifications to https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/openings/business-systems-analyst-2-payroll-systems/022535. Reference Item #02139-JCF on your cover letter for proper routing. Unofficial transcripts and/or templates will be required for certain positions. To access this job vacancy, copy the link above and paste it into your web browser. Documents must be sent as unlocked and accessible attachments. Division Contact: Lindsay GajdaEmail Address: lgajda@osc.ny.gov