Senior Business Analyst - Financials & Core Operations (SIS Replacement)
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a large-scale Student Information System (SIS) Replacement initiative. This role will lead business analysis efforts for the Student Accounts & Financials workstream, partnering closely with Finance, Registrar, and project stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze business processes, and deliver comprehensive functional documentation that supports successful implementation.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized and independent Business Analyst with strong requirements gathering, stakeholder facilitation, and documentation experience. This individual will serve as a trusted partner to business and technical teams, ensuring operational needs are accurately captured and translated into actionable requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business analysis activities for the Student Accounts & Financials workstream
- Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder meetings
- Partner with Finance and Registrar teams to understand current-state processes and define future-state solutions
- Document business, functional, and process requirements
- Create and maintain Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), process flows, and supporting artifacts
- Analyze business processes, identify gaps, and recommend improvements
- Track requirements, action items, decisions, and project dependencies
- Collaborate with project managers, SMEs, and technical teams throughout the project lifecycle
- Support testing, validation, and implementation activities as needed
- Ensure documentation quality, completeness, and alignment with project objectives
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of Business Analysis experience supporting large-scale technology initiatives
- Strong experience creating Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and functional requirements
- Proven ability to facilitate stakeholder meetings and requirements workshops
- Experience analyzing and documenting complex business processes
- Strong communication, organization, and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Experience collaborating with both business and technical teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Student Information System (SIS) experience
- Higher Education industry experience
- Student Accounts, Billing, Finance, Registrar, or Student Services experience
- ERP implementation, migration, or modernization project experience
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart, or similar tools
- CBAP or other Business Analysis certifications
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Conduct stakeholder interviews and requirements sessions
- Document and refine business and functional requirements
- Create process maps and gap analyses
- Partner with Finance and Registrar teams to resolve business questions
- Maintain action items, decision logs, and requirements traceability
- Participate in project meetings and provide status updates
Key Deliverables
- Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
- Functional requirements documentation
- Process maps and workflow diagrams
- Gap analyses
- Decision and action-item logs
- Requirements traceability documentation
- Stakeholder presentations and workshop materials
Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: NYC/Remote
Client Industry: Education
Compensation: $55-70/hr W2
Ref ID: 1689980
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