Salesforce Business Analyst

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 33 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Salesforce Business Analyst to be a key resource on a technical services team.

 

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law.  Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background checkAllied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities

The Candidate will be part of the client's Contract Administration and Procurement (CAP) team, creating requirements and coordinating business area tasks for the agency’s Salesforce contract management system.  

• The Candidate will perform the following tasks as a Salesforce Business Analyst:
• Work with internal business users in an Agile environment to evaluate business needs, analyze processes, and document decisions for Salesforce application.
• Identify problems and propose innovative solutions.
• Communicate complex concepts clearly, accurately, and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Participate in project management, coordination, planning, and scheduling with client's staff in an Agile environment.
• Attend stand-up meetings with developers and business users to coordinate activities.
• Gather business requirements that will be created as user stories for the Salesforce contract management system.
• Prepare mockups, charts, diagrams, and tables that depict the present and/or proposed requirements.
• Analyze Centralized Accounting Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) for business needs.
• Review, coordinate and gather historical legacy data for migration into new Salesforce contract management system.
• Participate in user acceptance testing for the implementation of user stories into production environment.
• Take ownership of reported issues and complete assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner reporting progress to the CAP management team.
• Build Salesforce reports and dashboards for business areas.

**Location of job:Onsite Requirement: This position will require a hybrid schedule. The supervisor will determine the in office and telework days.**

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

8

Required

Experience and hands on knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures related to Salesforce based procurement/contract systems of large organizations

5

Required

Successful experience as a business analyst leading large organizations in upgrading/modifying a Salesforce based procurement/contract systems

5

Required

Experience in use of Salesforce.

5

Required

Experience with creating Salesforce reports and dashboards

5

Required

Experience with creating and documenting requirements using Agile and/or other SDLC development methodologies.

5

Required

Experience in developing a cost saving budget and operating plans

5

Required

Experience with unit and system testing, and documenting results.

5

Required

Proficient with the Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, TEAMS, Microsoft Project, Word, Visio, Excel and PowerPoint

3

Required

Experience in project management with IT related projects.

3

Required

Experience in providing consultation to business users and technical resources.

3

Required

Experience in collaborating and communicating effectively across multiple subject matter groups.

3

Required

Experience with highly complex application security requirements and determining security requirements

2

Preferred

Knowledge of JIRA environment.

2

Preferred

Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint

2

Preferred

Knowledge of Microsoft Visio or other workflow software.

2

Preferred

Knowledge of facilitation techniques and experience using them in work groups

1

Preferred

Certification as Salesforce Administrator.