Business Analyst Resume Profile

SUMMARY

Highly skilled Business Analyst Professional credited with multifaceted expertise as a Business Analyst for accounting, tax, and practice management software. Has skilled software development knowledge of primary tax, accounting functions coupled with tax return preparation, payroll functions, and Federal and state monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting of small to mid-size business enterprises. Acknowledged in excellence and leadership in training sales representatives, trainers, and support staff on software enhancements to increase company profitability. Excellence in the ability to collaborate with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, enhancing productivity, and implementing sound business solutions. Dedicated to the overall team and organizational mission.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

Business Acumen
Process Management
Planning/Analysis
Organizational Support
Software Improvements
Detail Oriented

Increased Efficiency
Desktop
Cloud Software
Marketing Strategies
Training Development
Analytical Thinking

Superior Communication Skills
Strong Technical Aptitude
Excellent Presentation Skills
Effective Interaction Skills
Software Applications
Forward-Thinking

Selected Career Highlights

Full SDLC, Desktop applications, and Cloud computing
Enterprise Analysis
Requirements Planning and Analysis
Requirements Planning and Management
Requirements Elicitation
Requirements Communication
Solution Assessment and Validation
Business Analyst Underlying Fundamentals
Creates User Stories
Business Rules
Process Flow Diagrams
Scenarios, Use Cases, Test Cases
Business Knowledge Requirements
Prototyping
Problem tracking
Brainstorming
Metrics and key performance indicators
Analyze business requirements for completeness and clarity, possible problems, and adequacy for software development
Prepares a general design from the requirements and prepares a detailed design from approved general designs, including detailed time and resource estimates for tasks
Collaborates with Product Management, Project Management, and Lead Software Developers to deliver the code to QA
Writes specifications from use and test cases, reviews and test defects, to release the code to Production
Performs at a high productivity rate, along with a low defect rate for all projects
Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Test Manager, Team Foundation Server, and Project, QuickBooks, Sage 50, XML, TaxWise, ATX, Visio, SQL, Visual Studio, Share Point, and Lotus Notes

Professional Experience

Business Analyst

Confidential

Business Analyst for desktop accounting software suites of products, Client Accounting Suite with live Payroll.
Business Analyst for cloud based, iFirm Trial Balance software
Participates on cross-functional and multi-national teams
Simultaneously worked on five products during different phases of SDLC
Analyses product enhancement requests from client end-users, sales, in-house end-users, and product management
Elicits requirements from Project Management, Software Developers, State and Federal Agencies, End-Users, and other sources.
Makes a determination of how to best integrate product enhancements, tax form changes, and multi-media changes into software applications, user interface, and tax forms.
Creates Documentation as Business Needs require
Creates and analyzes requirements for completeness and clarity, possible problems, and adequacy for software development.
Authors User Stories and Case Studies
Designs User Interface, Logical System Flow, Reports, and Workflow Diagrams
Conducts ridged User Acceptance Testing and prepares the software for releasing to Production
Researches and has extensive Knowledge of complex tax return calculations and Federal and state government reporting requirements.
Conducts market research and evaluates possible threats and opportunities to business
Stays abreast of best practices and new technologies, and identifies ways to improve practices and methodologies, such as Agile and Waterfall
Conducts training for Sales, Customer Service, and Customer Training on software enhancements
Manages TFS backlog
Participates in Scrum meetings
Performs other Business Analyst activities, as needed

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