EY Government Public Sector - Senior Business Analyst 

United States, Virginia, Arlington 

369634938

Your key responsibilities

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Senior Business Analystwill work with government clients to support and improve a broad range of operations, including documentation and communications, problem solving, data analysis, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to meaningful and complex projects, while working with multidisciplinary teams and industry leaders. Key responsibilities of the position may include any of the following:

• Serving as a trusted client advisor, assisting in project delivery
• Project scoping, planning and tracking, maintaining a risk register, on-time delivery, and high-quality deliverables and services
• Delivering strong written and verbal communication skills are essential for creating comprehensive documentation like requirement specifications, process flows, and user stories.
• Interacting with stakeholders from diverse departments to comprehend their needs, challenges, and objectives
• Eliciting, documenting, and analyzing business requirements. This involves conducting interviews, workshops, and other methods to gather information and translate it into actionable plans
• Identifying problems or inefficiencies within current business processes or systems and proposing effective solutions; Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Utilizing data to make informed decisions, draw insights, and support recommendations. Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques is beneficial.
• Assisting in project planning, tracking, and ensuring that business requirements align with project deliverables; Collaborating with project managers and other team members.
• Contributing to ongoing improvement initiatives by evaluating existing processes, systems, and workflows to suggest enhancements
• Being adaptable to changing business needs, priorities, and project scopes
• Stakeholder management: Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders at different levels, managing expectations, and ensuring effective communication throughout the project lifecycle
• Preparing briefs and talking points for the client and participates in client presentations when needed
• Providing advice, assistance and written recommendations on strategic initiatives and process improvement opportunities.

• Supports the client in program management activities like contributing to the process of creating and maintaining the project’s Integrated Master Schedule, providing plans to roll out programs, coordinating budgets and lifecycle costs for the project, and supporting the onboarding process
• Developing people through effective leadership, coaching and mentoring of all levels of staff

Skills and attributes for success

• Understand clients’ cultures and operations to influence important decisions
• Leverage industry leading practices and trends to provide valuable insights to clients
• Assist with cultivating and managing business development opportunities. Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients.
• Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with team members across all EY practices to serve client needs.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7 or more years of relevant professional work experience as business analyst
• Proficient in presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote) and data visualization tools
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance

Ideally you'll also have

• Certified associate in PM
• Project management professional

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.