Senior BA Consultant (Data Applications - Functional)

Senior BA Consultant (Data Applications - Functional)Location: Parsippany, NJOnsite Flexibility: Hybrid Monday to Thursday on-site, Friday RemoteContract DetailsPosition Type: ContractContract Duration: 5 monthsPay Rate: $75.86 / Hour (USD)Hours/Week: 40 hours per weekWork Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.Job SummaryWe are seeking a Senior Business/Data Analyst Contractor that has SAP and Cloud-Data experience that will have the responsibility for eliciting business needs, performing detailed analysis and documentation, modeling processes, evaluating impacts, prioritizing business requests, and partnering with the project teams to ensure the successful delivery of new Cloud-Data Lake capabilities in support of various applications.Key ResponsibilitiesSolve complex business problems utilizing business process redesign and cloud computing technologies.Assess AS-IS processes and develop new processes and/or business flows to leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) capabilities of Software-As-A-Service (SAAS).Consult with the data engineering team and functional unit owners (Finance, Sales, Supply Chain) and document a gap analysis of capabilities, requirements and needs against technology.Deep understanding of the business process in FICO (Finance), MM (Materials Management), SD (Sales), and PP (Production Planning).Apply business process re-engineering methodologies for systems modernization.Develop new standard operating procedures documentation and a handbook for Data Lake.Prepare and present findings, recommendations, new operating models, and new workflows in consultation with the data engineering team.Create methodology to measure process performance against established metrics.Responsible for completing assignments with the ability to work on 1 3 projects.Understand the business needs and requests, identifying solutions, gathering information, and translating business needs into documented artifacts that are understandable to business and IT personnel alike.Work with the business users to analyze processes and system issues and turn them into actionable system changes that benefit the requesting party(s), improve efficiency in operations and overall performance.Collaborate with project teams and business partners during project planning, incremental software delivery reviews, and User Acceptance testing to ensure the software has been implemented based on the specifications.Level-Based CompetenciesVery strong communication skills (verbal & written).Strong collaboration skills.Very strong customer focus and client interface skills.Strong skills in building working relationships.Strong planning, organizing & follow-up skills.Strong attention to detail.Time management.Meeting facilitation.Strong relationship management skills ability to interact well with all levels of management, quickly and effectively build credibility and relationships.Required SkillsMinimum 5 7 years of progressive hands-on SAP techno-functional experience with a strong understanding of SAP datasets like Sales, Purchasing, Material management, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).Should be able to direct the team to map the SAP datasets in a non-SAP cloud platform e.g., for Sales Datasets: modeling of Sales Orders with Invoices, shipment, Master data, etc.Should be responsible for writing the functional specifications of the data sets created.This role is with the Data team; however, this resource should liaison with the SAP ERP team to bridge the functional needs.Deep technical knowledge of SQL and CDS views, including experience in designing, joining, and analyzing complex data structures.Experience in SDLC and Agile/Scrum methodology, including: eliciting/documenting user stories/acceptance criteria, backlog management, and Sprint reviews.Modeling experience (e.g., process flows, use cases, swim lane diagrams, AS-IS / TO-BE diagrams, mock-ups/wireframes).Experience in data modeling.Experience in process re-engineering.Knowledge of Information Security Awareness.Understanding of web applications.Preferred SkillsExperience in Google Cloud technology.Experience in Jira.Education RequirementsBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related majors.Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or similar certification is a plus.Required Experience10 years of IT experience; preferably in enterprise Business-to-Business durable goods, construction, or building materials manufacturing.10 years' experience in systems analysis, data analysis and design with proven record of successful large-scale project implementations.BenefitsMedical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans401k Retirement FundAbout the ClientLeading roofing manufacturer in North America offering high-quality products and exceptional customer service. Committed to innovation and sustainability. Join our team and build the American dream.About GTTGTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation's largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!Job Number: 26-06285 Industry: Information Technology#LI-GTT #LI-Hybrid