RESPONSIBILITIES Kforce has a client in Los Angeles, CA that is seeking a Business Analyst III who is willing to work West Coast hours. Duties Serve as a liaison and advisor to business, IT and third-party vendors on an ongoing basis Supporting Access Management project and Application support expectations Gather, document, analyze and draw conclusions regarding Access information and succinctly present findings to various audiences Manage ongoing maintenance of documentation tasks, including Project deliverables (e.g., tasks, timeline, project plan) Business, functional, and technical requirements Current state (-as is-) and future state (-to be-) processes, systems flows and data flows Assist or lead in the preparation for working sessions with business and Application Support teams Serve as go-to point of contact for assigned phases or components of a project (e.g., requirements or implementation), in close coordination with the Project Manager Establish effective working relationships with business, vendors, and IT teams Demonstrate flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks as well as communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor Own and drive areas of a project with ability to connect the dots between dependencies, planning for next steps, and being able to multi-task across multiple deliverables REQUIREMENTS 6-9 years of experience Functional, operational, and technical requirements of assigned project(s) Concepts of risk management, issue tracking, change management and requirements gathering Concepts, practices, and procedures analyzing business processes Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry The use of technology in business The relationship between IT and business Core business competencies such as finance, management, accounting, operations, and marketing More detailed awareness of the business context of a technical solution, including specific business goals associated with the project, how the project will meet the goals, and their own part in advancing the goals General financial industry knowledge and knowledge of supported business area Business Analysis tools Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Software Engineering Methodology (SEM) process, Change Management, Project Management tools (MS Project), basic database query language usage, time tracking tools, Use CaseUML, advanced quality assurance (QA) tool usage for test case development, execution, and defect trackingissue tracking software Creating and interpreting process maps and flowcharts Preparing various reports, summaries, surveys, and written recommendations Developing and maintaining project plans Developing conceptual design documents, including devising logical skeletons for new systems Conducting usability testing of software applications Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications Kforce is an Equal OpportunityAffirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.