FIS

Business Systems Analyst

Posted on: 1 Nov 2021

Petersburg, IL

Job Description

What you will be doing

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements.

• Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operation time and form of desired results.

• Primarily supports business functions of other Analysts and Administrators on the team.

• Includes analysis of business and user needs, documentation of requirements and translation into proper system requirement specifications.

• Influences business partners and service providers regarding priorities, hardware/software selection and/or vendor selection.

• Analyzes marketplace, industry, company, technology trends and best practices, vendor products and services, etc.

• Identifies and documents business strategies, objectives, and drivers.

• Analyzes and documents business processes and metrics and identifies improvement opportunities.

• Evaluates benefits of alternative actions or solutions to establish end goals.

• Re-engineers processes to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency.

• Identifies/documents how applications and systems interact to support business processes.

• Assesses, applies and projects the impact of system changes on users and internal and external clients or stakeholders.

• Uses knowledge of systems and industry requirements to develop or modify complex information systems.

• Writes test plans and test cases to ensure changes which are made to the application meet client needs and that application integrity is maintained.

• Conducts a variety of tests such as system, integration, readiness, and acceptance tests. Ensures changes made by developers are correct.

• Verifies through testing that changes made by developers to one part of the application do not impact other parts.

• Reports and reviews testing results.

• Trains internal employees or external clients on changes, new systems or new procedures.

• May mentor, guide, advise and/or check the work of less experienced business systems analysts.

• Considers business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment.

• Other related duties assigned as needed.

What you bring:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.

• Knowledge of FIS’ products and services

• Knowledge of financial services industry

• Knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles, i.e., waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint with ability to design/create projects using a summation data

• Proficiency in solutions design and requirements definition disciplines leveraging model driven design-based tools and techniques including conceptual solution component models, business process models, use cases, etc.

• Excellent customer service skills that build high levels of customer satisfaction for internal and external clients

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors

• Willingly shares relevant technical and/or industry knowledge and expertise to other resources

• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team, and time management skills

• Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take

• Ability to estimate work effort for project sub-plans or small projects and ensure the project is successfully completed

• Is resourceful and proactive in gathering information and sharing ideas

What we offer you

· A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team

· A competitive salary and benefits

· A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities

· The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technology

· Time to support charities and give back in your community

· A fantastic range of benefits designed to help support your lifestyle and wellbeing

FIS

Jacksonville, FL

FIS is a leader in technology and services that helps businesses and communities thrive by advancing commerce and the financial world.

For over 50 years, FIS has continued to drive growth for clients around the world by creating tomorrow’s technology, solutions and services to modernize today’s businesses and customer experiences. By connecting merchants, banks and capital markets, we use our scale, apply our deep expertise and data-driven insights, innovate with purpose to solve for our clients’ future, and deliver experiences that are more simple, seamless and secure to advance the way the world pays, banks and invests.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS employs more than 55,000 people across 50+ countries, dedicated to helping our clients be ahead of what’s next. FIS offers more than 450 solutions and processes over $75b of transactions around the planet. FIS is a Fortune 500® company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.

For a better understanding of how FIS evolved into a world-renowned financial services technology leader, one needs to look back at the company's history.

The company was founded in 1968 as Systematics™, which was later acquired by ALLTEL Information Services, and then bought by title insurance giant Fidelity National Financial® in 2003, who renamed it Fidelity Information Services (FIS). Over the course of the next few years, FIS acquired several other financial technology firms, including Certegy® in 2006, eFunds® in 2007 and Metavante® in 2009.

These acquisitions broadened its reach across the globe, earned FIS a place on the Fortune 500 listing, and positioned the company as the largest technology provider to the global financial industry.

In 2015, FIS acquired SunGard, whose complementary offerings brought FIS into new markets for financial technology services, including asset managers, traders, custodians, treasurers, third-party administrators and clearing agents.

In Q3 2019, FIS acquired Worldpay, a global leader in e-commerce and payments, greatly expanding FIS’ capabilities by enhancing its acquiring and payment offerings and significantly increasing Worldpay’s distribution footprint.

This combination of organic and external growth has positioned FIS among the world's leading technology providers to the capital markets, retail banking and merchant industries. We connect the value chain and use our scale to develop solutions that enable our clients to grow confidently. We help our clients seamlessly adapt to innovations. We share insights and data with one another. We shape better experiences for clients and their customers alike. And we do all of this because at FIS we’re out to lift economies and communities across the world by relentlessly advancing the interests of commerce and the financial world.