Hybrid Sr. Business System Analyst na Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, CA
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, CA · San Jose, Estados Unidos Da América · Hybrid
- Senior
- Escritório em San Jose
About the Department
Senior Business System Analyst
VTA’s Technology Team seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst to support Workday Application Platform. The analyst will be primarily responsible for performing business analysis, solution deployment, and being the technical liaison between business units and our extended Technology Team. This position focuses on supporting business solutions within Workday and interfaces between Workday and other applications. We look forward to you joining our team!
The Division
The Technology Department strives to provide the highest quality technology-based services and solutions, in the most cost-effective manner, to facilitate the needs of our customers within VTA and the customers VTA serves.
Ideal Candidate
We are seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst (Sr. BSA) who has strong Workday Applications experience. As an integral part of our organization, the ideal candidate will possess a unique set of skills and qualities that align with our business's dynamic and evolving needs.
Preferred Technology knowledge and experience:
• Workday Core Financials – knowledge of the entire end-to-end accounting business processes, such as order-to-pay, grant management, and project control.
•Workday Procurement Module – manage material/non material purchase order.
•Workday Prism Analytics Enterprise – manage financial reporting
We are looking for a person with a great attitude, flexibility, thrives in a fast-paced environment and can easily adapt to changing priorities. The ideal candidate has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
About VTA
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employs more than 2,000 people dedicated to providing solutions that move Silicon Valley. Unique among transportation organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, VTA is Santa Clara County’s authority for transit development and operations (light rail and bus), congestion management, transportation-related funding, highway design and construction, real estate and transit-oriented development, and bicycle and pedestrian planning. With local, state, and federal partners, VTA works to innovate the way Silicon Valley moves and provide mobility solutions for all.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible, community-focused transportation options that are innovative, environmentally responsible, and promote the vitality of our region.
VTA provides bus, light rail, and paratransit services, as well as participates as a funding partner in regional rail service including Caltrain, Capitol Corridor, and the Altamont Corridor Express.
As the county’s congestion management agency, VTA is responsible for countywide transportation planning, including congestion management, design and construction of specific highway, pedestrian, and bicycle improvement projects, as well as promotion of transit oriented development.
VTA provides these services throughout the county, including Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County.
As we continue to implement our VTA Forward Plan, we aim to strengthen and increase our workforce to take on future opportunities and challenges by elevating our people and our services.
For more information about our VTA Forward Plan, visit: https://www.vta.org/VTAForward
Family-Friendly Workplace Certification Program (FFWCP)
The County of Santa Clara FFWCP recognizes VTA as a business that creates supportive workplaces for employees and their families.
Family-friendly workplaces improve health outcomes and job satisfaction for employees and increase work productivity and retention for employers. Employers can create a family-friendly workplace by meeting and exceeding state and federal employment laws relating to parental leave, lactation accommodation, and work/family balance.
Position Duties
- Leads and participates in the work of staff in managing projects, developing and enhancing system applications for an assigned division;
- Establishes and maintains positive relationships, and works extensively with VTA Management, VTA Business Process Owners, and system Super Users in developing and enhancing information systems solutions;
- Trains customers, staff, and others as needed in a formal setting, in a group, or one-on-one;
- Administers a variety of actions to one or more modules of the Enterprise Resource Planning system (SAP), or Electronic Documents Management System (EDMS), or construction applications (such as Contract Manager, P6, Projectwise, Citicube, etc.) or other VTA applications or Reporting Services;
- Reviews and evaluates work products, methods and procedures, and identifies and resolves problems;
- Defines customer business needs, manages client expectations, and identifies alternative approaches and cost-benefits of automating of customer functions to assist in meeting the client's overall business goals;
- When assigned to a project, develops the scope of work for new or upgrade solutions and works with Contracts and Materials Management (CAMM) department during the Request for Proposal (RFP) and contracting phases of the process;
- Consults with customers to present proposals to senior management and assists in developing capital packages;
- Consults and facilitates with department representatives to solicit departmental technology needs and requirements as well as resolving problems with applications;
- Serves as a single point of contact for the user community in the assigned division, and assumes responsibility for the delivery of technology services;
- Maintains technical and functional competency in the applications utilized by the assigned department;
- Reviews, analyzes and approves program designs, operational characteristics, user interfaces, reporting systems and data conversion methods;
- Reduces design projects into component analytical tasks;
- Develops detailed workflow, system, training, and process requirements;
- Prepares final systems design and documentation and user documentation necessary for programming;
- Oversees the installation and updates of application packages, data base development tools, and other related elements;
- Defines and manages project scope, deliverables, schedules, cost estimates, and task lists;
- Performs development, review, and selection tasks related to Requests for Proposals and Requests for Qualifications;
- Communicates project status, resolving project issues, problems, and changes;
- Manages and tracks projects from initiation to successful completion;
- Establishes and maintains relationships at all levels of the assigned organization;
- Manages projects using VTA personnel, consultants, and vendors, as needed;
- Communicates with vendors of application software;
- May be required to monitors project expenditures, recommending adjustments as necessary;
- Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
A VTA employee designated as a "Business Process Owner" and/or "Super User" with four (4) years of experience in that capacity, in addition to performing and leading others in system upgrades and demonstrated technical coursework in SAP or systems used at VTA, meets the minimum qualifications for this classification. Experience with transit/transportation-related applications is desirable.
Other Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge of at least one and a basic understanding of other Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP) system modules (such as Funds Management, Materials Management, Projects, Systems, Finance), Reporting Services, Electronic Documents Management System and SharePoint, or Construction or CMP systems (such as Contract Management, Construction Scheduling, Document Management, Traffic Modeling, or Records Management);
- Systems analysis and design principles and procedures;
- Principles, potentials and limitations of electronic data processing equipment;
- Relational database design, implementation, maintenance and integration techniques to provide integrity, accuracy, security and performance efficiency;
- Project procurement process in the public sector;
- Management of vendors and consultants;
- Principles and practices of lead supervision and training;
- Computer programming, on-line programming, and programming documentation principles and techniques;
- Work planning and project management techniques.
- Evaluate processes proposed for business systems and enterprise systems modules, determine impact, and make decisions for recommended solutions and changes;
- Manage multiple projects involving personnel from multiple departments, as well as consultants and vendors;
- Multitask with a strong attention to detail and shift from one project to another when priorities change;
- Develop Crystal and/or Oracle and/or SQL and/or ACCESS or equivalent reports;
- Develop relationships with the user community;
- Analyze, design, program, install and maintain complex computer systems;
- Prepare and present comprehensive and clear reports and recommendations;
- Lead and direct the work of subordinate personnel;
Please read this job announcement in its entirety before applying. We recommend printing or saving a copy for future reference.
To be considered, applications must be submitted online through the Human Resources department by the posted deadline. If the job posting is listed as “continuous,” we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the posting may close without prior notice. Once your application is submitted, you will receive an immediate email confirmation.
Important: Only online applications will be accepted for this recruitment. We do not accept paper applications, resumes, Job Interest Notification Cards, or incomplete/unsubmitted applications in place of a fully completed application.
Communication & Contact Information
All updates regarding your application—including notices for testing and interviews—will be sent via email. Be sure to select email as your preferred method of communication and maintain a valid, up-to-date email address. Applicants are also responsible for keeping their phone numbers and mailing addresses current in their online profiles.
Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to provide individual updates. Please check your application status through your online account. For technical support, contact NEOGOV at (855) 524-5627, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (PST), excluding holidays.
Application Review & Processing
All current and prior relevant work experience—including experience with VTA—must be fully detailed in the Work Experience section of your application. Entries such as “see resume” are not acceptable. Incomplete or improperly completed applications may be rejected, even if you meet the minimum qualifications.
While you are welcome to upload a resume, it does not substitute for completing the online application in full. Be sure that your application accurately reflects the education and experience necessary for the position.
Applications are reviewed throughout the recruitment process to determine whether candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Meeting these minimums or advancing through any stage does not guarantee further consideration. Any misrepresentation or falsification of qualifications, experience, education, or training may result in disqualification and/or exclusion from future employment opportunities with VTA.
- Train customers, staff and others, as needed;
- Independently perform the most difficult design and programming activities assigned;
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
- Prioritize complex and demanding workloads;
- Work with assigned division management on priorities and program definition;
- Keep current with changes within functional area, such as methods, practices, and technology;
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work;
- Organize work and manage time effectively.
Week of Oct 27-31
Conditions of Employment
Final candidates must successfully complete a Livescan background check, reference checks, verification of education or certifications, and a criminal history review before appointment.
Eligibility List
The established Eligible List from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancies and additional vacancies that may occur. Eligible Lists typically remain in effect for six (6) months. However, Human Resources may abolish Eligible Lists at any time during the six (6) month period. Human Resources may extend eligible Lists for up to two (2) years. Eligible Lists may be used for more than one recruitment.
Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodations
VTA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the recruitment and examination process. To request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department at (408) 321-5575 or email [email protected] at least five business days before the test.
Equal Employment Opportunity
VTA is an equal employment opportunity employer. VTA does not and will not tolerate discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age, ancestry, color, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, national, origin, immigration status, political affiliation, race, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, medical condition, disabled veteran or veteran status, etc.
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