Business Analyst

Qualifications

IHMVCU, the largest credit union in the Quad City area, serving more than 132,000 members with over $1.7 billion in assets is seeking an insightful Business Analyst. This position will be located at our Headquarters in Moline, Illinois. This position will enjoy a hybrid work schedule with in office and remote work. The successful candidate will need the following skills/qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience
• 4 years’ experience as a Business Analyst conducting business analysis activities and documenting business requirements. Experience with both waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Experience working with all levels of staff, management, and vendors
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project and SharePoint.
• Experience creating wire frames
• RFP and Vendor Selection experience - preferred
• Knowledge of Credit Union operations and processes – preferred
• Experience with Journey Mapping – preferred
  
  

Summary of position: The Business Analyst is critical to success because it as interacts closely with the stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their needs, uses and goals on an organizational project. The analyst must have the ability to clarify those needs and translate them into clear, concise and thorough business requirements and/or use cases. This position has no direct reports. The business analyst requires excellent communication skills face to face, on the phone and through the various technical challenges, including through the project system. The goal of these interactions is to uncover the true needs of the request, translate that to action steps, and analyze the feasibility. It’s imperative that the Business Analyst ask probing questions and understand the scope of the need. This can include working with vendors on the options available in current systems. Professionalism, empathy and a mentality for service are keys to the success of these interactions, as well as the ability to distill complex details and communicate them in a clear and easy-to-understand manner. Decision making in this position is limited as the job is centered around gathering and analyzing information. Information and observations are provided to contribute to the decision-making process. The Business Analyst is responsible for suggesting alternatives for improvements. IHMVCU offers a competitive compensation and benefit package, including 401(k) with company match, holiday pay, paid time off, education reimbursement and health insurance including dental and vision.

Move Up your career at IHMVCU with this great opportunity! PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Sitting: Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Communication: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the written and spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately and quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Finger, handle, touch: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Lifting Demands: Up to 10 lbs.
• Visual Demands: Visual acuity to do things such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer screen; extensive reading.