Business Analyst, Unclaimed Property

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid Work Options
• Award-Winning Culture
• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
• 401K with Employer Match
• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
• Fertility Assistance Program
• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
  
  
  

The Business Analyst, Licensed Software, will liaise with solution stakeholders to gather information and analyze solution performance in order to capture business requirements and prioritize functionality enhancements, and contribute to future releases. The Business Analyst will interview solution users, solution owners, designers and developers and monitor industry best practices to collect, document and prioritize business requirements for communication to the solution team to drive product enhancements.

Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People

• Establish relationships with solution stakeholders including external clients, internal clients (Ryan practice areas), and industry subject matter experts.
  
  
  

Client

• Interview stakeholders to understand the transaction tax business process and how the solution integrates with and enables the business process.
• Document detailed transaction tax business processes.
• Prepare business requirements based on stakeholder interviews to address solution gaps; prioritize requirements and discuss with solution owners.
• Establish relationships with product owners to understand system functionality and future design roadmap.
  
  
  

Value

• Analyze existing business and system processes and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Identify and document gaps between solution functionality and business processes where enhanced functionality, reporting or tax content could remedy those gaps.
• Use computerized spreadsheets, relational databases, word processing software, and computer programming software to perform job functions.
• Evaluate new product releases to confirm business requirements have been met; communicate product release information to stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Skills

• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and consultative skills, and the ability to lead and facilitate business process discussions.
• Demonstrate experience acquiring familiarity with complex technologies relatively quickly.
• Be detail-oriented and capable of producing deliverables with a high level of accuracy.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles is preferred (SDLC, Agile, etc.).
  
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree from a four-year college or university and a minimum of two to four years of experience providing tax automation services is required. Accounting, Tax, or Information Technology degrees are desirable.
• Extensive experience modeling business processes and producing process documentation in a software consulting or information technology role.
• Have knowledge of transaction taxes in the United States and Canada.
  
  
  

Computer Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Project, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.
• Prior experience with transaction tax software is highly desirable.
  
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
  
  
  

Work Environment

• Standard indoor working environment.
• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the firm as well as interaction with external vendors and clients as necessary.
• Independent travel requirement: up to 10%.
  
  
  

Compensation

• For certain California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $85,000.00 - $112,200.00
• For other California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $78,000.00 - $102,850.00
• For Colorado based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $74,500.00 - $98,175.00
• For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $78,000.00 - $102,850.00
• For other Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $74,500.00 - $98,175.00
• For New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $85,000.00 - $112,200.00
• For other New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $71,000.00 - $93,500.00
• For Washington based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $78,000.00 - $102,850.00
• The Company makes offers based on many factors, including qualifications and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.