Business Analyst III

Kforce has a client in Houston, TX that is seeking a Business Analyst III for an onsite contract role to support the Smart Metering Program, deploying the latest gas metering infrastructure and systems across multiple states. This role is part of a larger program team delivering a 5-7 year roadmap for the next generations of smart metering and devices. Responsibilities:

• Staying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems
• Performing metering deployment requirements gathering and analysis across multiple workstreams
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings via Teams
• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and the program management team
• Gathering critical metering deployment information from meetings with various stakeholders to align deployment interdependencies
• Work closely with project team, operations, and managerial staff
• Ensure deployment solutions meet business needs and requirements
• Communicate technical meter specification changes and document progress against planned milestones
• Developing integration test plans for gas metering systems across internal and external environments
• Data mapping from a client server application to SAP from end-user requirements
• Performing end-user acceptance testing as part of the project team
• Validating meter data across an IT architecture solution, end-to-end
• Updating and maintaining metering best practices and procedures
• Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements
• Serving as a liaison between program stakeholders and metering end-users
• Guiding standardization and IT testing best practices with cross-functional teams

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting or relevant field required
• 5-7 years of experience required
• Previous experience with computer applications, such as MS Office, Power BI, SAP, and Google BigQuery
• Strong knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one's time
• Strong ability to apply accounting and mathematical principles to work as needed
• Strong ability to analyze business trends and project future revenues and expenses
• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, customer service and interpersonal skills