Accenture

Business Analyst

Accenture$86K — $176K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role
  • Proficient in gathering and analyzing business requirements
  • Strong knowledge of documentation practices for software development
  • Experience working within Agile or traditional project frameworks
  • Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical teams
  • Ability to produce clear and concise documentation including specifications and training materials
  • US Citizenship and ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

  • Gather and document business requirements for effective solutions
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into specifications
  • Define current and future state processes, identifying areas for improvement
  • Contribute to Agile or traditional delivery cycles including planning and reviews
  • Maintain communication and alignment with stakeholders throughout projects
  • Support development activities ensuring requirements are understood and met
  • Analyze data to provide insights and support decision-making

Benefits

  • Wide variety of benefits available
  • Ongoing acceptance of applications, no fixed deadline to apply
Full Job Description
The Work:

The Business Analyst role ultimately ensures that business needs are clearly articulated, well-documented, and accurately reflected in the solutions delivered. Through strong analytical skills, structured thinking, and effective collaboration, it helps drive consistently successful outcomes across the project or program.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements to support the design and delivery of effective solutions
  • Works closely with stakeholders to understand business needs, translate them into clear specifications or user stories, and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical implementation
  • Helps define current-state and future-state processes, identifies gaps or inefficiencies, and recommends improvements that enhance user experience and operational performance
  • Works collaboratively within Agile or traditional delivery frameworks and contributes to planning, reviews, and feedback cycles
  • Maintains strong communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure transparency, alignment, and clarity throughout the project lifecycle

Here's what you need:
  • Supports development and testing activities by ensuring requirements are fully understood, creating acceptance criteria, participating in backlog refinement, and validating delivered functionality
  • Assists teams by preparing test cases, reviewing outcomes, and verifying that solutions meet business expectations
  • Produces high-quality documentation such as process flows, requirements specifications, functional designs, release notes, and training materials
  • Supports decision-making by gathering data, analyzing root causes, and presenting insights or recommendations

Eligibility requirements:
  • US Citizen (no dual citizenship)
  • Must be eligible to obtain a government Top Secret Clearance


As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$86,400-$176,200 USD

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
Learn more about Accenture
Size
624,000 employees
Market Cap
$173.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
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