Business Systems Analyst 2 Payroll Systems

#2818 - Business Systems Analyst 2 Payroll Systems

Assigned to the Systems Support Group within the Bureau of State Payroll Services. These positions combine New York State payroll knowledge with business systems technical knowledge and expertise of the New York State Payroll System. Positions analyze the business needs of payroll operation areas to ensure compliance, diagnose problems, and propose solutions; test corrections that have been made to files, programs, and processes; schedule the implementation of new and modified jobs into the batch schedule; and verify that changes made to the system meet deadlines and are working correctly.

Position Summary:

Item #: 02139
Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Division: Payroll, Accounting and Revenue Services
Bureau: State Payroll Services
Jurisdictional Class: Competitive
Appointment Type: Permanent
Salary Grade: 23
Salary Range: $90,582 - $114,585
Employment Type: FULL TIME
Occupational Category: Other Professional Careers
NY HELPS: Yes
Travel Percentage: 0%
Work Week: Monday - Friday
Work Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Shift: First Shift Day
Mandatory Overtime: No
Compressed Workweek Allowed: No
Telecommuting Allowed: Yes

How to Apply:

To be considered for this position, you must create a candidate profile or log in to your profile and upload the documents listed below.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• College or University Transcripts

Please ensure item number 02139-JCF is included in each document's file name. Transcripts are required if the position has educational requirements or allows education as a substitution for minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:

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No exam required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program:

Non-Competitive Qualifications for appointment under the NY HELPS Program:

For appointment to a Business Systems Analyst 2 (Payroll Systems), you must have:

• A bachelor's degree AND three years of business analysis experience in a largescale automated system such as a customized Oracle People Soft application, performing the following: eliciting requirements as the foundation for the solution to the organization's business needs; identifying solutions aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, business process, or product/service to fulfill the business requirements; describing in a written document what the system, process, or product service must do in order to satisfy the established business requirements; validating requirements throughout the product/system development life cycle (SDLC); and developing test plans/scenarios and logical designs, testing the scenarios, reviewing test results, identifying constraints and risks, and/or communicating with stakeholders.

Competitive Minimum Qualifications:

You must be reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title or eligible to transfer to this title under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.

For 52.6 transfer to a Business Systems Analyst 2 (Payroll Systems), salary grade (SG)-25, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55-b/55-c service in an approved title for transfer allocated to a SG-23 or above.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office " GOT-IT (ny.gov)

Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade.

Non-Competitive promotion (NCP) qualifications:

You must be a qualified employee of the Office of the New York State Comptroller and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Business Systems Analyst 1 (Payroll Systems).

NCP notes:

If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is three or less, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a noncompetitive promotion without further examination under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law.

If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is more than three, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a provisional promotion under the provisions of Section 65 of the Civil Service Law.

Preferred Qualifications/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Business Analysis:

Required - demonstrated experience in requirements gathering, analysis, modeling, communication, specification, and implementation for small to medium scope projects

Preferred - demonstrated knowledge of Oracle/PeopleSoft products (ex. Hyperion)

Preferred - demonstrated knowledge of financial applications - preferably in the functional areas in use at OSC (ex. procure-to-pay, billing/accounts receivable, general ledger, budgeting/commitment control, security, workflow, grants management, etc.)

• Analytics: ability to perform the following effectively: creative thinking; decision making; problem solving; systems thinking
• Business:ability to understand the business environment and translate that into effective requirements
• Communications: ability to express oneself and communicate with others verbally and in writing; ability to transmit and receive information clearly and succinctly with respect to the intended audience
• Interpersonal: ability to demonstrate effective conflict management, flexibility, adaptability, and emotional intelligence; ability to work in a dynamic team environment; ability to support a team-based approach to work
• Stakeholder Relations: ability to demonstrate exceptional, value-added service to internal and external customers;
• Supervision:

Preferred - demonstrated experience supervising a team of two or more employees at salary grade 18 or higher

• Technology: ability to use Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project effectively and efficiently; ability to understand the Statewide Financial System (SFS) and its various processes

Contact Information:

If you have questions about this vacancy, please contact:

Division Contact:

Jessica D. Hill
ooo_staffing@osc.ny.gov

Human Resources Contact:

Jaylin Frese
(518) 474-1924
Recruit@osc.ny.gov

Telecommuting

The Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency's mission and operational needs. Generally, employees new to OSC will be restricted from telecommuting for at least 8 calendar weeks. After the initial 8 calendar week restriction, if an employee's primary residence location, duties and work performance are aligned with telecommuting they may be allowed to do so. Upon approval to telecommute, OSC employees may telecommute up to 5 days per pay period.

Reasonable Accommodation

The NYS Office of the State Comptroller provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Division of Human Resources at (518) 474-1924.