The Business Analyst’s role will elicit, analyze, specify, and validate the business needs of stakeholders, be they customers or end users. This includes interviewing stakeholders and gathering and compiling user requirements to understand the technology solutions they need. The Business Analyst will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help the business make good technology decisions. The Business Analyst will also be proactive at following emerging Technology trends, watching for new technologies to optimize business processes. The Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in ensuring IT’s understanding of business requirements.What's in it for you?Compensation based on experienceFaith and purposed-based career opportunity!Fully Paid Health BenefitRetirement and Life insurance12 Paid Holidays PLUS BirthdayLunch is provided DAILY.Professional Certification DevelopmentHybrid remote/on-site work arrangements availableResponsibilitiesPosition will dually report into the Project Management office and Functional Vertical VP, the duties and responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include:Strategy and PlanningCollaborate with project sponsors to determine project scope and vision.Clearly identify project stakeholders and establish user classes, as well as their characteristics.Conduct interviews to gather user requirements via workshops, questionnaires, surveys, site visits, workflow storyboards, use cases, scenarios, and other methods.Identify and establish scope and parameters of requirements analysis on a project-by-project basis to define project impact, outcome criteria, and metrics.Work with stakeholders and project team to prioritize collected requirements.Research, review, and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing requirements-gathering processes and develop strategies for enhancing or further leveraging these processes.Acquisition and DeploymentAssist in conducting research on software and hardware products to meet agreed-upon requirements and to support purchasing efforts.Participate in the QA of purchased solutions to ensure features and functions have been enabled and optimized.Participate in the selection of any requirements documentation software solutions that the organization may opt to use.Operational ManagementAnalyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.Develop and utilize standard templates to write requirements specifications accurately and concisely.Translate conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers/project team.Where applicable, develop prototypes of interfaces and attributes based on user requirements.Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team.Develop and conduct peer reviews of business requirements to ensure that requirement specifications are correctly interpreted.Assist with the interpretation of user requirements into feasible options and communicate these back to the business stakeholders.Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary.Communicate changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements – verbally or through written documentation – to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood.Act as the departmental Solution(s) configuration subject matter expert (SME).RequirementsFunctional process expertise in Finance and Accounting systems and processes.Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development.Experience overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.Ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user-friendly language.Exceptional analytical and statistical skills with the ability to apply them to systems issues and products as required.Demonstrated project management skills and project management software skills, including planning, organizing, and managing resources.Understanding of application development and software development life cycle conceptsAble to influence and drive individuals and teams to meet key milestones and overcome challenges.Ability to work in a team and/or be an effective individual contributor.Experience with the following is preferredProfessional certifications with International Institute of Business AnalysisAccounting PractitionerHealthcare IndustryMicrosoft Office Suite of ProductsMonday Project Management PlatformSage Intacct Accounting SoftwareAbout Christian Healthcare MinistriesFounded in 1981, Christian Healthcare Ministries (CHM) is a health cost sharing ministry forChristians. CHM is a nonprofit, voluntary cost-sharing ministry through which participating Christians meet each other’s medical bills. The mission of CHM is to glorify God, show Christian love, and experience God’s presence as Christians share each other’s medical bills.