Business Applications Analyst

Permanent position

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada (Remote)

Salary range: $120,000- $140,000

The Business Applications Analyst must possess qualifications and extensive hands-on experience in JD Edwards, project management, and the ability to lead a project (small to mid-size) or a small team. A Business Applications Analyst may oversee a group of business analysts and collaborate with other technical leads and SMEs.

• →Setup/ Configure JDE modules to meet business requirements
• →Document/Map Process, testing scenario's
• →Supervise the development and execution of business solutions, systems, and services.
• →Operate and analyze business applications, integrations, and data recovery methods.
• →Demonstrate at least Basic to intermediate project management skills to ensure timely completion of projects and adherence to organizational goals and objectives.
• →Participate as a project team member in strategic projects.
• →Collaborate with company heads, stakeholders, customers, and process owners to determine financial, business, and operational requirements and goals.
• →Verify the efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems and develop strategies for system improvements.
• →Define the scope and parameters of system analysis, setting up criteria for results.
• →Collaborate with other business analysts to plan, develop, design, and implement new applications and enhance existing applications.
• →Assess software products to ensure they meet end-user demands.
• →Assist management in making strategic decisions by providing cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses for business applications.
• →Analyze business requirements for modified and new business applications in collaboration with other business analysts and document fit/ gap analysis.
• →Conduct training sessions and provide guidelines to junior analysts.
• →Design methods and techniques for preparing and presenting business cases.
• →Respond to assigned Helpdesk support tickets on time. Provide knowledge transfer to colleagues and junior BAs to help answer support tickets and meet SLA conditions.
• →Ability to continuously learn and improve knowledge in relevant systems, modules, and technology.
• →Utilize available learning methods including self-learning and self-improvement to achieve knowledge required for successful system support and projects.
• →Ability to work in teams and to collaborate with others to achieve goals.
• →Efficient communications with vendors and third-party stakeholders to address system issues and to help close open tasks.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field is required.
• Minimum of eight years of experience in business analysis is necessary, with at least five years as a JDEdwards analyst and configurator.
• Experience implementing, configuring and supporting JDE Distribution (Inventory, Sales, Procurement) or Financial Modules (GL, AR, AP). For CNC specialists, CNC experience is required.
• Knowledge of JDE Orchestrator and JDE development tools is an asset.
• Experience in supervising the development and execution of software solutions.
• Proficient in analyzing system requirements, fit/gap analysis, and technical solution documentation.
• At least basic to intermediate Project management skills are required.
• Ability to understand and work toward organizational goals and objectives, collaborating with various stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a creative approach.
• Excellent verbal and nonverbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Efficient, logical reasoning skills.
• Ability to explain complex ideas in a simple and user-friendly language.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to set priorities and implement tasks in any environment.
• Customer service-oriented mindset.
• Expertise in using business analysis tools.
• Experience in preparing and conducting training sessions.