Junior Business Analyst

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About the role:

Velvetlane Consulting Group is looking for a Junior Business Analyst to join a small, steady team. We want someone who writes clear user stories, asks the uncomfortable question in requirements sessions and tests what gets built. Our headquarters is in Edmonton, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

Day to day:

• Identify gaps between the system and how people actually do the work.
• Analyse data in Excel and SQL to size problems and measure results.
• Present findings and recommendations to managers and executives.
• Prepare training materials and job aids for new processes.
• Maintain a prioritized backlog with the product owner.
• Write user stories and acceptance criteria in Jira.

Minimum qualifications:

• 1+ years as a business analyst or in a similar requirements role.
• Experience writing user stories, requirements documents and test cases.
• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems or a related field.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Clear writer and presenter.
• Familiar with Agile and Scrum.

Nice to have:

• Finance or supply chain domain knowledge.
• NetSuite, SAP or Dynamics 365 implementation experience.

Benefits:

• Paid in USD.
• Company laptop.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Candidates must be eligible to work in India.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Velvetlane Consulting Group.