Business Analyst

Job Description
We are seeking a Business Analyst for a direct hire/permanent role in Los Angeles, CA.
In this role, you will facilitate business process improvement via the methodical investigation, analysis, review and documentation of functional business specifications. This role will manage the requirements development process through the elicitation, analysis, specification and verification of multiple levels of requirements from an end-to-end perspective and supports the ongoing management of the requirements. This position will develop report and analysis for the department. You will manage and coordinate the implementation and/or integration of products or new features for clients including client training and provides subject matter expertise (SME) and support of the department's inbound and outbound functions.
Duties
Develop functional and user acceptance test plans and scenarios.
Coordinate functional and user acceptance testing by executing the testing strategy, scheduling resources and tracking test performance.
Perform data analysis to support evaluation of system defects or to develop requirements for new functionality;
assist in various system trouble shooting and balancing and correction efforts including analysis, verification and validation of issues and fixes.
Coordinate activities including on-time delivery, testing and production moves.
Collaborate with I.T. on all department related efforts, including submission of Service Requests and writing BRD's.
Coordinate related data requests from internal departments, and/or assist I.T. with definition of criteria.
Delegate data and reporting requests to business analysts. Facilitate collaborative system and data design sessions with the user community, technical architecture resources and development resources. Preparation of status updates to enterprise for distribution and communication.
Work as a technical support and liaison to designated I.T. personnel to provide testing, support and feedback on enhancement requests and regular updates/releases;
adhere to release schedules.
Provide analytical support for critical corporate initiatives including business function support for system migrations and consolidations, significant business area process improvement projects and complex product installations.
Participate and contribute on the development/ creation of data models and interface design specifications.
Support internal/ external stakeholder's roadmap and audits as needed.
Oversee the business process support across multiple client engagements.
Communication with internal/ external stakeholders for department's submission requirements.
Review submission of data against established benchmarks and coordinate correction and improvement efforts.
Monitor timely and accurate outbound data submission to state and federal recipients.