McDonald's Careers: Job Vacancy for Business Analyst (Oak Brook IL, USA)

Since 1955, we’ve been proud to serve the world some of its favorite food. And along the way, we’ve managed not just to live history, but create it:  from drive-thru restaurants to Chicken McNuggets to college credits from Hamburger U and much more. It’s been quite the journey, and we promise this is just the beginning-we’ve got our hearts set on making more history. The first McDonald’s drive-thru was created in 1975 near an Arizona military base—to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues. From the start, we've been committed to doing the right thing. And we've got the policies, programs and practices in place that allow us to use our size and scope to help make a difference. Because what's good for us, is good for us all. We seek qualified candidates for the below position.

Title:Business Analyst (Financial Applications)
Category:Information Technology
Req Number:6250-SS/RW
Location(s):Oak Brook IL

Description:
About the Position: 
Here's your chance to use your Financial experience in a different role! This IT Business Analyst role will be responsible for the development of solutions that support various RBIS (Regional Business Information Systems) needs of our internal clients including US Restaurant Development, Controller Group and Franchising. The person in this role will be required to have a strong financial background with Excel development experience as well as required to develop an understanding of business and technical needs (across business areas), define the business and technical requirements/processes, and then work closely with the I/T team to implement the solution. 


The ideal candidate will have experience in facilitating requirements gathering, documenting requirements and business processes, analyzing and evaluating possible solutions and testing the developed software solutions. This person must be an organized, self starter who thrives in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and have proven measurable experience with all aspects of the SDLC.

Position Responsibilities: 
Responsible for understanding the user requirements and separating them into functional and technical design. 
Able to analyze and incorporate the financial requirements in Excel Calculations. 
Responsible for requirements gathering and develop appropriate documents as a part of the System Development Life Cycle (Statement of Work, business and functional Design, Use Case and Process diagrams, Test Cases etc.) 
Builds relationships with business clients and serve as a liaison between business and I/T teams in the implementing solutions. 
Assist in prioritizing the enhancements with the business and I/T Project manager/Lead. 
Responsible in performing analysis, design, test plan creation and execution of test scenarios/scripts, as well as the deployment of new solutions and enhancements to existing applications. 
Assist in documenting the Communication, Training and deployment plans. 
Support the business by becoming the Subject Matter Expert for the RBIS applications and acts as a day-to-day point of contact with client 
Create end user application documentation and providing training/demonstration of the RBIS applications to the end-users. 
Deliver work and solutions on time and in a team environment that builds trust and respect with both IT team members and business

Experience:
Position Requirements: 
4+ years analytical experience in an environment where complex solutions are developed and deployed 
3+ years of experienice with Software lifecycle development, preferably in a financial tool 
2+ Years of experience with Excel as a Programming tool 
B.S. in Information Systems or Financial or related field required 
Ability to understand and analyze financial concepts and complex calculations 
Proven Communication skills with the ability to build strong partnership with business clients and technology teams to deliver solutions (e.g.written, verbal, presentation skills) 
Ability to grasp technical concepts quickly, strong ability to translate technical verbiage into easily understandable language for the customer 
Analyzes change requests to determine feasibility in relation to existing business requirements, processes, and data models 
Interfaces with vendors to understand whether vendor products will meet business and technical requirements 
Cultivates strong professional relationships with peers and vendors 
Experience creating test plan documents as well as executing tests with attention to details 
Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills 
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, specifically Word, Excel and Visio

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