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Business Systems Analyst in San Francisco, CA

Business Systems Analyst Job Description

Business systems analysts (BSA) should take a bird’s-eye view of the operation, identifying key areas of growth and development. Using current- and future-state process models to support the business line and its suite of products and related systems, the BSA gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes business needs, documenting requirements and revising existing system and process logic issues. Practitioners must have a technical and project management background and finance understanding to communicate with C-Suite company representatives, in addition to strong interpersonal skills to work in a team environment and foster client relationships. A bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred. Excellent understanding of Microsoft Office products, Visio and the software development lifecycle are musts, as is experience working with SQL for querying data.

Typical business systems analyst duties:

Analyzing complex business problems and assessing how automated systems can solve themTranslating business requirements into highly specified project requirementsArchitecting cost-effective solutions and opportunities of varying complexity by collaborating with business and technical associatesLeading regulatory and compliance activities and software procurement

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Salary for Business Systems Analyst in San Francisco, CA
95513 - 132638
Low
95513
The candidate is new to the role or has limited experience and is building necessary skills.
Mid
116438
The candidate has moderate experience in the role, meets most requirements or has equivalent transferable skills, and may also have relevant certifications.
High
132638
The candidate has extensive experience and advanced skills for the role, and may also have specialized certifications.
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