Business Analyst (Financial Aid)

Attain Partners is an innovative consulting firm dedicated to disrupting the status quo to change the world and improve the lives of those we touch. From strategy to technology and everywhere in between, our experts use their unique skills to advance the important missions of education, nonprofit, healthcare, and state and local government clients.

People are at the center of all we do, and that's why we empower career growth, provide industry-leading benefits packages, encourage a flexible work environment, and foster a culture of inclusion to support the needs of our team. We share a collective passion for our mission and our people. Guided by our seven core values, The Attain Way, our vision is the foundation of our culture—to be and attain the best.

Attain Talent, the staffing division of Attain Partners, connects top-tier talent with impactful roles across government and commercial sectors. We are currently leading the search for a Business Analyst with financial aid experience to support one of our education clients.

The Business Analyst may play a role in client-facing aspects of the system's implementation lifecycle and a key role in the aspect of the software development lifecycle. As a member of the Product Development team, this individual will work closely with other Business Analysts, Product Managers and other subject matter experts, and Developers to ensure that Regent meets product utilization expectations. The ideal candidate for this role will have experience as a business analyst/business systems analyst within a fast-paced development team or financial aid office, with experience documenting high-level business and functional product requirements. Knowledge in financial aid for higher education and/or with Regent software is preferred.

This position is remote (work from home), with a travel requirement of up to 10%.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit and document requirements using business analysis, requirement gathering sessions, business process descriptions, use cases scenarios, and workflow analysis
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal clients to analyze information needs and functional requirements
• Serve as Regent's conduit between the financial aid community, client community (internal and external clients), and the software development team through which requirements flow
• Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language
• Collaborate with clients, developers or other subject matter experts to establish the product vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Contribute to Regent's Business Analysis discipline by training and coaching on business analysis best practices and capabilities, enhancing team knowledge and documentation in both Product Development and Services (implementation) teams
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret client business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements in the financial aid industry
• Work experience as part of a financial aid office in higher education
• Experience with system configuration and data conversion with primary external applications and solutions
• Experience working with clients in a collaborative development environment
• Background working with complex business systems and integration projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, developers, and other subject matter experts
• Strong work ethic and a definite team player attitude, with a deep commitment to client satisfaction
• Ability to prioritize work across multiple projects and be comfortable working in a fast-paced work environment
• Comfort in facilitating and training groups of users on system functionality
• Results-oriented and possessing a record of success in meeting deadlines
  
  

Attain Partners is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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