Business Data AnalystApex has an opportunity for a Business Data Analyst for a client in New York. Here are the details:Position: Business Data AnalystLocation: New YorkDuration: 18+ monthsDay-to-Day Responsibilities:Develop implementation and improvement plans by eliciting complex business requirements from key stakeholders through multiple processes to identify business needs, evaluate requirements and desired outcomes, analyze gap between current and future state and recommend solutionsTranslate business needs into actionable processes by evaluating information gathered from multiple sources, reviewing needs analysis findings, escalating questions, and clarifying issues to create, communicate and define user requirements for the development of effective solutionsAssess, document, and communicate impact of change to business and individuals by collaborating with internal and external key stakeholders to analyze information needs and functional requirements, accurately define costs, schedule timeline, and evaluate interdependencies to develop business requirements documentation for key stakeholder engagementBuild relationships with developers and subject matter experts by regularly communicating to establish the technical vision, analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs and gather information to meet requests within area of responsibility and achieve departmental service level agreementsInfluence the adoption of continuous improvement initiatives by assessing alignment of current process, program and systems to business requirements and recognizing opportunities for standardization, increased efficiency, cost reduction, increased quality, and improved user experience to enhance performance of position, team, and companySupport end-users by reviewing requests, aligning process changes with business requirements, and overseeing and contributing to team development of thorough process documentation to deliver effective and appropriate solutionsIdentify training requirements for assigned projects and business units by providing input to the training plan, supporting the development of training materials and participating in the training for assigned projects as requiredIdentify and eliminate risks to complex change implementation by planning user acceptance testing, clarifying, and ensuring developers understand requirements, coordinating users, executing tests, monitoring test completion, escalating issues and soliciting feedback to support accurate testing and alignment with desired outcomesServe as business analyst expert by guiding and mentoring lower-level analysts as required and collaborating with management to ensure team alignment with key stakeholder objectivesContribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity, and funMust Haves:4+ years of Business analysis and improvement experienceData Management and Governance experience (master data, reference data, data governance, metadata, data quality and profiling)Nice to Haves:Business analysis and improvement experienceData Management and Governance experience (master data, reference data, data governance, metadata, data quality and profiling)Project management experienceRequired Skills: Business AnalysisBasic Qualification: Additional Skills: Background Check: YesDrug Screen: YesNotes: Selling points for candidate: Project Verification Info: Candidate must be your W2 Employee: NoExclusive to Apex: NoFace to face interview required: NoCandidate must be local: YesCandidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship: YesInterview times set: :NoType of project: Project Management OfficeMaster Job Title: Bus.