Business Systems Analyst

Salary: $75,387.00 - $104,592.00 Annually
Location : IL, IL
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 00280
Department: Innovation and Technology
Opening Date: 02/21/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Description
As the Business Systems Analyst on the Lake Forest's Innovation & Technology team, you will be responsible for aligning technology to business strategies throughout the City.
This position will be focused on researching new systems to ensure they can be implemented and/or maintained to meet City business needs and analyzing current business processes to provide increased efficiencies for the organization.
Work assignments will include driving City departments to determine their technology needs, identifying system modifications, and challenging them on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute IT related initiatives.
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Starting Salary Range: $75,387-$85,122 Depending on Qualifications
Full Benefits Package
Open Until Filled
Examples of Duties
Under the guidance of the Assistant Director of IT, provide Business Systems support to the different departments across the City:

• Evaluate and analyze City's information systems needs and requirements
• Prepare specifications & instructional documents, flow charts, and process diagrams for users to follow
• Oversee the implementation of required hardware and software systems
• Work with vendor representatives to identify and correct causes of hardware and software malfunctions and to perform enhancements
• Ability to successfully engage in multiple initiatives with different departments
• Provides support to helpdesk ticketing system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science preferred; experience in related fields can be used in lieu of educational requirements
• 5+ years of experience in the IT industry
• Analytical and project management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret user business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Strong Microsoft Office, Power BI, & 365 administration skills, a plus

Supplemental Information
Full Benefits Package
Starting Salary Range: $75,387-$85,122 Depending on Qualifications
Full Salary Range: $75,387-$104,592 Annual Progression Expected
Posted Until Filled
The City of Lake Forest is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, disability, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, LGBTQ identification, family status, or military status.
Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
City Benefits Include: Medical/dental/life insurance, flex spending account, deferred compensation plan, holidays/vacation/sick/emergency leave, retiree health savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, pension program, employee assistance program.
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