Business Systems Analyst

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

The enterprise data business systems analyst helps develop enterprise data technology solutions that address the business needs of the MFS organization. They independently meet with project stakeholders and business partners at all levels of the organization to elicit and gather business requirements. They develop and maintain formal specifications that clearly outline the key requirements. The Business Systems Analyst collaborates with internal IT resources and external vendors to develop, test, deploy and support technology solutions. The Business Systems Analyst follows the MFS system‐development life cycle while working to release projects and support items for the benefit of our clients and internal business partners.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• The business systems analyst supports the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and enterprise data projects by working in conjunction with other internal groups to design, develop and support technology solutions.
• Performs analysis of business data needs to determine business requirements, data governance implications, and data quality requirements. Works with business users to understand and define needs above and beyond requirements provided by the business. Converts business requirements into functional specifications. Works closely with the business users, developers, QA, data modelers and other technology professionals to ensure that project deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Acts as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the technology organization to ensure proper implementation of requirements within the expected timetable. Communicates any material modifications of business requirements to business stakeholders.
• Participate in architectural discussions with development teams.
• Follow the MFS Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring that all steps of the process have been followed prior to releasing any code.
• Collaborate with the QA team in developing high-level test plans. Reviews test cases developed by the QA team.
• Provides timely application/production support and work with business partners and other IT departments to resolve questions, fix issues, assess user needs, and recommend solutions. Help in building and maintaining data checks for trustworthy data.
  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a business or technology related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in supporting enterprise data applications or similar data warehousing experience.
• Proven ability to efficiently utilize resources and communicate with others, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven analytical skills and demonstrated ability to make independent decisions.
• A firm understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile framework.
• Proven ability to develop data solutions to meet business needs.
• Strong SQL knowledge on Oracle or SQL Server.
• Familiarity with SSRS as a Reporting/BI Tools. Knowledge of Power BI is a plus.

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Base Salary Range: $62,500.00 - $90,000.00 This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.

At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)

• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually

• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches

• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves

• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account

• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)

• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email [email protected] for assistance.

MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.