HRIS Business Analyst

Description

HRIS Business Analyst: 

At B&A, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value – not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision. We’d love for you to join our team!

Job Summary: 

The Senior Functional Analyst serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders, Human Resources, project management teams, and system users to support the implementation, configuration, enhancement, and optimization of HR technology solutions. This role is responsible for gathering requirements, facilitating stakeholder engagement, supporting system pilots and testing activities, developing policies and documentation, and ensuring successful adoption of HR systems and related business processes.

Responsibilities: 

• Conduct listening sessions, workshops, and meetings with participating Courts and key stakeholders to gather business requirements and process feedback.
• Facilitate recurring meetings with participating Courts to support pilot activities, issue resolution, and project updates.
• Analyze business needs and make research-based recommendations regarding the configuration, implementation, and optimization of USA Staffing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify operational challenges and recommend process improvements.
• Support pilot testing activities to ensure USA Staffing notifications, workflows, and automated processes function accurately and timely.
• Review enhancement opportunities and support the implementation of approved system improvements.
• Coordinate closely with the DCIO Project Management Team to support implementation activities, schedules, deliverables, and stakeholder communications.
• Monitor system functionality and assist in troubleshooting business process and workflow issues.
• Track project milestones, suspense dates, assignments, and deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Monitor and prioritize worklists, ensuring activities are completed according to project timelines and business priorities.
• Provide status updates, risk identification, and issue tracking support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support project planning, execution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, revise, and maintain HR policies, procedures, and operational manuals.
• Create and maintain technical and functional documentation, including business requirements, functional requirements, process flows, user guides, and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure documentation supports compliance with organizational policies and established HR business processes.
• Assist with change management, training, and user adoption efforts.

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field — or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience in business analysis

Required Skills

• 3+ years of business analysis experience, including gathering requirements and supporting HRIS, applicant tracking, or talent acquisition systems.
• Hands-on experience with USA Staffing  (as a configuration analyst, administrator, 'super user,' or functional analyst).
• Working knowledge of the federal hiring lifecycle — announcement, assessment, certification, selection, and onboarding — and federal HR concepts such as merit system principles and veterans' preference.
• Demonstrated skill in requirements gathering, process mapping, and writing clear functional documentation (user stories, use cases, SOPs).
• Experience supporting functional/user acceptance testing (UAT) for system changes and releases.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to build reports or analyze data in tools such as Excel, Cognos, or comparable BI platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between business and technical audiences.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust / suitability determination; U.S. work authorization required.

Desired Skills:

• Prior experience supporting federal agency human capital or talent acquisition programs as a contractor.
• Experience with USA Hire assessments and/or USA Staffing Onboarding.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery, ServiceNow or a comparable ticketing system, and SharePoint.
• Business analysis or project management certification (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMP) or a federal HR / IPMA-HR credential.
• Experience developing hiring dashboards and metrics for HR leadership

More About B&A:

Notable Clients
B&A has grown to be a company that is trusted by our clients for exceptional service, innovative solutions, and inspired employees. Our service extends through federal, state, and local Government, the private sector, and higher education. Some of our notable clients include Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Senate, U.S. Courts, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Navy, and more.

Benefits and Programs
B&A is proud to offer full time employees a 100% premium paid medical plan option, which includes coverage for medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, disability, Teladoc, and accident insurance. In addition to these benefits, B&A employees enjoy paid time off, tuition assistance, B&A sponsored trainings and certifications, commuter transit benefits (SmartBenefits) for DC Metro full-time employees and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU).

B&A has launched several programs to focus on employee engagement, wellness, and assistance.

These include:

· The B&A Cares program: on-staff registered counselor, 30/60/90-day wellness check ins, personal development, financial management, and stress management seminars, wellness challenges, and more

· A formal mentorship program

· Job shadowing and cross training opportunities

· Brand Ambassador program

· Lifeworks Employee Assistance Program (EAP): engagement through guided wellness and peer recognition. Access to various support resources to include counseling, legal guidance, financial planning, and more

· Monthly virtual events

· B&A Annual Wellness Challenge: #StepWithB&A, #WalkDuringLunchWithB&A, #VolunteeringWithB&A, and #ExerciseDuringLunchWithB&A, and more

At B&A, we place significant importance on improving the communities and lives of citizens across the nation through our involvement, technology expertise, and employees. B&A puts an emphasis on charitable efforts in the Northern Virginia area, including Capital Area Food Bank pantry drives, book donations, Hope for Henry Foundation events, and many more. In recognition of all these efforts, B&A has been named a Companies as Responsive Employers (CARE) award recipient by Northern Virginia Family Services and nominated by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award.

EEO

B&A provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. B&A complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy covers conduct occurring at B&A’s offices, and other workplaces (including client sites) and all other locations where B&A is providing services, and to all work-related activities.

EEO is the Law

B&A participates in e-Verify. We provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I-9 Form to confirm work authorization.