Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. The formation of Covia in 2018 is the most recent of many significant milestones in our shared history. Built from the merging of Fairmount Santrol and Unimin Corporation, Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.
Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly-skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.
Covia is looking for a dynamic BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST who will have a positive impact on the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY team at its INDEPENDENCE, OH location. This position will apply proven analytical, problem-solving and communication methods to both identify and pursue business systems opportunities in support of Covia’s strategy. The Business Systems Analyst will have a shared responsibility for all aspects of the IFS platform within Covia to include analysis, business solution definition, support, enhancement and implementation.
THE SUCCESSFUL INCUMBENT WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Define requirements through process analysis as well as cross-functional team collaboration and development of written Functional Specifications.
- Share best-practices to identify and prioritize solutions that support Covia goals.
- Participate in all activities related to the design, configuration, implementation and maintenance of IFS business applications.
- Communicate project goals, impacts, and status updates to key stakeholders across the organization.
- Partner with lines-of-business to create and maintain documentation for IFS processes & procedures; lead and participate in training initiatives as needed.
- Assist in developing procedures and standards to help meet organization’s compliance requirements (SOX, IT General Controls, etc.) while following established change management processes.
- Support upgrades and expansion of IFS system usage as well as solutions to satisfy business needs.
- Perform other function-related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
THE SUCCESSFUL INCUMBENT WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Deep knowledge of IFS Applications ERP (Version 9 or above) and some familiarity working with financial processes.
- Hands-on experience requirements gathering, authoring of Business Requirements Documents, completing functional verification/validation testing.
- Experience using Oracle SQL Developer (OSD), TOAD or similar toolset for analyzing data and reporting.
- Experience in understanding financial business needs and defining solutions that make use of IFS technologies implemented by Covia including Custom Fields, Custom Events, Saved Searches, Lobbies / Lobby Elements, Quick Reports, SQL Queries, SSRS Report Specifications, Custom Logical Units, IALs and Data Migrations.
- Highly self-motivated and directed, with ability to thrive in rapidly changing environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication (verbal/written) and cross-functional collaboration skills combined with exceptional listening skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive internal and external information.
- Ability to travel up to 20% outside of Ohio.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Management or a closely related field.
- Minimum 5 years technical business experience with increasing responsibility, demonstrated success in business analysis, process design, and support of IFS Applications.
- Project management, implementation, and/or training experience preferred.
BENEFITS:
- Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
- 401K with company matching and fixed annual contributions
- Vacation + Paid Holidays
- Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long Term Care Insurances
- Employee Assistance Program
At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.
The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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