Business Analyst

Who We Are

At Old Second, you're first! For more than 150 years, Old Second has consistently put businesses and individuals throughout the Chicago area first, and we're only getting started.

With great employees we've grown from a single location in the back of a general store to 50 locations and over $6 billion dollars in assets. At Old Second we embrace values that foster an environment of community and growth. Recently, we've been voted a Forbes Best-In-State Bank for Illinois by our customers. Be a part of something big as we continue our growth story together!

Summary: This position is responsible for assessing and analyzing business processes for operational effectiveness as part of the Project Management Office. Identifies, designs and implements process improvement solutions. Serves as a liaison between assigned business unit(s) and PMO, providing in-depth knowledge of the functional capabilities of specific software applications and a functional understanding of the user environment. For this role, we are looking for an individual to partner with our various Lending verticals and their software systems and vendors.

Essential Functions:

• Technical Subject Matter Expert on the systems that support lending business processes.
• Gathers requirements for a request, product proposal and/or for the project life cycle.
• Researches vendor and software solutions and participates in vendor review and selection,
• Participates on project teams related to new product development and deployment, and implementing new banking software, upgrades and migrations.
• Collaborates with the project team to complete project level documentation including requests for proposal, Business Case, documenting scope and internal impact and risk assessments.
• Builds test scripts based on design specifications and configurations and assists with validation tasks.
• Develops SDLC and technical reference documentation to explain product functionality, software applications, processes, workflows and data flows.
• Assigned as a System Admin and assists the business and/or vendor on workflow decisions and configurations as well as the solution build.
• Assists the business to develop process improvements, opportunities for automation and process efficiencies.
• Investigates root cause and assists with identifying resolution for supported software systems and file processes.
• Provides post implementation support for system changes and upgrades via Change Management and coordinates release reviews, testing and deployment tasks.
• Maintains an understanding of assigned bank lending systems and how they relate to each other and their dependencies.
• Participates as a member of the conversion team for mergers and acquisitions.
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and two or more years of business/systems analysis, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
  
  
  

Competencies:

• Strong background in lending products and processes; preferably commercial lending
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of banking operations.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of Automation and Scripting Tools
• Knowledge of API/Integration technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong technical writing ability
• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills
• Experienced in creating business analytics with visual and SQL based tools
  
  
  

Preferred, but not required:

• Technical experience with Jack Henry core banking software.
• Experience with LoanVantage, Encompass, MeridianLink, LaserPro
  
  
  

Thanks for considering Old Second!