Systems & Conversion Analyst

Company: First Merchant's Bank
Location: Daleville
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Position Goals:

Ensure assigned core banking and related deposit or loan systems bring the expected business value, work reliably well and support organizational growth by providing business analysis and technical support services that ensure products, processes, data conversion, reports and other operational needs are met.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide application support services of the assigned Deposit or Loan applications, specifically focusing on the core banking Deposit or Loan system and related Deposit or Loan systems.
  
• This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining, troubleshooting, supporting Deposit or Loan systems and assisting the senior level staff in ensuring system release levels are kept current.
  
• Assist senior staff in the development requirements through information gathering session to determine how the assigned core Deposit or Loan servicing and related Deposit or Loan systems can be utilized to meet company needs.
• Work with application Subject matter experts, vendors, Deposit or Loan operations and other internal constituents to achieve departmental objectives.
• Aid senior staff in the Gathering and assessment of requirements for software utilization through data analysis, product mapping and interviews.
• Create data maps and transaction workflow documents showing exactly how required fields of information will be converted. The data mapping forms the technical specification for the integration. Share data maps with vendor and programmers, clients, and others as appropriate to ensure successful conversion. Refine mapping through iterative validation. Review all work with senior staff as required.
• Assist in the testing of software against customer specific needs, share with customer reports and application specific data that reflects how conversion and or migration of data will be processed. Review conversion results (reports, balancing, data load, and change) to refine and confirm requirements. Work with Senior level staff to obtain formal results acceptance.
• Examine data and reports to make sure conversion is processing correctly, run tests scripts to see how transactions process through the software and verify/validate accuracy of data through the generation of a variety of reports and completion of system reconciliation activities.
• Aid with the examination of client's processes, forms, and reports to determine operational needs and document what the software will do and all related processes, forms, reports, etc. to be used after conversion is complete.
• Participate in FMB projects as needed (system upgrades, bank integration, etc.). Collaborate with other departments to aid in the implementation and fulfil the initiative purpose and goal through standard best practice techniques. For smaller initiatives, act as a project leader and ensure all aspects of the project are completed.
  
• Document the project needs.
• Analysis/options or feasibility research of needs and viable solutions.
• Visually map solutions and present in an easy-to-understand manner to get a decision.
• Identify, gather, and document technology and/or business solutions requirements.
• Complete detailed workflow process mapping.
• Develop testing strategies and execute test plan to mitigate deployment risk.
• Recommend preferred solutions to senior members of department.
• Implement (identify issues and escalate/manage resolution as required).
• Develop supporting documentation (process/procedure manuals).
  
• Maintain and manage reporting systems to provide actionable information to drive business decisions.
  
  Position Requirements:
  
  Education -High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
  
  Experience -A minimum of three (3) years of deposit or loan servicing, operations, line of business or similar experience in the financial services industry.
  
  Other -None
  
  Preferred Requirements:
  
  Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or related field of study.
  
  Similar experience supporting core Deposit or loan servicing systems (FIS, Fiserv, CSI, Jack Henry, etc.).
  
  Commercial bank operations and servicing experience supporting FIS Horizon Deposit or Loan system.
  
  Working knowledge of SQL or other reporting technology.
  
  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
  
  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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