Job ID: FL-PR547832-R100701 (99590630)
Hybrid/Local Financial BA (15+) with SCRUM, QA, Visio, Agile, Azure DevOps, QA, JCL, data cleansing, ISPF, panels and mainframe software experience
Location: Tallahassee, FL (DOT)
Duration: 20 Months
4 Scope of Services
Background: As a result of the Department’s efforts to re-engineer and modernize core financial systems, there have been over 1,500 computing assets identified as performing some level of financial planning, analysis, and management functionality that are impacted by the State of Florida’s accounting system. The Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) project is a multiyear endeavor to replace the State of Florida’s accounting and cash management systems with a modern financial management solution. The Florida PALM Project is targeted to replace Central, Payroll, and Departmental FLAIR functionality, with go-live scheduled for January 6, 2026.
The 1,500+ computing assets are comprised of interfaces, enterprise applications, databases, automated processes, and reporting programs within FDOT that will require remediation due to:
· Adoption of the Florida PALM Standardized Business Process Model.
· Transition to the Florida PALM Chart of Accounts values.
· Replacement of Central, Payroll and Departmental FLAIR functionality.
· Redevelopment of agency incoming and outgoing interfaces to the statewide accounting system.
· Implementation of Information Warehouse data to support agency specific reporting requirements.
The computing asset modifications to complete the FDOT PALM System Transition (FPST) will take place over the course of two years in alignment with the Florida PALM Project scheduled timeline.
Problem Statement: Modifications to the Department’s computing assets are necessary to align with the Florida PALM solution and are essential to the continuity of FDOT business. The selected candidate will be assigned to analyze and document end-user impacts for computing assets affected by Florida PALM within the Office of Work Program and Budget (OWPB). Computing assets determined to be impacted must be assessed to determine impact on customers, ensuring that their needs, concerns, and expectations are comprehensively addressed throughout implementation. Quality assurance and user acceptance testing will play a vital part of the overall remediation to ensure any discrepancies or gaps that may arise during implementation are quickly and properly addressed. As part of this effort, a review of remediation activities is necessary and determination must be made on remediation status of computing assets (based on final design criteria from Florida PALM), end user expectations, quality assurance or remediated computing assets, user acceptance testing and anticipated business outcomes. The selected candidate will be given access to existing documentation and staff and will be required to identify functional gaps, develop, and document all remediation activities necessary for successful implementation.
5 Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or financial related field and 10 years professional work experience. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for the degree. Special consideration will be given to candidates with Six Sigma certification or similar business analysis and engineering certifications.
6 Experience
Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in business process reengineering and documentation. This experience must also be in a professional environment, preferably in a financial discipline. Candidate will be expected to describe multiple past experiences with business process tools and how they were deployed for a successful outcome that met customer’s objectives.
7 Primary Job Duties / Tasks
The submitted candidate must be able to perform the following duties and/or tasks. Duties of the selected candidate will include, but not be limited to:
1. Coordinate the development of project schedules, implementation plans, and documentation for computing asset remediation and present to management, customers, and technical staff.
2. Lead User Acceptance and Florida PALM cycle testing; Confer with impacted personnel to ensure systems are performing as required.
3. Oversee the development of testing strategies, data scenarios, and test plans to ensure functional requirements are addressed.
4. Evaluate critical information gathered from multiple resources. Summarize detailed data into executive level formats as well as breaking down aggregate information into meaningful pieces.
5. Develop standardized desk procedures that include the purpose, prerequisites, process flows and narratives of business processes.
6. Help manage user stories, project backlog, sprint backlogs, participate in SCRUM meetings including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives within Azure DevOps.
7. Produce deliverables including, but not limited to, project schedules, implementation plans, documentation for computing asset remediation, business requirements, program specifications, supporting business processes, data conversion and technical impact analyses, quality assurance, quality control, user acceptance.
8. Use subject matter expertise, industry methodologies and best practices, and automated tools to analyze and make recommendations on behalf of the Department for required changes to complex financial-related business processes to align with the Florida PALM solution.
9. Prepare business specifications to communicate Department specific functional requirements for remediation efforts and address dependencies with other interfacing computing assets and external stakeholder interfaces.
10. Assist in business process redesign and documentation as needed to support ongoing efforts in the Office of Work Program and Budget and Enterprise environment.
11. Work with functional and enterprise system support staff during technical assessments of the Department’s internal financial-related systems and interfaces from/to the Florida PALM solution as needed.
12. Facilitate work sessions to elicit and prioritize remediation requirements. Identify any functionality seen as needed, but missing, in Department maintained systems. Include analysis of outstanding remediation requests.
13. Translate high level business requirements into detailed business documents and/or functional specifications.
8 Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of financial management best practices which can be translated to transportation financial practices.
2. Ability to produce legible and complete functional documentation in a way that thoroughly captures business processes and inputs/outputs of the applications.
3. Ability to analyze and accurately and completely define processes and workflows to design efficient information solutions, including missing or duplicate functionality in existing applications.
4. Ability to work effectively with users and a project team, to identify and document requirements for the maintenance, enhancement, or development of computer application systems, including technical overviews and context diagrams.
5. Knowledge of financial management best practices which can be translated to transportation financial practices.
6. Ability to produce legible and complete functional documentation in a way that thoroughly captures business processes and inputs/outputs of the applications.
7. Ability to analyze and accurately and completely define processes and workflows to design efficient information solutions, including missing or duplicate functionality in existing applications.
8. Ability to work effectively with users and a project team, to identify and document requirements for the maintenance, enhancement, or development of computer application systems, including technical overviews and context diagrams.
9. Knowledge of relational database theories and concepts.
10. Skill in testing complex applications and interpreting whether requirements and designs were met in the product.
11. Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and prioritize work assignments for him/herself or lower-level analysts.
12. Skill in accurately preparing schedule estimates for requirements analysis and computer programming tasks in a computer application maintenance environment.
13. Ability to work effectively with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Data Analysts, and Technical Architects to build efficient, viable solutions in the maintenance of business applications utilizing all established Departmental standards.
14. Ability to prepare complex computer program specifications.
15. Ability to prepare computer program test plans and to create test databases and test environments.
16. Ability to interpret and communicate technical information related to computer programming and data processing, both verbally and in writing.
17. Advanced skills with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
18. Experience working on accounting and financial computing applications and monitoring complex interfaces with external systems.
19. Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies and practices.
20. Knowledge of the SCRUM Framework.
Preferred (but not required) KSAs
21. Azure DevOps
22. Skill in performing QA reviews in determining that standards are met.
23. Knowledge of Job Control Language (JCL), Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) panels, and supporting mainframe software.
24. Skill in data conversion techniques, data cleansing approaches and validating data relationships.
9 General Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:
1. Communication: Ability to clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.e., project team meetings, management presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others.
2. Customer Service: Works well with clients and customers (i.e., business office, public, or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem.
3. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions.
4. Flexibility: Open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information. Has the ability to adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.
5. Interpersonal: Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others.
6. Leadership: Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations.
7. Problem Solving: Ability to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations accordingly.
8. Team Building: Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal.
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