firstPRO is now accepting resumes for a Senior Application & Automation Analyst in Newton, MA. This is a direct hire role and onsite 3 days per week.
The Senior Application & Automation Analyst is responsible for the support and maintenance of the accounting and core operational applications utilized by the company. As part of a dynamic team, the Senior Application & Automation Analyst performs maintenance activities, resolves support issues, implement robotic process automation, develops reports and participates on projects that promote efficient operations. This individual should possess a strong accounting and technical aptitude and have the drive to continue to learn and develop.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into clear, actionable requirements.
- Utilize Azure DevOps to manage and prioritize backlogs, as well as plan and execute Program Increment and release planning.
- Create detailed project plans and timelines and manage project execution from start to finish.
- Communicate project progress to stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.
- Contribute to various group projects as a project team member.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives, to keep the team on track.
- Work with vendor implementation and internal software development teams to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
- Assist in the support and maintenance of accounting and core operational applications, including Argus Enterprise, Concur, Cornerstone and Egencia.
- Perform monthly maintenance activities such as data loads and scenario archiving.
- Evaluate business requests for automation and develop process automation recommendations.
- Build new processes and objects using our development best-practices.
- Create, or help the process owner to create, user acceptance testing (UAT) documents, identifying all the process scenarios and their expected outcomes
- Assist with testing application patches and upgrades that enhance system usability and performance.
- Train end users and share best practices.
- Stay current with industry trends and best practices in Commercial Real Estate and apply this knowledge to improve project delivery.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role, preferably within the Commercial Real Estate industry (Yardi, Argus Enterprise).
- 2+ years of experience with developing digital workers using the UiPath RPA platform.
- Experience with UiPath Orchestrator. UiPath certification preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with data and make data-driven decisions.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
