With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all of our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential. 

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

The Office of Director of Finance was created by the Home Rule Charter to give the Mayor and the City government a principal officer responsible for the financial, accounting, and budgeting functions of the executive branch. The Director of Finance is thus the chief financial officer of the City and all powers and duties concerning finances, accounting, and budgeting in the executive branch are directly or indirectly the Director's. The mission of the Finance Department’s Office of Property Data (OPD) is to lead and manage a cohesive program for the efficient collection, maintenance, and distribution of current and accurate property information across all City departments.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for collecting, documenting and analyzing business requirements and creating process documents related to the mission of the OPD. Additionally, the Senior Business Analyst will utilize GIS tools to create reports for Senior Leadership. The successful candidate must reside within the City of Philadelphia or establish residency within six months of employment.

SALARY - Commensurate with education and experience

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Business Requirements Gathering:

• Serve as a liaison between business and technology functions.
  
• Lead and conduct requirements-gathering sessions with stakeholder departments.
  
• Identify organizational strengths and weaknesses and develop options for improvement.
  
• Evaluate business problems and their relationship to technology.
  
• Create high-level and detail-level business process documentation, both for current and future state.
  
• Evaluate existing business processes to determine where processes are slow, broken, counter-productive, or in conflict with processes in other departments; recommend changes.
  
• Work collaboratively with stakeholder departments to define a future state that meets departmental and OPD objectives.

Project Design and Implementation:

• Work with the OPD team to develop vendor RFPs for design and implementation services.
  
• Work with contractors to ensure designs meet approved business requirements.
  
• Serve as Project Manager on OPD initiatives as needed.
  

Geospatial Analysis:

• Provide high-level GIS technical expertise to the OPD team.
  
• Create reports in support of ongoing projects and Finance initiatives. 
  
• Responsible for GIS data development and conversion, data analysis, and cartography.
  
• Evaluate GIS capabilities of existing property data systems in stakeholder departments.
  
• Use and develop GIS software to map and analyze databases and layers and determine the best approach for linking disparate datasets.
  
• Oversee work of GIS consultants or GIS specialists as needed.

Ongoing Operations:

• Serve as a liaison between OPD, the Office of Information Technology, and stakeholder departments, ensuring open communication and maintaining a strong partnership and customer service culture.
  
• Continually evaluate system effectiveness and potential for improvement, implement changes as needed.
  
• Serve as a key member of the OPD team, ensuring the department is well-represented and its primary objectives are met.

COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of how business processes can be automated through strategic technology investments
  
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specifications
  
• Ability to lead cross-departmental teams
  
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  
• Ability to present complex ideas to diverse audiences
  
• Strong presentation skills both oral and written
  
• Ability to develop innovative solutions to solve complex problems
  
• Strong knowledge of GIS principles, methods, and techniques, with an emphasis on cutting-edge development and implementation

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• 5+ years experience using GIS tools
• 5+ years experience in business analysis, process mapping, and project management
• Extensive experience in software tools such as MS Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Technical expertise a plus
• Background in local government preferred but not required
  

Please submit a resume and cover letter with your application.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age,disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to pchr@ phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website at: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations

The successful candidate must reside in the City of Philadelphia or establish primary residence in the City of Philadelphia within 6 months of employment.