Business Applications Analyst

The City of Grande Prairie is a vibrant, growing community located in the beautiful Peace Country region of Alberta. We are committed to providing exceptional public service and enhancing the quality of life for all residents. Grande Prairie is a great place to live, work, and play.

Our GITS Department is looking for a dedicated Business Applications Analyst to join the team.

Position Responsibilities

The City will look to you and your knowledge to delver on tasks such as:

• Ensuring the ERP/business application programs are kept current with the latest product releases through the monitoring and planning for scheduled system updates.
• Perform system tests, evaluate the cool new features that are released, and support users by trouble shooting issues as they arise
• Managing the ERP/business application programs for security and user access
• As a critical function in your role, you will manage the creation of user profiles and associate the system access accordingly
• Your business system reporting skills will be relied upon to gather and document organizational reporting requirements
• Monitoring of an ERP/business applications ticketing system will allow you to triage incoming requests, assign to appropriate resources, and manage tickets
• Your ease and familiarity with software will see you support some corporate applications as you assist the Business Systems team
• You will also have the opportunity to expand your database knowledge to other corporate applications as required. Those tasks would see you offer SQL database expertise and to give you exposure to other corporate database systems.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Technical diploma or university degree in computer science or equivalent combination of work experience and education.
• Three years of applied Business Applications Analyst/ERP experience
• ERP solutions knowledge (Oracle Fusion preferred)
• Finance experience as it relates to ERP systems an asset
• Database design and management skill (eg. T-SQL, Oracle)
• Excellent logical and analytical skills
• Organization and self-management skills
• The ability to learn new technologies and applications
• Actively seek improvements, and take the initiative to apply new efficiencies, simply processes and improve on tasks without waiting for direction.
• Work as member of a larger team which is key to the success of the individual and to understand a broader scope
• Can prioritize time, multi-task, and manage tasks with competing deadlines under minimal supervision
• Be creative and offer innovative ideas for solving the organizations challenges
• Have a sense of humor
  
  

Hours

The standard workweek consists of an average of 35 hours, with the specific schedule being determined by the immediate supervisor.

Compensation

Starting Salary $43.75 per hour as per the Out-of-Scope Agreement.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package. What We Offer | City of Grande Prairie (cityofgp.com)

Diversity & Inclusion

The City of Grande Prairie is committed to building and sustaining an inclusive work environment composed of individuals with unique experiences, perspectives, talents, and contributions who welcome, support, respect and value all members of the community.

Selection Process

We appreciate your interest in our organization, and we thank you in advance for your application. Candidates selected for an interview will be notified via phone or email.

• To apply for this position, please utilize the "Apply Now" tab on this web page to submit your comprehensive cover letter and up-to-date resume.
• Our application review process includes a thorough evaluation of all submissions. Short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview scheduling.
• This posting will be open until a suitable candidate(s) is/are found.
• This temporary position is also open to permanent City employees as a development opportunity. (Secondment)
  
  

Note: After submitting your application and uploading your resume, you should expect to receive an email confirmation indicating that your application for this position has been successfully submitted. If you receive this email, there is no need for any additional contact with us regarding this position.

To efficiently manage the high volume of applications we receive for each job posting, we are unable to address job-specific inquiries prior to the interview stage. However, if you progress to the job interview stage, we will gladly answer any questions you may have.