Business Systems Analyst

Role: Business Systems Analyst
Location: 100% Remote | Preferred: Newark, NJ (Hybrid Optional)
Duration: Contract through December 2027 (Potential for Full-Time Conversion)
Work Hours: East Coast (with some flexibility for global teams)
 
Overview
We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to support a large-scale, cross-functional payment migration and treasury transformation initiative. This role will play a critical part in migrating legacy payment processes into the Kyriba platform, with a strong focus on payment configuration, process redesign, and stakeholder collaboration.
This is a high-visibility role within a complex Agile delivery environment, involving close interaction with business stakeholders, product owners, developers, and treasury teams.
 
Project Context

• Enterprise-wide payment modernization initiative
• Migration of a large book of business from legacy systems
• Implementation and configuration within Kyriba TMS
• Project currently transitioning from Design → Build phase
• ~40–50 stakeholders across multiple business units

 
Key Responsibilities:
Business Analysis & Delivery:

• Partner with Product Owner, developers, and cross-functional teams to gather, refine, and document business requirements
• Translate high-level requirements into detailed functional specifications and user stories
• Ensure Kyriba system configuration aligns with business and treasury requirements
• Support Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and stand-ups

Payments & Treasury Focus:

• Work extensively within the Kyriba Payments module
• Analyze and support payment types including:
  • ACH (high priority)
  • Check processing
  • Wire transfers (secondary)
• Understand and document end-to-end payment workflows and lifecycle

Integration & Data Flow:

• Collaborate on file transfer and integration design
• Support payment flows:
  • Incoming feeds from internal upstream systems
  • Outgoing feeds to banks and third-party vendors (e.g., print vendors)
• Work with technical teams to ensure accurate data mapping and system connectivity

Testing & Implementation Support:

• Develop and review UAT test scripts and scenarios
• Partner with QA and business users to execute testing cycles
• Validate system functionality against business requirements

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with 40–50 business stakeholders across departments
• Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions, and status meetings
• Act as a liaison between business and IT teams

Training & Documentation:

• Develop end-user training materials
• Support or co-lead training sessions
• Create process documentation and user guides

 
Required Qualifications:
Technical & Functional Skills:

• Hands-on experience with Kyriba (configuration and implementation preferred)
• Strong knowledge of payment processing, including:
  • ACH
  • Check payments
  • Payment lifecycle and flows
• Experience with file transfers, integrations, and system connectivity (e.g., SFTP, bank interfaces)
• Proven experience in system implementation or migration projects

Business Analysis Expertise:

• Strong skills in:
  • Requirements gathering & documentation (BRD, FRD, user stories)
  • UAT support and test script creation
  • Process analysis and improvement
• Experience working in Agile environments

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in treasury or cash management domain
• Exposure to Treasury Management Systems (TMS)
• Prior experience with payment modernization initiatives
• Familiarity with bank integrations and payment connectivity frameworks

 
Soft Skills:

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment
• Strong facilitation and meeting leadership skills
• Process-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving project environment

 
Experience Level:

• 3–5 years of relevant experience, specifically in:
  • Payments domain
  • Kyriba or similar TMS platforms
  • System implementation or integration projects.

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $80.00/hr.