Business Analytics Specialist

About the role

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is dedicated to fairly and efficiently administering the state’s tax laws to ensure compliance while providing exceptional customer service. We are committed to fostering public trust, enhancing economic growth, and maximizing revenue collection to support essential services that benefit all citizens of Louisiana.

Responsibilities

• Cook up and track system changes that affect the reporting of the agency taxes including receivables and payables.
• Coordinate with software developers to create development and testing needs and complete management review documentation.
• Develop, write, and generate reports in Microsoft SQL Server database using strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities, along with thorough knowledge of relational database theory and practice.
• Define test scenarios for preliminary testing and final validation for the division with focus on application and process dependencies.
• Document and consolidate test results and monitor follow-up actions. Provide direct feedback to the director and assistant director of test results.
• Organize and coordinate work activities for testing and system-change validation to minimize rework and take advantage of cross, functional and related processes.
• Cook system change activities with internal and external developers, internal IT analyst and application programmers throughout development, testing, and migration into production.
• Communicate and bridge the gap between the Office of Technology Services (OTS) and business core functions relating to all revenue and refunds applications and systems.

Requirements

• Six years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement.
• Six years of experience in any field plus three years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement.
• A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement.
• An advanced degree plus two years of experience in accounting, budgeting, contracts, economics, engineering, finance, financial auditing, grants, human resources, information technology, management analysis, operational auditing, policy planning, procurement, social services, statistical analysis, tax collections, or tax enforcement.

Qualifications

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

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Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy contact: Jennifer Duncan
Louisiana Department of Revenue Human Resources Division
P.O. Box 66378
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Jennifer.Duncan@la.gov