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First Merchants Corporation · 2 months ago

Horizon Core Deposit Systems & Conversion Analyst

Daleville, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Senior Horizon Core Deposit Systems & Conversion Analyst to join our team. This role will ensure that assigned core banking and related deposit or loan systems provide the expected business value and support organizational growth through business analysis and technical support services.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

Provide application support services of the assigned Deposit or Loan applications, specifically focusing on the core banking Deposit or Loan system and related Deposit or Loan systems

This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining, troubleshooting, supporting Deposit or Loan systems and ensuring system release levels are kept current

Develop and understand product and service requirements through information gathering session to determine how the assigned core Deposit or Loan servicing and related Deposit or Loan systems can be utilized to meet company needs

Partner with application owners, vendors, Deposit or Loan operations and other internal constituents to achieve job objectives

Gather and assess requirements for software utilization through data analysis, product mapping and interviews. Lead software configuration changes with vendor or other internal teams

Create data maps and transaction workflow documents showing exactly how required fields of information will be converted. The data mapping forms the technical specification for the integration. Share data maps with vendor and programmers, clients, and others as appropriate to ensure successful conversion. Refine mapping through iterative validation

Test customized software against customer specific needs, share with customer reports and application specific data that reflects how conversion data will be processed. Review conversion results (reports, balancing, data load, and change) to refine and confirm requirements. Obtain formal results acceptance

Examine data and reports to make sure conversion is processing correctly, run tests scripts to see how transactions process through the software and verify/validate accuracy of data through the generation of a variety of reports and completion of system reconciliation activities

Examine client’s processes, forms and reports to determine operational needs and document what the software will do and all related processes, forms, reports, etc. to be sued after conversion is complete

Lead and/or participate in FMB projects as needed (system upgrades, bank integration, etc.). Collaborate with other departments to lead and facilitate the implementation and fulfil the initiative purpose and goal through standard best practice project management techniques. Ensure all aspects of the project are completed

Document the project needs

Analysis/options or feasibility research of needs and possible solutions

Visually map solutions and present in an easy-to-understand manner to get a decision

Identify, gather, and document technology and/or business solutions requirements

Complete detailed workflow process mapping

Develop testing strategies and execute test plan to mitigate deployment risk

Recommend preferred solutions

Implements (identify issues and escalate/manage resolution as required)

Develop supporting documentation (process/procedure manuals)

Maintain and manage reporting systems to provide actionable information to drive business decisions