CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow’s problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries. CIMMYT is a core CGIAR Research Center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security and improving natural resources.A Business Analyst (BA) represents the interests of a specific functional area (e.g., Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal, or the Programmatic Chapter) and plays a key role throughout the corporate IT applications life cycle. The BA gathers and analyzes business needs, translating them into IT requirements, ensuring alignment with functional strategies and goals. Acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and KMIT teams, the BA ensures clear communication, mutual understanding of objectives, timelines, and constraints. The BA prioritizes requirements, balancing business value with IT feasibility and costs while managing interdependencies between cross-functional business processes and IT systems. They define the scope of projects, manage scope creep, and adapt to changing needs. Additionally, the BA leads testing of new applications and change requests to ensure that solutions meet business expectations and resolve arising issues. Throughout the process, the BA maintains documentation, manages stakeholder relationships, and ensures the successful delivery of ITsolutions aligned with business goals. The BA is essential in ensuring IT projects deliver value and align with business priorities. The BA should be an experienced professional, knowledgeable of corporate and departmental strategies and goals, fully trusted by their principal, highly respected by colleagues and consultant partners, and possess seniority and expertise. Key Responsibilities Requirement Analysis and Documentation  <ul><li>Align user IT strategy and actions with the overall department strategy, ensuring a clear understanding of the principal's (Department Head's) objectives and priorities, and ensuring IT requirements reflect those goals. </li></ul><ul><li>Secure the appropriate level of delegation to represent the department when articulating IT requirements and priorities. </li></ul><ul><li>Translate business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements for KMIT, </li></ul>documenting and presenting them according to KMIT procedures. <ul><li>When necessary, prepare benefit statements for business cases related to functionality and/or change requests for applications. </li><li>Serve as the focal point with KMIT to consolidate and prioritize improvement or Change Requests, as well as reporting and assigning the severity of Incident Reports</li><li>Act as a bridge between business and IT teams, clarifying questions and concerns. </li><li>Facilitate workshops, interviews, and meetings to gather input from stakeholders within the department, ensuring their needs are well-represented and harmonized. </li><li>For cross-departmental applications, collaborate with other BAs to harmonize requirements, resolve interdependencies, and negotiate KMIT priorities. This is specially  relevant  for  business  process  modeling  that  spans  multiple departments.  </li><li>Evaluate current business processes and recommend improvements or opportunities for automation. </li><li>Brief and prepare his/her principal for Steering Committee sessions; the principal may decide  on  the  BA's  participation as a backbencher. </li><li>Develop user manuals, process guides, and training materials for end users, and coordinate  training  programs  for department users. </li><li>Lead testing teams to assess new functionality or changes to applications  introduced by KMIT. </li><li>Assist in the creation of test cases or acceptance criteria for user testing. </li><li>Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate that solutions meet business needs and recommend the sign-off of the department principal. </li></ul>Requirements<h3></h3><ul><li>Finance education background. </li><li>Minimum of 5 years of experience in understanding of IT systems, databases, and the software development life cycle. </li><li>Proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Excel, Visio, Jira, or similar for process mapping and requirement tracking. </li></ul><ul><li>Professional certifications such as:  CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) , PMI-PBA (Project Management Institute - Professional in Business Analysis) </li></ul><ul><li> Experience working in cross-functionalteams, particularly bridging business and IT functions. </li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity with enterprise systems such as ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle), HRIS, or financial software. </li></ul>Benefits<h3>Benefits</h3>CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development. In addition to the provisions of the Mexican Labor Law our package of benefits includes year-end bonus (40 days), vacation premium (56%), life and medical insurance, supermarket coupons, savings fund, social Mexican benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit).

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M25333 Senior Finance ERP Business Analyst

CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow’s problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries. CIMMYT is a core CGIAR Research Center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security and improving natural resources.A&nbsp;Business&nbsp;Analyst&nbsp;(BA)&nbsp;represents&nbsp;the&nbsp;interests&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;functional&nbsp;area&nbsp;(e.g.,&nbsp;Finance, HR,&nbsp;Procurement,&nbsp;Legal,&nbsp;or&nbsp;the&nbsp;Programmatic&nbsp;Chapter)&nbsp;and&nbsp;plays&nbsp;a&nbsp;key&nbsp;role&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;the corporate IT applications life cycle. The BA gathers and analyzes business needs, translating them&nbsp;into&nbsp;IT requirements, ensuring alignment with functional strategies and&nbsp;goals.&nbsp;Acting&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;liaison&nbsp;between&nbsp;business&nbsp;stakeholders&nbsp;and&nbsp;KMIT&nbsp;teams,&nbsp;the&nbsp;BA&nbsp;ensures clear&nbsp;communication,&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;objectives,&nbsp;timelines,&nbsp;and&nbsp;constraints.&nbsp;The&nbsp;BA&nbsp;prioritizes&nbsp;requirements,&nbsp;balancing&nbsp;business&nbsp;value&nbsp;with&nbsp;IT&nbsp;feasibility&nbsp;and&nbsp;costs&nbsp;while managing interdependencies between cross-functional business processes and IT systems. They define the scope of projects, manage scope creep, and adapt to changing needs. Additionally, the BA leads testing of new applications and change requests to ensure&nbsp;that&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;meet&nbsp;business&nbsp;expectations&nbsp;and&nbsp;resolve&nbsp;arising&nbsp;issues.&nbsp;Throughout the process, the BA&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;documentation, manages stakeholder relationships,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ensures&nbsp;the&nbsp;successful&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;of&nbsp;ITsolutions&nbsp;aligned&nbsp;with&nbsp;business goals.&nbsp;The&nbsp;BA&nbsp;is&nbsp;essential&nbsp;in&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;IT&nbsp;projects&nbsp;deliver&nbsp;value&nbsp;and&nbsp;align&nbsp;with&nbsp;business priorities.&nbsp;The BA should be an experienced professional, knowledgeable of corporate and departmental strategies and goals, fully trusted by their principal, highly respected by colleagues and consultant partners, and&nbsp;possess&nbsp;seniority and&nbsp;expertise.&nbsp;Key&nbsp;Responsibilities&nbsp;Requirement Analysis and Documentation&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Align user IT strategy and actions with the overall department strategy, ensuring a clear understanding of the principal's (Department Head's)&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;and priorities, and&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;IT&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;those&nbsp;goals.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Secure&nbsp;the&nbsp;appropriate level&nbsp;of&nbsp;delegation&nbsp;to&nbsp;represent&nbsp;the&nbsp;department&nbsp;when articulating&nbsp;IT&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;and&nbsp;priorities.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Translate&nbsp;business&nbsp;needs&nbsp;into&nbsp;clear,&nbsp;actionable&nbsp;technical&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;for&nbsp;KMIT,&nbsp;</li></ul>documenting and presenting them according to KMIT procedures.&nbsp;<ul><li>When&nbsp;necessary,&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;statements&nbsp;for&nbsp;business&nbsp;cases&nbsp;related&nbsp;to functionality&nbsp;and/or&nbsp;change&nbsp;requests for&nbsp;applications.&nbsp;</li><li>Serve as the focal point with KMIT to consolidate and prioritize improvement or Change Requests, as well as reporting and assigning the severity of Incident Reports</li><li>Act&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;bridge&nbsp;between&nbsp;business&nbsp;and&nbsp;IT&nbsp;teams,&nbsp;clarifying&nbsp;questions&nbsp;and&nbsp;concerns.&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitate workshops, interviews, and meetings to gather input from stakeholders within the department, ensuring their needs are well-represented and&nbsp;harmonized.&nbsp;</li><li>For cross-departmental applications,&nbsp;collaborate with other BAs to harmonize requirements, resolve interdependencies, and negotiate KMIT priorities. This is specially &nbsp;relevant &nbsp;for &nbsp;business &nbsp;process &nbsp;modeling &nbsp;that &nbsp;spans &nbsp;multiple departments. &nbsp;</li><li>Evaluate&nbsp;current&nbsp;business&nbsp;processes&nbsp;and&nbsp;recommend&nbsp;improvements&nbsp;or opportunities for&nbsp;automation.&nbsp;</li><li>Brief&nbsp;and&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;his/her&nbsp;principal&nbsp;for&nbsp;Steering&nbsp;Committee&nbsp;sessions;&nbsp;the&nbsp;principal may&nbsp;decide &nbsp;on&nbsp; the &nbsp;BA's&nbsp; participation&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;backbencher.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop&nbsp;user&nbsp;manuals,&nbsp;process&nbsp;guides,&nbsp;and&nbsp;training&nbsp;materials&nbsp;for&nbsp;end&nbsp;users,&nbsp;and coordinate &nbsp;training&nbsp; programs&nbsp; for&nbsp;department&nbsp;users.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead&nbsp;testing&nbsp;teams&nbsp;to&nbsp;assess&nbsp;new&nbsp;functionality&nbsp;or&nbsp;changes to&nbsp;applications&nbsp; introduced&nbsp;by&nbsp;KMIT.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;creation&nbsp;of&nbsp;test&nbsp;cases&nbsp;or&nbsp;acceptance&nbsp;criteria&nbsp;for&nbsp;user&nbsp;testing.&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinate&nbsp;and&nbsp;support&nbsp;user&nbsp;acceptance&nbsp;testing&nbsp;(UAT)&nbsp;to&nbsp;validate&nbsp;that&nbsp;solutions meet business needs and recommend the sign-off of the department&nbsp;principal.&nbsp;</li></ul>Requirements<h3></h3><ul><li>Finance education background.&nbsp;</li><li>Minimum of 5 years of experience in&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;IT&nbsp;systems,&nbsp;databases,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;software&nbsp;development&nbsp;life cycle.&nbsp;</li><li>Proficiency&nbsp;with&nbsp;tools&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;Excel,&nbsp;Visio,&nbsp;Jira,&nbsp;or&nbsp;similar&nbsp;for&nbsp;process mapping and requirement&nbsp;tracking.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Professional&nbsp;certifications&nbsp;such&nbsp;as:&nbsp; CBAP&nbsp;(Certified&nbsp;Business&nbsp;Analysis&nbsp;Professional)&nbsp;, PMI-PBA&nbsp;(Project&nbsp;Management&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;-&nbsp;Professional&nbsp;in&nbsp;Business&nbsp;Analysis)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>&nbsp;Experience&nbsp;working&nbsp;in&nbsp;cross-functionalteams,&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;bridging&nbsp;business&nbsp;and&nbsp;IT functions.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity&nbsp;with&nbsp;enterprise&nbsp;systems&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;ERP&nbsp;(e.g.,&nbsp;SAP,&nbsp;Oracle),&nbsp;HRIS,&nbsp;or financial&nbsp;software.&nbsp;</li></ul>Benefits<h3>Benefits</h3>CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development. In addition to the provisions of the Mexican Labor Law our package of benefits includes year-end bonus (40 days), vacation premium (56%), life and medical insurance, supermarket coupons, savings fund, social Mexican benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit).

M25333 Senior Finance ERP Business Analyst

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