Cognos Planner / Business Intelligence Specialist

The Business Intelligence Specialist analyzes requirements and designs, develops, tests, installs and maintains application systems, programs, functions, services and other related software components in response to enterprise needs of high complexity.  This individual has responsibilities for production support of and maintenance of existing Business Intelligence solutions.  The incumbent will maintain expert knowledge of integration with related source systems.  This individual will fully accommodate the customer’s business needs, resolve conflicting user demands and maintain positive customer relations with strong communication and coordination. This position provides leadership, technical guidance, and mentoring to others in areas of acquired expertise with limited guidance.  Full technical management of large projects, including developing project plans, and tracking progress by multiple resources, to ensure completion of projects on time and on budget. The incumbent should have established areas of subject matter expertise and be able to communicate technical concepts into non-technical terms when working with non-technical constituents.  Key Accountabilities: Develop new and enhance existing Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications Support existing production Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications Develop procedures to administer Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications Identify and validate software and infrastructure components required to implement technical solutions Prepare and review technical and logical design artifacts Submit solutions for review for compliance with best practices and standards Contribute to enhancing and/or optimizing department support processes and procedures Lead and guide internal quality assurance testing activities according to planned schedules Resolve development and support issues of moderate to high complexity or risk Provide systems administration support for Cognos Planning or BI applications Write reports using Cognos Planning-based data sources Learn and adhere to established Assurant change management processes Create and sustain open communication with business application users and stakeholders by learning the underlying business processes Key Accountabilities: Develop new and enhance existing Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications Support existing production Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications Develop procedures to administer Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications Identify and validate software and infrastructure components required to implement technical solutions Prepare and review technical and logical design artifacts Submit solutions for review for compliance with best practices and standards Contribute to enhancing and/or optimizing department support processes and procedures Lead and guide internal quality assurance testing activities according to planned schedules Resolve development and support issues of moderate to high complexity or risk Provide systems administration support for Cognos Planning or BI applications Write reports using Cognos Planning-based data sources Learn and adhere to established Assurant change management processes Create and sustain open communication with business application users and stakeholders by learning the underlying business processes If this sounds like the opportunity for you then apply today!! Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P500, is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses - Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health, and Assurant Employee Benefits - have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments worldwide. Assurant is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has over $25 billion in assets and $7 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.com