Business Analyst

Are you a great communicator, listener, and critical thinker? Do you excel at developing and recommending creative solutions that will help shape strategy?  Are you skilled in creating requirements specifications, visual models, and 'as is - to be' process flows? If so, you may be a perfect fit as a Business Analyst in our Quality Control Group (QCG).

What you'll be doing...

In this key role, you will act as a liaison between business operations and development to build or enhance internal systems, websites, mobile applications and reports. On occasion, you may also act as project manager, taking the project from initial request to implementation. In addition to business analysis skills, a background in employee benefits or accounting is helpful, but not required.

This position has a hybrid work schedule with 3 days per week (Tue/Wed/Thu) on-site in our Seattle office.

As a Business Analyst you will:

• Partner with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, compliance and IT, to elicit, analyze and document business needs
• Translate business, operational and regulatory needs into clear functional requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Server as a liaison between business users and development teams to ensure shared understanding and alignment
• Analyze current-state processes and systems; document future-state workflows and recommend improvements
• Produce and maintain high-quality documentation, including business requirements, functional specifications, process flows and data mappings
• Ensure requirements and solutions align with data governance, security and compliance standards

Who you are...

• Educated: Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
• Experienced: Three years demonstrated experience in business analysis required
• Emotional Intelligence: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical: Proven analytical & quantitative skills to complete root cause analysis
• Self-Starter: Ability to work independently and at own direction
• Technically Savvy: Advanced skills in MS Office suite & Azure DevOps

Who we are...

Northwest Administrators, Inc. is an industry leader in third-party administration of employee benefits. We administer one of the largest multi-employer pension plans in the country, along with numerous large health and welfare plans. As part of our team, you will benefit from many training and development opportunities and can expect a better-than-market benefits package.

If hired, you can expect...

• Salary range of $6,685 - $9,045 per month (dependent upon experience & qualifications
• Medical, Dental (w/Orthodontia), Vision, Rx benefits, disability & life insurance
• Optional benefits: health flex spending, dependent care assistance & pet insurance
• Paid Vacation (10 days), Sick Leave (10 days) and Holidays (10 days)
• Collaborative team environment
• Work-life balance

Equal Employment Opportunity

NWA is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, amnesty, veteran status, citizenship, family medical history or genetic information or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws.  NWA prohibits any discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact Human Resources at to request accommodation.

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