Business Analyst (Entry Level - June 2010) - Northbrook

Business Analyst (Entry Level - June 2010)

Employer:

Allstate Insurance Company

Location:

Northbrook, IL United States

Last Updated:

11/20/2009

Job Code:

194422

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Job Description

Business Analyst (Entry Level - June 2010)-0008KZ
Description

For over 75 years, Allstate has been helping protect homes, cars and families across the country.

As the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurance company, our success is built on an environment where the talents and contributions of every person are supported, respected and encouraged.

BUSINESS ANALYST - Entry-Level Opportunity

As a Business Analyst - Specialist, you will be responsible for applying business knowledge and communications skills to gather and create business and functional requirements.

Primary responsibilities include:

Providing business knowledge and expertise in a focused area of the business by developing a keen understanding of business needs.
Partnering with business clients to gather and create business/functional requirements and application functionality.
Creating functional designs and leveraging basic technical skills to address relatively simple business processes, issues or single project requirements.
Assisting with project planning by either contributing or creating project definition documents for less complex projects.
Organizing and leading design review sessions for basic business requirements and issues resolution.
Contributing to detailed deliverables and obtaining requirements documents and functional designs sign-off.
Consulting on function test plan content for assigned applications/projects.
Assisting to gather and develop user and training documentation.

The successful candidate should exhibit the following skills and abilities:

Business Requirements Definition - Demonstrated knowledge of business requirements definition in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Able to analyze business requirements to determine processing flow, testing scenarios and user requirements.
Business Knowledge - Fundamental knowledge of the insurance industry and familiar with competitors.
Business Analysis - Ability to grasp and apply basic analysis concepts and break-down a problem to achieve conclusions.
Change Management - Working knowledge of technical tools to analyze changes, and skills to communicate with internal and external work partners.
Internal Consulting - Understands the basic role of an internal consultant in terms of client relationships and staff interactions.
Facilitation - Able to facilitate meetings and processes through either prior training or direct experiences.

Qualifications

Experience required

Exposure to business analysis concepts

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent

Computer proficiency

MS Office Suite

Job Information Technology
Primary LocationIL-Northbrook

Company Summary

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Allstate Mission Statement
To be the best…serving our customers by providing peace of mind and enriching their quality of life through our partnership in the management of the risks they face.
Who We Are
The Allstate Corporation is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. A Fortune 100 company, with $157.5 billion in assets, Allstate sells 13 major lines of insurance, including auto, property, life and commercial. Allstate also offers retirement and investment products and banking services. Allstate is widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®” slogan. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993.
Our People
The Allstate Corporation encompasses more than 70,000 professionals. Of our employees, nearly 30 percent are minorities; 59.2 percent are women.
Our Customers
Allstate provides insurance products to more than 17 million households. We insure one out of every nine autos and one out of every eight homes in the U.S., and are one of the country's leading life insurers.
Corporate Governance
Allstate has always had an exemplary governance program. Our commitment to strong principles and the highest ethical standards is critical to our goal of driving sustained shareholder value.
Diversity
As a company with a diverse population of employees, agents and customers, Allstate embraces diversity in everything we do - not only the customers we serve and the communities in which we invest, but also the people we hire and the businesses we use as suppliers. It's a testament to the company's corporate citizenship and a sound business strategy.
Culture
Our high performance work environment encourages individual accountability, innovative thinking and continuous learning and improvement. Our work environment is fast-paced, challenging, and collaborative. It's our goal to provide challenging work that is interesting and meaningful and to reward employees' efforts based on a pay for performance approach. Allstate offers a comprehensive total compensation package.
Our Network
Allstate has operations in 49 states and Canada. Customers can access Allstate products and services through Allstate agencies, Allstate.com, and 1-800-Allstate. In addition, the company's EncompassSM and Deerbrook® brand insurance products are sold exclusively through independent agents.

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