INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ANALYST

Company Description and Job Opportunity:

LAACO, Ltd., a company with a strong tradition of service since 1880, owns and operates 43 self storage facilities in the southwest (CA, NV and AZ) under the Storage West ( http://www.storagewest.com ) brand name.  The company combines the stability and professionalism of a mature firm with the agility of a small, fast growing company.  The company is leveraging its software application that operates this business.  This position will be primarily responsible for all aspects of the application.  This position will optimize data reporting and processes resulting from the application that the business depends upon to operate efficiently.  This position reports to and is under the supervision of the CIO in downtown Los Angeles and will be located in our corporate office.  

Job Description, Qualifications and Skills Required:

We seek a self-directed, exceptional individual that has a positive and professional attitude and can demonstrate proven management skills with a dedication to excellence, to join our team.  This position will work with various levels of management to identify and fulfill business needs and solutions as they relate to the primary software application for Storage West.

Applicants must have an undergraduate college degree and at least 3 years of business reporting analysis experience.  Experience coordinating projects, doing trend analysis and mapping data flows and reporting processes for operations management is required.  Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008, Terminal Services, Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, Excel and Crystal Report Writer is required.  The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills.  Strong project management, analytical and problem solving skills are required.  The ability to utilize our Intranet with content via a Content Management System (CMS) is required.  The ability to utilize and maintain a data dictionary to create/modify new and existing reports with SQL Server 2005/2008 is required.

Previous job references and experience will be checked as well as a review of applicant background.

Salary Level: Competitive with benefits and commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Applicants should supply salary requirements along with resumes.

Specific Job Duties:

·        Coordinate business needs on all application enhancement/support issues between operations and field management, IT, accounting, the software publisher and other inside/outside resources.

·        Match solutions to the functionality required by senior management and accounting.

·        Maintain a data dictionary in response to application vendor upgrades to the database.

·        Create/analyze/enhance application reports to optimize and supplement them for management.

·        Coordinate the maintenance of multiple web sites and Intranet with a webmaster, as needed.

·        Develop BI interfaces from the self storage application to our financial system and Intranet.

·        Monitor server and application log files for problems and arrange for corrective action.

·        Integrate statistical data from our call center, marketing and the application into our Intranet.

·        Serve as the primary application vendor relations contact.

·        Develop a thorough understanding of the self storage business and our application functionality.

·        Must be a self-starter and initiate tasks and improvements by recognizing organization needs.

·        Must be flexible and able to work in a multi-tasking environment.

·        Occasional travel will be required.

·        Perform other related activities as requested by management.

Pre-employment drug test and background check required. Competitive wages and benefits. NO CALLS PLEASE!