Software Asset Management Business Analyst

3 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada NAV CANADA Full time

Description

What NAV CANADA offers you:

Challenging, team-oriented work environment

Competitive compensation and benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

Opportunities for growth and development

Flexible work arrangements

Diverse and inclusive workforce

Key Accountabilities:

Under the direction of the Manager, Software Asset Management (SAM): Consults with Technology Organization colleagues and clients to understand, validate, and cost the software licensing requirements of new initiatives, ensuring solutions are in a state of license compliance.

Consults and oversees vendors to obtain software quotes and prepare cost and feature comparisons and negotiates favorable contract terms including discounts. Participates in vendor negotiations in the procurement of software licences, subscriptions and maintenance contracts ensuring NAV CANADA receives the best value available.

Provides software support to Project Managers and delivery teams to understand, validate, and cost the software licensing requirements of new initiatives, ensuring that license compliance is maintained throughout the project delivery process.

Maintains Software Inventory: Track software budgets, contracts, and costs, and keep inventory information up to date.

Assists with Budget Preparation: Support the manager in preparing and reviewing the annual budget and periodic financial forecasts.

Analyzes Licensing Costs: Perform periodic and ad hoc analyses of software licensing costs compared to budgets and forecasts. Tracks and prepares performance metrics for software licenses and information, and maintenance renewal transactions.

Conducts compliance reviews of processes and software asset use within NAV CANADA; identifies exposures and recommends appropriate remediation to ensure the company continues to meet its software legal and contractual obligations.

Investigates and identifies areas of software under-utilization and proposes strategies for cost avoidance through license harvesting activities.

Recommends software management policy and procedural guidelines for NAV CANADA.

Keeps abreast of current software asset management best practices, business requirements, corporate contracting, and procurement policies and processes.

Job Requirements

Education:

Graduation from a recognized institution with a degree in Business or an acceptable combination of education, experience, and training.

Experience:

A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a related field.

Experience performing software asset management activities such as analysis of business requirements, preparing, analyzing, and reporting financial information.

Experience providing software expertise and guidance to clients ranging from end-user support to senior management.

Experience tracking, identifying and renewing software agreements including obtaining software quotes and preparing cost and feature comparisons.

Experience conducting compliance reviews, identifying exposures, and propose appropriate remediation to ensure compliance with legal and contractual obligations.

Experience negotiating contract terms, conditions, and pricing with vendors.

Knowledge

Current knowledge of major software vendor licensing and maintenance programs (e.g., Microsoft, IBM, ServiceNow, Workday etc.). 

Broad knowledge across the spectrum of IT technologies, including business applications (e.g. Workday) infrastructure (e.g., servers and storage) client computing (e.g., Microsoft Office) and service delivery models (e.g., cloud computing), as they pertain to software licensing models.

Knowledge of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework and, specifically, knowledge of the Service Support processes (Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Release Management and Configuration Management) and their relationships.

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), particularly those for financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting including a good understanding of capital and operating budget planning and approval process.

Knowledge in software asset management best practices.

Abilities

Ability to identify and resolve complex and varied problems.

Ability to handle multiple tasks and conflicting priorities and meet deadlines including effective participation in active projects and assignment.

Ability to recognize when issues require escalation and follow the appropriate escalation path.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Ability to develop technical documentation (such as user guides, procedures, standards, and guidelines) as related to the software management processes.

Ability to work with minimal supervision, and to organize time and workload effectively.

Personal Suitability

Excellent customer service and relationship building skills.

Develops effective and positive interpersonal relationships through respect for others, fairness, tact, effective expression, and open communication.

Demonstrates initiative, integrity, flexibility, timely judgment, reliability, dependability, thoroughness, service orientation and a positive attitude.

Promotes teamwork, safety, quality, excellence, achievement, responsiveness, and continuous learning.

Working conditions

Hybrid: This position is based at Ottawa Technical Services Centre (TSC) and requires a minimum of one (1) day on-site.

NAV CANADA is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. If you do not believe that you match every job requirement listed on this job posting, we still encourage you to apply. NAV CANADA encourages a culture of learning and growth, and recognizes that although some technical skills are mandatory, many others can be taught.

Our Company strives to create an inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If you require accommodations during this competition process, please ensure that you inform the interview coordinator or hiring manager of any accommodation measures you may require. NAV CANADA will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities as required.

The successful candidate must meet the security requirement of the position and be legally able to work in Canada.

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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