Senior Business Analyst - PeopleSoft
Company: University of Utah
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: May 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal customers
and in-depth knowledge of their business processes
--- Contribute to system decision-making, scoping, and arranging
Finance system projects in support of the overall Finance
strategy
--- Partner with the Finance team and other key stakeholders to
define business system requirements while managing stakeholder
expectations, developing best practices, solving problems, and
implementing improvements to the PeopleSoft financial
applications.
--- Identify opportunities for improvement, working proactively
with process owners, end users, and leadership
--- Serves as point of contact for Finance business involving the
development, implementation, and testing of system improvement.
--- Takes ownership of assigned work, providing high-quality
deliverables per the project schedule
--- Provides escalated assistance to users experiencing technical
issues or needing additional guidance and
--- Analyze core business processes, create gap analysis
documentation, define workflows, gather requirements, and evaluate
available solutions to help service partners solve their technology
needs.
--- Work with cross-functional teams, service partners and other IT
professionals, to frame an integrated solution and translate
conceptual vision using new and existing products. This vision will
then be communicated in a clear and detailed design package that
includes business requirements, processes and workflow
documentation, conceptual database models, use cases and service
requirements.
--- Support the UIT development team with service requests,
prioritization and other duties as assigned.
--- Identify pros and cons, risks and benefits of solution
alternatives and make recommendations
--- Serve as a resource to customers, other Business Analysts,
Project Managers, Data Analysts, testers, developers, and
others
Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs.
Documents requirements, defines scope and objectives, and
formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.
As a Business Analyst, you be working closely with leaders,
stakeholders, and service providers from the Utah Technical
Colleges, the Commissioner's Office, and University of Utah UIT to
plan the IT application support strategy for the technical
colleges. You will analyze core business processes, create gap
analysis documentation, define workflows, gather requirements, and
evaluate available solutions to help service partners solve their
technology needs. Working with cross-functional teams, service
partners and other IT professionals, you will frame an integrated
solution and translate your conceptual vision using new and
existing products. This vision will then be communicated in a clear
and detailed design package that includes business requirements,
processes and workflow documentation, conceptual database models,
use cases and service requirements. You will support the UIT
development team with service requests, prioritization and other
duties as assigned. Responsibilities --- Evaluating business
processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for
improvement, and developing and implementing solutions
--- Create detailed business analysis and conceptual vision for
opportunities
--- Create gap analysis documentation
--- Planning and monitoring
--- Participate in prioritization for development team based on
business needs and requirements
--- Define business requirements and report to stakeholders
--- Review products and propose solutions to stakeholders
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted
as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and
qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. Minimum
Qualifications Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area or
equivalency and 4-6 years of experience in the field or in a
related area.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the
essential functions of the job as outlined in the position
description. Preferences --- SQL : 1 year (Preferred)
--- PeopleSoft: 3-5 years (Preferred) Type Special Instructions
Summary Additional Information About UIT : University Information
Technology ( UIT ) , the central IT service provider for the
University of Utah, reports to the U's Chief Information Officer
and is responsible for many of the U's shared IT services including
the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services ( CIS )
portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; high
performance and research computing; information security; software
licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.
UIT is committed to creating a workplace culture that values
equity, diversity, and inclusion ( EDI ), and we believe that
everyone plays a role in fostering EDI , every day. EDI isn't just
the right thing for our employees and the university community;
it's also the smart thing. It empowers us to provide the best IT
services for our students and their families, staff, faculty,
clinicians, and patients and their families.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience
working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and
possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education
for historically underrepresented students.
Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as
minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and
protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is
extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with
University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable
accommodations in the application process will be provided to
individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity,
color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual
orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy,
pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected
veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis
of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as
required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to
discriminate in education programs or activities extends to
admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title
IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator,
to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or
someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual
misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the
Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity
and Affirmative Action: Director/ Title IX Coordinator
Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA)
383 University Street, Level 1 OEO Suite
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-8365
oeo@utah.edu
Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu For more
information: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/
To inquire about this posting, email: employment@utah.edu or call
801-581-2300. The University is a participating employer with Utah
Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS
service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election
before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day
of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for
information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving
monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS'
post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah
Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or
University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have
questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may
require the successful completion of a criminal background check
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Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: employment@utah.edu
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