Details
Posted: 24-Apr-22
Location: BOSTON, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 22500105320207
About the Role
Boston University Enrollment Services Operations seeks a Lead Business Analyst. This position works to support the undergraduate financial aid business cycle and its related administrative functions. The position is full-time and requires occasional weekend assignments. It supervises two full-time programmer analysts.
The Lead Business Analyst works closely with colleagues in Financial Assistance and Information Services & Technology (IS&T). They also serve as a liaison with external vendors for financial aid packaging software. This role reports to the Associate Director of Enrollment Services Operations .
The Lead Business Analyst's primary duties include:
- Oversight of any system changes;
- Solving systemic issues;
- Provision of technical and operation support for modeling process, needs analysis, and decision notification process, and;
- Management of Natural and Academic Data Warehouse (ADW) report service for Financial Assistance and other Enrollment & Student Administration departments.
About the Organization
Boston University Enrollment Services Operations is part of the Enrollment & Student Administration unit (ENSA). BU Enrollment Service Operations plays a critical role in ENSA's mission; enrolling and retaining students, by supporting and designing operational and technical infrastructure to support the student user experience.
Across the 11 departments of ENSA, we are dedicated to ensuring that our policies, practices, and services meet the needs of an increasingly diverse University community of students, families, faculty, staff, and alumni. We do so through a lens of respect, and a commitment to encouraging the personal success and productivity of all employees. To read more about Boston University and our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please visit https://www.bu.edu/diversity/about/diversity-statement/
A bout Our Benefits
This position is eligible to work remotely up to two days per week. Boston University offers generous benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, tuition remission, retirement plan, and paid time off.
A cover letter is required for consideration.
About the Candidate
A Bachelor's degree is required for this position. We are seeking a candidate who:
- Has at least three to five years of previous experience in a similar role, ideally in programming or in higher education, with 2+ years of management experience;
- Possesses strong analytical and organizational skills;
- Is detail-oriented;
- Is an effective problem solver and communicator;
- Is able to work well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment;
- Has prior supervisory experience, and;
- Has an understanding of JCL, HTML, Microsoft Office products and familiarity with data analysis tools.
This role will require extensive work with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. Experience with Campus Solutions, or a similar student information platform, will be helpful, but the department is willing to train these skills with the right candidate.
Please note all newly hired staff and faculty, will need to be in compliance with Boston University's COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University's response to COVID-19, please visit the Back2BU site.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
