The University of Minnesota is an institution dedicated to changing lives through research, education, and outreach. The Enterprise Financial Systems Support (EFS Support) department is seeking applicants for the Business/Systems Analyst 2 position. The department works closely in support of the University’s Administration and the user community to provide analytical support of systems and underlying financial business processes.  The department focuses on systems issue resolution, system upgrades, batch processing, system configuration and enhancements to processes and system functionality.

The BA/SA 2 is responsible for systems and business process analysis, design, implementation (to include change management), and testing. This position is supporting business processes within our enterprise Financial and HR systems:  

This position is an excellent opportunity for applicants that excel in: 

• Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. 
• Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. 
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear. 
• Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. 

This is a Hybrid Position

The University of Minnesota is currently offering flexible working options. Specifics will be discussed during the interview stage.

Compensation: $70,000- $87,000, DOQ

We Offer:

• University paid contribution (10% of your salary) to your retirement account - vested immediately.
• 22 paid vacation days per year, in addition to sick leave and 11 paid holidays.
• Reduced tuition opportunities covering 75% - 100% of eligible tuition.
• Excellent and affordable health care benefits (2021 Enrollment Guide)
• Wellbeing program with opportunity to earn lower health care rates.
• Free disability insurance.
• Annual merit increase program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Production Support 
  • Activities to resolve production system related issues.  Issues could be related to business process, system batch processing or end user identified system issues.
•  Analysis, Functional Design 
  • Analyze and resolve issues that may require application development or a significant amount of research.  Functional design documents are written to specify the needed development or process change.
• Testing (Development Life Cycle SDLC Management)
  • Testing efforts associated with application development and or system maintenance. System Test and Regression Testing on a monthly release cycle.
• Special Projects
  • This comprises activities/projects that could be considered one off or possibly cyclical. Examples of this are:
    • Application Upgrade and Planning
    • Critical Systems and Infrastructure Patching - Vendor
    • Fiscal Year End Processing and System Configuration
    • Related Business Process Software Implementation

Required Qualifications (please document on the resume):

• BA/BS degree and two years relevant business or systems experience, or Master’s degree, or a combination of both education and experience. 

Preferred Qualifications (please document on the resume): 

• Experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system support 
• Related financial or HR business knowledge.
• Business analysis skills and ability to identify solutions to operational issues.
• Previous experience working in an analyst capacity with PeopleSoft, SAP, or other enterprise financial or HR systems.
• Understanding of information needed to support relevant business processes and decisions.
• Ability to produce process documentation.
• Prior accounting experience / knowledge of financial reporting.
• Ability to make presentations to internal and external audiences.
• Previous employment experience in higher education, government, or a public entity.

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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