Financial Business Analyst, Intermediate or Financial Business Analyst, Senior

Financial Business Analyst, Intermediate or Financial BusinessAnalyst, SeniorLocation: Assistant ComptrollerRegular/Temporary: RegularJob ID: 608044Full/Part Time: Full-TimeWorkplace CultureNAU aims to be the nation's preeminent engine of opportunity,vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact bydelivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona andbeyond.Special Information• The position is posted as Financial Business Analyst,Intermediate or Financial Business Analyst, Senior, whichis a working title. The NAU system title for the position isBusiness Analyst, Intermediate or Business Analyst,Senior.• Financial Business Analyst, Intermediate or Financial BusinessAnalyst, Senior are hybrid positions which allows the incumbents tocomplete their work at both an NAU site, campus, or facility and ata non-centralized site with or without accommodation.• These positions are performed primarily at a desk with extendedperiods of sitting.Job DescriptionThe Financial Business Analyst, Intermediate or the FinancialBusiness Analyst, Senior is members of the Comptroller's OfficeBusiness Intelligence and Analysis (BIA) team. The FinancialBusiness Analyst, Intermediate develops and maintains anunderstanding of the BIA team, Comptroller's Office, and UniversityFinance and Business Services (UFBS) divisional needs and theiralignment with university strategic goals and objectives. TheFinancial Business Analyst, Senior develops and maintains anadvanced understanding of the BIA team, Comptroller'sOffice, and University Finance and Business Services (UFBS)divisional needs and their alignment with university strategicgoals and objectives. Provides timely process and technologysupport to users of PeopleSoft Financials and other systems used bythe Comptroller's Office and other supported units. Collaborateswith subject matter experts across the division to determine thevalue and viability of proposed business needs, goals, andobjectives. Elicits business needs from subject matter experts anddivisional leadership, translates needs into functionalrequirements, and documents requirements in specifications,business process flows and analysis tools. Evaluates current andproposed future divisional business processes and data to improvebusiness processes and systems within the finance department.Collaborates with business partners and stakeholders to identifygoals, best practices, and other methods for gathering andanalyzing processes, business applications, and data. Leads basicfinancial projects and contributes to aspects of complex financialprojects.Financial Business Analyst,IntermediateProvide System and Process Support - 50%• Provides end user support to diagnose and resolve issues inPeopleSoft Financials, ServiceNow, and other systems and processesused by the Comptroller's Office, and other supported units.• Investigates system/process issues and proposes potentialsolutions.• Identifies risk factors associated with departmental systemsand recommends and processes mitigation strategies to ensuresecurity and continuity of operations.Business Analysis, Functional Design, and Project Delivery -30%• Develops and maintains an understanding of BIA team,Comptroller's Office, and University Finance and Business Services(UFBS) divisional initiatives, policies, business processes, andsystems (including PeopleSoft Financials, ServiceNow, OnBase, andothers).• Participates in moderate complexity financial projects, servingas a contributing project team member using intermediate analyticalknowledge and problem-solving abilities to provide input andanalysis on key project decisions.• Manages and/or provides primary business/process analysis onbasic and intermediate financial projects that impact one businessunit or department.• Elicits requirements on prioritized, financial projects underthe direction of supervisor.• Designs and executes basic test plans using use cases to assessimpact of business process changes on financial and other systemsused by the Comptroller's Office and other supported units.Automation and Efficiency Identification and Analysis - 15%• Identifies and recommends solutions for streamlining andimproving the operations of the Comptroller's Office and othersupported units.• Gathers, cleans, and analyzes data to help supportrecommendations for change.• Identifies opportunities to improve daily work outcomes,processes, and operations and builds cases for change.• Understands and applies appropriate data handling practiceswith university data.Other - 5%• Other duties as assigned.Financial Business Analyst, SeniorBusiness Analysis, Functional Design, and Project Delivery -35%• Develops and maintains an advanced understanding of BIA team,Comptroller's Office , and University Finance and Business Services(UFBS) divisional initiatives, policies, business processes, andsystems (including PeopleSoft Financials, ServiceNow, OnBase, andothers).• Collaborates with BIA team and departmental leadership, processowners, and decision-makers to provide input and recommendations onthe value and viability of proposed initiatives.• Participates in complex financial projects, serving as acontributing project team member using advanced analyticalknowledge and problem-solving abilities to provide input andanalysis on key project decisions and performing assigned advancedtasks.• Acts as a Project Manager to lead financial projects, includingmoderately and highly complex projects that may be cross-divisionaland cross-system; providing key analysis, performing advancedtasks, and recommending key project decisions.• Works on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with a highlevel of quality and timeliness.• Works with a project team of functional and technical staff togather information from a variety of sources to create projectvision, business cases, work plans, vendor requested documents, andbusiness design specifications.• Elicits requirements on prioritized, financial projects.• Designs and executes test plans using use basic and complexcases to assess impact of business process changes on financial andother systems used by the Comptroller's Office, and other supportedunits.Provide System and Process Support - 35%• Independently provides end user support to diagnose and resolveall types of issues in PeopleSoft Financials, ServiceNow, and othersystems and processes used by the Comptroller's Office, and othersupported units.• Anticipates and investigates system/process issues and proposespotential solutions.• Identifies risk factors associated with departmental systemsand recommends and processes mitigation strategies to ensuresecurity and continuity of operations.Automation and Efficiency Identification and Analysis - 25%• Identifies and recommends solutions for streamlining andimproving the operations of the Comptroller's Office and othersupported units.• Collaborates with finance professionals, business analysts, andstakeholders to develop and utilize metrics and KPIs to measurebusiness process efficiencies and effectiveness.• Gathers, cleans, and analyzes data from a variety of sources tohelp support recommendations for change.• Leverages a data-driven approach to independently createspecifications for new financial business process designs andsolutions for presentation to department leadership.• Collaborates with project team to ensure that automation andreporting projects are deployed appropriately.• Uses broad knowledge of department and processes to activelyidentify opportunities to improve daily work outcomes, processes,and operations and independently builds cases for change.• Understands and applies appropriate data handling practiceswith university data.Other - 5%• Other duties as assigned.Minimum QualificationsFinancial Business Analyst,Intermediate• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting,finance, MIS, or related field.• 2 - 4 years of related finance or accounting including businessanalysis, functional design, and/or project deliveryexperience.• Any combination of relevant education and experience may besubstituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-yearbasis.Financial Business Analyst, Senior• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting,finance, MIS, or related field.• 3 - 5 years of related finance or accounting including businessanalysis, functional design, and/or project deliveryexperience.• Any combination of relevant education and experience may besubstituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-yearbasis.Preferred QualificationsFinancial Business Analyst,Intermediate• Accounting, finance, and/or business intelligence experience inhigher education.Financial Business Analyst, Senior• Master's degree in business administration, accounting,finance, MIS, or related field.• Accounting, finance, and/or business intelligence experience inhigher education.Knowledge, Skills, & AbilitiesFinancial Business Analyst,IntermediateKnowledge• Intermediate knowledge of business intelligence and analysistechniques, including specification & requirements gathering,data management & aggregation and implementation &testing.• Knowledge of translating non-technical requirements intotechnical business requirements.• Intermediate knowledge of software design methodologies anddatabase principles.• Knowledge of business and technology to recommend systems andprocess improvements.Skills• Experience with data summarization tools (SQL, MS SQL Server,Tableau).• Experience and familiarity with PeopleSoft, ServiceNow.• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Access).• Experience in accounting information systems.• Skill in data management techniques.• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.Abilities• Analyzes situations and anticipates issues.• Balances competing priorities.• Demonstrates problem solving, organizational, and analyticalcapabilities.• Communicates effectively.• Promotes a diverse, inclusive environment.Financial Business Analyst, SeniorKnowledge• Advanced knowledge of business intelligence and analysistechniques, including specification & requirements gathering,data management & aggregation and implementation &testing.• Advanced Knowledge of translating non-technical requirementsinto technical business requirements.• Advanced knowledge of software design methodologies anddatabase principles.• Knowledge of financial analysis and reporting in highereducation.• Advanced Knowledge of business and technology to recommendsystems and process improvements.Skills• Advanced facilitation/elicitation skills.• Experience with data summarization tools (SQL, MS SQL Server,Tableau).• Experience and familiarity with PeopleSoft, ServiceNow.• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Access).• Advanced skills in developing stories with data.• Experience in accounting information systems.• Skill in data management techniques.• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.Abilities• Demonstrates advanced ability to analyze and documentintermediate business processes and identify opportunities forautomation/improvement.• Analyzes complex situations and anticipates issues.• Balances competing priorities.• Demonstrates problem solving, organizational, and analyticalcapabilities.• Communicates effectively.• Promotes a diverse, inclusive environment.Background InformationThis position has been identified as a safety/security sensitiveposition. Therefore, per AZ Revised Statute, Northern ArizonaUniversity requires satisfactory results for the following: acriminal background investigation, employment historyinvestigation, degree verification (in some cases) andfingerprinting. If you are applying for a job that requires a CDL,you will be required to register with the Federal Motor CarrierSafety Administration Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and adhereto the clearinghouse requirements. Additionally, as an employer inthe state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federalE-Verify program that assists employers with verifying newemployees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each yearNorthern Arizona University releases an Annual Security Report. The report is a resultof a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Cleryreportable crime statistics for the three most recent completedcalendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAUuses to keep students and employees safe including how to reportcrimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, theFire Safety Report is combined with the AnnualSecurity Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as thiscampus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses firesafety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housingand statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If youwould like a free paper copy of the report, please contact theNAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting thedepartment at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.SalaryFinancial Business Analyst,Intermediate• Anticipated salary range is $62,996 - $72,000. Annual salarycommensurate with candidate's qualifications and relatedexperience.Financial Business Analyst, Senior• Anticipated salary range is $72,445 - $82,500. Annual salarycommensurate with candidate's qualifications and relatedexperienceFLSA StatusThis position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the FairLabor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime orcompensatory time for additional time worked.BenefitsThis is a Classified Staff (CLS) position. NAU offers an excellentbenefit package including generous health, dental and visioninsurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System;paid vacation and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction foremployees and qualified dependents. More information on benefits atNAU is available on the Human Resources benefits website. Classified Staffemployees are in a probationary status for their first six monthsat NAU. NAU is a tobacco and smoke-free campus. Employees offered aposition will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU'sBCBS Plan). New employees are eligible for benefits on the first day of thepay period following their enrollment, after their employment date.Employees will have 31 days from their start date to enroll inbenefits. Additionally, new employees will begin participating inthe Arizona State Retirement System, and the long-term disabilitycoverage that accompanies it, on the first of the pay periodfollowing 6 months after the new employee's start date.Learning and DevelopmentYour career at Northern Arizona University includes the opportunityfor professional development. New employee on-boarding training includes courses tobe completed within the first 30 days.Immigration Suppt/SponsorshipNAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorshipfor this position.Application DeadlineSeptember 9, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.How to ApplyTo apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button onthis page. You must submit your application by clicking on the"Submit" button by midnight of the application deadline. If youneed assistance completing your application there are instructionsavailable on the Human Resources website or in person in theHuman Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus- on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonableaccommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contactthe Disability Resources Office at 928-523-8773, DR@nau.edu, or PO Box 5633, Flagstaff AZ86011.Equal Employment OpportunityNorthern Arizona University is a committed EqualOpportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities,veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.Know Your Rights PosterNAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps,and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.To apply, visit https://hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=608044&PostingSeq=1jeid-6df77bc835eb5941a1584fae87e27e8c