Senior Business Solutions Analyst – Financial Management Systems

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About the role

  • Senior analyst optimizing the University of Alberta’s PeopleSoft financial management systems. Leading requirements analysis, process redesign, integrations, testing and application support.

Responsibilities

  • Consult with central service units to gather, capture and validate complex business requirements using advanced use cases
  • Analyze application capabilities for enhancements, upgrades and new development projects
  • Provide functional guidance to technical analysts and developers regarding reports, processes, interfaces, conversions and enhancements
  • Develop efficient future-state solutions and deliver post-implementation support
  • Document business process changes and application enhancements according to established standards and quality requirements
  • Define test scenarios, prepare test data, track and address deviations, and secure user sign-off
  • Coordinate processes and enhancements with service providers, focusing on system, regression and validation testing
  • Resolve complex financial management and research administration issues to maintain data integrity and efficient system operations
  • Partner with service providers to resolve operational problems and complete testing
  • Deliver expert day-to-day advice and support to client areas on PeopleSoft and related financial management and research administration applications
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Applications, college/faculty staff, business service teams, internal teams and external vendors on institutional solutions, enhancements, training, procedures, testing and communications
  • Participate in production operations, solution enhancements, application upgrades and new development projects

Requirements

  • Post-secondary degree in business administration, computer science, or an acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of business analysis experience conducting complex business process reviews, workflow administration and enterprise application implementations or enhancements
  • At least 5 years of experience supporting financial management systems (FMS), including procurement & accounts payable, expenses, asset management, billing & receivables, and financial reporting
  • In-depth working knowledge of Oracle PeopleSoft Financials, including relational database structure, security setup, core functionality and query development
  • Hands-on experience with SQL query development, enterprise application testing frameworks, report building, and Google Suite/MS Office and Adobe Acrobat
  • Proven track record working on projects and supporting integrations between Oracle PeopleSoft and third-party or in-house business platforms
  • Competency using project management and process improvement methodologies
  • Exceptional verbal, written, presentation and group facilitation skills
  • Strong initiative, organizational awareness and leadership capabilities
  • Qualifications or credentials in project management or business analysis preferred
  • Certification in Business Analysis is an asset
  • Experience in systems supporting research administration is an asset

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA)
  • Hybrid work arrangement with remote and in-person work

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$85,991 - CA$120,699 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

OracleSQL

Location requirements

HybridEdmontonCanada

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