About the Job
***Please note this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Card sponsorship.***
The University of Minnesota is committed to fostering local talent through employment opportunities.
This position utilizes a predominantly hybrid work modality; prospective applicants must be located
either in the state of Minnesota or near the Wisconsin border or otherwise open to relocation.
Position Overview: The Business Analyst will support the information needs of University faculty, staff,
and administrators by working with the Business Process Owners creating and maintaining financial
related solutions that support business processes and management decisions in central, collegiate, and
departmental units.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Production Support (30%):
● This comprises all activities to resolve production related issues within assigned module
responsibility. Issues are initiated as a result of business process or system related errors. Issues
are usually initiated as a result of nightly/daily batch processing, End User Community and or
identified Business Process Owners (BPO).
Analysis, Functional Design, Report Development (30%):
● Represents any and all effort to implement new functionality or resolve issues requiring significant
analysis and development. This will include functional design and may include specific report (BI
Publisher) or RPD (OBIEE core metadata model) development work.
Testing (30%):
● This comprises all testing efforts associated with application development and or system
maintenance. System Test and Regression Testing on a scheduled release cycle.
Special Projects (10%):
● This comprises all activities/projects that could be considered one off or possibly cyclical.
Examples of this are:
○ Application Upgrade Planning and Execution
○ Fiscal Year End Processing
○ Related Business Process Software Implementation
Qualifications
*Please document qualifications on resume*
Required Qualifications:
● BA/BS plus at least two years of work experience in the areas of business or systems process analysis or master's degree.
● Strong technical skills and aptitude, including familiarity with development processes and
methodology.
● Knowledge of both Relational and Dimensional Database design.
● Experience communicating effectively with business and IT professionals at all levels.
Preferred Qualifications:
● Previous experience working in an analyst capacity with PeopleSoft, SAP, or other enterprise
financial systems.
● Knowledge of Oracle Analytics Cloud ‘OAC’ (OBIEE Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise
Edition) and or similar business intelligence software.
● Experience in Data Warehousing and related report analysis, design and development.
● Understanding of information needed to support business processes and decisions.
● Experience communicating effectively with business and IT professionals at all levels.
● Previous employment experience in higher education, government, or a public entity.
The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the above. The employer reserves the
right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Pay and Benefits
Pay Range: $74,608 - $88,854 annually; depending on education/qualifications/experience
Time Appointment: 100% Appointment
Position Type: Faculty and P&A Staff
Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
- Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program