Senior Business Systems Analyst Job at Boston College in Chestnut Hill

Boston College Introduction Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion. Job Description This is a developmental role with three levels depending on experience. The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) acts in a product ownership, systems analyst and project management role, providing the key interface between management and end users on one side, and BC's internal IT development partners and vendors on the other. Operates within a development and maintenance process which follows Scaled Agile (scrum practices). Works with a variety of Student Information Systems involving Admission, Enrollment, Student Accounts, Financial Aid and Degree Audits etc. Essential Functions Identify and develop system solution requirements by interviewing business users (Student Services, Provost Office, faculty, school personnel, students etc.) Analyze and assess business operations and user needs, identifying and researching best practices and determining gaps between system functionality and user requirements Collaborate with users on proposed technical solution (s). Obtain stakeholder approval. Translate user issues and needs into functional requirements. Create and document detailed specifications, and process flow diagrams from which programs can be written. Configure the system as needed. Serve as a liaison with ITS and functional teams on system solutions and user issues . Recommend business process redesign, as needed, based on analysis of user requirements. Identify and develop workflow solution requirements by interviewing business users (Student Services, Admissions, Provost office, faculty, school personnel, students, etc), analyzing business operations and user needs, and developing workflow diagrams. Provide tier 1 and tier 2 production support Support production release activities as needed Test and implement production changes and enhancements using quality assurance processes. Associate BSA: $63,800 - $79,750 BSA: $74,000-$92,500 Senior BSA: $83,650-104,600 Requirements Bachelors Degree Required Experience within a Student Service / Higher Education environment preferred Associate BSA: 2 to 3 years of related business systems analysis experience. BSA: 3 to 5 years of related business systems analysis experience Senior BSA: Minimum of 5 to 7 years of related business systems analysis and/or project management experience Detailed working knowledge of enrollment, financial aid, admissions, student account and/or degree audit processes, best practices and process improvements. Ability to facilitate user engagement sessions to gather user needs/requirements and determine solution/approach and document results with functional team. Balancing risk, complexity, effort and value. Expertise in business process analysis and redesign. Ability to provide guidance about the business implications of systems changes. Effective communications skills to ensure that end users, technical staff and vendors are up-to-date on system developments and decisions. Proficient in MS Office applications, MS Project and MS Visio or equivalent. Ability to work independently to identify risks, gaps and resolve issues in order to keep project activities on track. Closing Statement Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility: Tuition remission for Employees Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Low-Cost Life Insurance Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans Paid Holidays Annually Generous Sick and Vacation Pay Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity . Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .