Analyst III - Financial Systems

University of Guelph; Guelph; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Guelph's Computing and Communications Services division is seeking an Analyst III, Financial Systems to join Enterprise Applications. You will support the University’s Finance systems, design configurations, and collaborate with campus partners to deliver reliable financial services.

The role emphasizes ERP modernization, data integration, and QA across the SDLC, with a strong focus on security, privacy, and agile DevOps using Azure DevOps and SQL-based reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as required with 4+ years of enterprise systems experience in finance or ERP environments.
• Experience with ERP platforms, integrations, reporting, data validation, and release management.
• Knowledge of APIs, web services, middleware, data transformation, and vendor SaaS platforms.
• Strong SQL and relational database skills for reporting and analytics.
• Experience with SDLC, change management, and involvement in agile DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Product Manager (HR/Finance/Databases), will support the University’s Financial Services and Finance systems.
• Design, configure, and maintain Finance systems, including cloud-based SaaS platforms and internally developed apps.
• Support ERP modernization, release management, regression testing, and post-release stabilization.
• Assist with integrations across finance systems, APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and data warehousing.
• Provide technical support for Financial applications built in .NET, Oracle, and related technologies.
• Deliver software updates via an agile DevOps process using Microsoft Azure DevOps.

Skills

ERP systems

SQL & data analysis

Communication

SDLC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Systems Engineering

Tools

APIs & Web Services

Azure DevOps

Oracle & SQL Server

Job description

Location:

Guelph, ON, CA, N1G 2W1

Primary Category Page: Staff and Management

Division: Computing and Communication Services

Requisition ID: 2783

Department: Enterprise Applications

This position is represented by the agreement between the Professional Staff Association and the University of Guelph

Temporary full-time from 09/14/2026 to 09/15/2028

If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page in order to be considered as an internal applicant.

Career Opportunities (sapsf.com)

General Purpose

Computing and Communications Services (CCS) is the central IT department at the University of Guelph, providing core IT services and technology solutions to the U of G community. CCS has a progressive organizational culture, including a strong learning and development focus, and is committed to its Core Values: Service Culture, Integrity, Individual Leadership, Teamwork, Agility, and Communication.

Duties And Responsibilities

Reporting to the Product Manager (HR/Finance/Databases), Enterprise Applications, the Analyst III, Financial Systems will play a critical role as a member of our Enterprise Applications team supporting the University’s Financial Services department and Finance systems.

This position draws upon a range of skills including solutions design, application development, application configuration and maintenance, customer service and technical support, change management, business analysis, agile project management, and a broad technical skill set to deliver quality service to the campus community. A successful candidate works closely with other teammates, building relationships and collaborating to achieve team goals.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Tasked With

• Supporting the design, implementation, configuration, and ongoing evolution of Finance systems, including cloud-based SaaS platforms and internally developed applications.
• Support ERP modernization and lifecycle activities, including SaaS ERP release assessment, regression testing, configuration support, vendor coordination, deployment planning, and post-release stabilization.
• Supporting integrations and data solutions across finance systems and related enterprise platforms, including APIs, middleware, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines, reporting platforms, banking interfaces, procurement, HR/payroll, research administration, identity/access and data warehouse environments.
• Supporting complex, multi-system environments, including diagnosing and resolving issues across application, integration, and data layers.
• Providing technical support for University Financial applications and services, including applications built in Microsoft .NET, Oracle APEX and Oracle E-Business Finance.
• Delivering software and process updates to Financial Services using an agile DevOps process working with tools such as Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Implementing change requests on the University Financial systems following all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle, including making programming changes.
• Implementing software quality assurance and continuous integration processes during development, including unit tests, integration tests, data validation tests, and working with Financial clients to create functional User Acceptance Testing plans, and executing the identified test cases.
• Creating and monitoring data exchanges to both external and campus partners, leveraging standard SQL workbench and ETL/ELT tools.
• Ensuring that development and system updates factor in the stability, security and privacy of Financial systems and information.
• Configuring Financial systems and developing Financial custom software following change management processes with appropriate approvals and controls.
• Utilizing the Project Management and Business Analysis frameworks provided by the PMO.
• Working with Financial Services clients to document business process workflows and requested changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Systems Engineering and 4+ years of related work experience with the support, implementation, enhancement, and lifecycle management of enterprise systems in complex, multi-system environments and supporting components preferably in the Finance domain, in higher education, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise financial systems or ERP platforms, including application configuration, integrations, reporting, data validation, change management, release management, and production support.
• Experience with system and integration design, including APIs, web services, middleware, data transformation frameworks, and vendor-managed SaaS platforms.
• Knowledge of relational databases, SQL, enterprise data management practices, and the use of data to support reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) with ability to work effectively with both business clients and technical team members.
• Analytical ability and thorough understanding of large-scale information technology applications.
• Software development experience, through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Any experience with the following will be considered an asset and should be highlighted in your application:

• Experience with enterprise integrations and data ecosystems, including APIs, web services, data transformation processes, reporting or analytics platforms.
• Experience supporting the implementation, delivery, and support of Finance SaaS ERPs such as SAP S/4HANA, Workday Financial Management, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics or comparable ERP.
• Experience supporting on-premises Finance ERPs such as Oracle E-Business Suite Financials and other Oracle Technologies such as Oracle Databases, Oracle APEX, Oracle Reports and Oracle PL/SQL
• Experience delivering working software using Agile DevOps processes.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure DevOps, Microsoft C#/.NET development, and Microsoft SQL Server, version control tools such as Git.
• Change management experience in an enterprise application environment including release management across development, test and production systems and maintaining related documentation.
• Business process analysis and/or software design experience, creating Use Cases, creating and executing User Acceptance Testing plans.
• Experience with Project Management methodologies and participation on project teams.

Employee Type: Temporary

Position Number: 10927826

Classification: P&M FT- Band 04

Professional/Managerial Salary Bands

The target hiring salary for this position is minimum and up to 96% of midpoint for the salary grade.

• Tentative evaluation; subject to committee review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date: 08/19/2026

Closing Date: 09/02/2026