Functional Analyst, Academic Systems

Columbus State Community College; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus State Community College seeks a Functional Analyst, Academic Systems to lead the development, integration, and automation of academic systems and reporting solutions. You will drive data governance, dashboards, and centralized data sources supporting curriculum management and student success.

You will collaborate with IT, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Services, and other offices to improve operational effectiveness and ensure reliable institutional data for decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience supporting ERP systems, student information systems, business intelligence, data analytics, or related technology functions.

Responsibilities

• Supports administration, optimization, integration, and ongoing enhancement of Academic Affairs systems including Workday Student, CurriQunet/Acadea, 25Live Schedule Optimizer, Parchment, Paradigm, OnBase, SharePoint, and related applications.
• Develops, tests, and implements EIBs, integrations, automated workflows, and related technology solutions.
• Evaluates business processes and system functionality across the academic lifecycle to identify automation opportunities.
• Participates in system implementations, upgrades, testing, release validation, and post-production support.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation and user support materials.
• Develops centralized reporting structures and BI solutions for Academic Affairs data.
• Designs dashboards and self-service reporting tools for leadership.
• Maintains repositories for course/program approvals and accreditation documentation.
• Integrates data across systems to improve data consistency and reporting efficiency.
• Performs data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance.

Skills

Data governance

Business intelligence

Reporting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Higher Education Administration, or a related field

Tools

Workday Student

CurriQunet/Acadea

25Live Schedule Optimizer

Parchment

Paradigm

OnBase

SharePoint

Job description

Compensation Type: Salaried

Compensation: $58,500.00

The Functional Analyst, Academic Systems supports Academic Affairs through the development, implementation, integration, and continuous improvement of academic systems, business intelligence, reporting, and data governance processes. This role serves as the technical lead for Academic Affairs data integration by developing automated workflows, Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs), dashboards, and reporting solutions that support curriculum management, assessment, student success, compliance, strategic planning, and institutional decision making. The Functional Analyst collaborates with Enterprise Project Management, Information Technology, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Services, and other administrative offices to improve operational effectiveness and establish reliable, centralized sources of institutional data.

Essential Job Functions

Academic Systems Integration & Automation

• Supports the administration, optimization, integration, and ongoing enhancement of Academic Affairs systems, including Workday Student, CurriQunet/Acadea, 25Live Schedule Optimizer, Parchment, Paradigm, OnBase, SharePoint, and related applications.
• Develops, tests, and implements EIBs, integrations, automated workflows, and related technology solutions that improve Academic Affairs business processes.
• Evaluates business processes and system functionality throughout the academic lifecycle, including curriculum development, scheduling, registration, assessment, graduation, and student completion, to identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement.
• Participates in system implementations, upgrades, testing, release validation, and post-production support.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, business process documentation, and user support materials.

Academic Data Governance & Business Intelligence

• Develops, implements, and maintains centralized reporting structures and business intelligence solutions that serve as the authoritative source for Academic Affairs data.
• Designs and maintains dashboards, SharePoint sites, and self-service reporting tools that provide Academic Affairs leaders with timely access to operational, compliance, assessment, and strategic information.
• Establishes and maintains centralized repositories for course approvals, program approvals, curriculum alignments, statewide transfer designations, accreditation documentation, assessment information, and related institutional records.
• Integrates data across curriculum management, student information systems, assessment processes, and other institutional systems to improve data consistency, reporting efficiency, and decision making.
• Performs data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance activities to ensure the integrity of institutional information.

Compliance Reporting & Academic Analytics

• Develops and maintains reporting processes supporting compliance with College, state, federal, accreditation, and regulatory requirements, including Senate Bill 1 (SB1), House Bill 96 (HB96), Higher Education Information (HEI) reporting, Student Success Incentive (SSI), and related reporting initiatives.
• Collaborates with Academic Affairs leadership to analyze academic performance metrics, funding opportunities, CIP code alignment, course success reporting, and other institutional data supporting strategic planning.
• Supports statewide transfer initiatives by maintaining reporting related to TAG, CTAG, ITAG, OT36, OGTP, Course Inventory, transfer alignments, and related academic approvals.
• Develops reporting tools that support curriculum review, assessment, program review, accreditation, and institutional effectiveness activities.
• Performs ongoing audits of academic data to identify discrepancies, improve reporting accuracy, and support institutional compliance.

Assessment, Collaboration & Customer Support

• Partners with academic departments to implement technology solutions supporting program assessment, Institutional Learning Goals (ILGs), Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), and program outcomes.
• Develops dynamic reporting solutions that reduce manual processes and improve access to assessment information for faculty and administrators.
• Provides technical support, consultation, and training related to Academic Affairs systems, reporting tools, dashboards, and business processes.
• Collaborates with Enterprise Project Management, Information Technology, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Services, and other administrative offices on strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects.

Culture of Respect

• Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community
• Other duties as required.
• Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance is required.

Minimum Education And Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience supporting enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, student information systems, business intelligence, systems integration, data analytics, business process improvement, reporting, or related technology functions.
• An appropriate combination of education, training, coursework and experience may qualify a candidate.

CSCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

Full Time/Part Time:

Full time

Scheduled Hours:

40