Functional Analyst, Academic Systems

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus State Community College is seeking a Functional Analyst, Academic Systems to lead integration and automation across Academic Affairs systems, including Workday Student and related platforms. You will develop automated workflows, EIBs, dashboards, and reports to support curriculum management, student success, and institutional decision making.

The role collaborates with IT, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Services, and other offices to improve data quality, governance,

Qualifications

• 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 ERP systems, student information systems, BI, data analytics, or related technology functions.

Responsibilities

• Develops, tests, and implements EIBs, integrations, automated workflows, and related technology solutions.
• Designs and maintains centralized reporting structures and dashboards for Academic Affairs.
• Performs data validation and quality assurance to ensure data integrity.

Skills

Data analytics

Reporting

BI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

Workday

CurriQunet/Acadea

25Live

Parchment

Paradigm

OnBase

SharePoint

Job description

Compensation Type: Salaried

Compensation: $58,500.00

The Functional Analyst, Academic Systems supports Academic Affairsthrough the development, implementation, integration, andcontinuous improvement of academic systems, business intelligence,reporting, and data governance processes. This role serves as thetechnical lead for Academic Affairs data integration by developingautomated workflows, Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs),dashboards, and reporting solutions that support curriculummanagement, assessment, student success, compliance, strategicplanning, and institutional decision making. The Functional Analystcollaborates with Enterprise Project Management, InformationTechnology, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Services, andother administrative offices to improve operational effectivenessand establish reliable, centralized sources of institutionaldata.

Academic Systems Integration & Automation

• Supports the administration, optimization, integration, andongoing enhancement of Academic Affairs systems, including WorkdayStudent, 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 improveAcademic Affairs business processes.
• Evaluates business processes and system functionalitythroughout the academic lifecycle, including curriculumdevelopment, scheduling, registration, assessment, graduation, andstudent completion, to identify opportunities for automation andcontinuous improvement.
• Participates in system implementations, upgrades, testing,release validation, and post-production support.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, businessprocess documentation, and user support materials.

Academic Data Governance & Business Intelligence

• Develops, implements, and maintains centralized reportingstructures and business intelligence solutions that serve as theauthoritative source for Academic Affairs data.
• Designs and maintains dashboards, SharePoint sites, andself-service reporting tools that provide Academic Affairs leaderswith timely access to operational, compliance, assessment, andstrategic information.
• Establishes and maintains centralized repositories forcourse approvals, program approvals, curriculum alignments, statewide transfer designations, accreditation documentation,assessment information, and related institutional records.
• Integrates data across curriculum management, studentinformation systems, assessment processes, and other institutionalsystems to improve data consistency, reporting efficiency, anddecision making.
• Performs data validation, reconciliation, and qualityassurance activities to ensure the integrity of institutionalinformation.

Compliance Reporting & Academic Analytics

• Develops and maintains reporting processes supportingcompliance with College, state, federal, accreditation, andregulatory requirements, including Senate Bill 1 (SB1), House Bill96 (HB96), Higher Education Information (HEI) reporting, StudentSuccess Incentive (SSI), and related reportinginitiatives.
• Collaborates with Academic Affairs leadership to analyzeacademic performance metrics, funding opportunities, CIP codealignment, course success reporting, and other institutional datasupporting strategic planning.
• Supports statewide transfer initiatives by maintainingreporting 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 institutionaleffectiveness activities.
• Performs ongoing audits of academic data to identifydiscrepancies, improve reporting accuracy, and supportinstitutional compliance.

Assessment, Collaboration & Customer Support

• Partners with academic departments to implement technologysolutions supporting program assessment, Institutional LearningGoals (ILGs), Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), and programoutcomes.
• Develops dynamic reporting solutions that reduce manualprocesses and improve access to assessment information for facultyand administrators.
• Provides technical support, consultation, and trainingrelated to Academic Affairs systems, reporting tools, dashboards,and business processes.
• Collaborates with Enterprise Project Management, InformationTechnology, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Services, andother administrative offices on strategic initiatives andcross-functional projects.

Culture of Respect

• Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect andinclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of thecommunity
• Other duties as required.

*Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance isrequired.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science,Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Higher EducationAdministration, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experiencesupporting enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, studentinformation systems, business intelligence, systems integration,data analytics, business process improvement, reporting, or relatedtechnology functions.

*An appropriate combination of education, training, courseworkand experience may qualify a candidate.

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

Full Time/Part Time:

Full time

Union (If Applicable):

Scheduled Hours:

40

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