Senior SIS Financials & Aid Systems Analyst (Remote)

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Virginia Information Technology Services seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst to steward the Student Financials and Financial Aid modules within PeopleSoft. You will help define roadmaps, prioritize enhancements, and act as the primary contact for applicants, students, and Student Financial Services staff.

You will analyze and redesign processes, implement solutions, train users, and collaborate with schools, departments, and central offices to improve SIS functionality and

Qualifications

• Five years of relevant PeopleSoft Student Financials and Financial Aid experience.
• Excellent project management, team-building, organizational, and analytical skills, with a high level of consistency, accuracy, and dependability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the ability to independently assess business processes, propose innovative solutions, and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues and customers across University roles and backgrounds.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a collegial, supportive environment and share information effectively and reliably.
• Ability to adapt to rapid change and uncertainty while managing competing priorities in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to facilitate and lead meetings and work groups.
• Intermediate-level technical skills and troubleshooting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assess, prioritize, analyze, and redesign existing business processes and technologies; develop and test solutions; troubleshoot complex issues; and provide training on new technologies.
• Support efforts to keep the SIS secure, efficient, patched, and fully functioning for applicants, students, instructors, advisors, and administrative staff.
• Resolve issues involving the student system and interfacing products, and maintain relevant system configuration and setup.
• Serve as steward for the Student Financials and Financial Aid SIS modules.
• Help define module roadmaps, support high-level decision-making, and plan future enhancements and potential new technologies.
• Partner with University stakeholders to understand priorities, assess impacts, and align work with institutional needs.
• Collaborate with Student Financial Services, schools, and other University partners to plan enhancement and testing cycles and communicate release plans to affected stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships, share best practices, and serve as a valued partner to department and school administrators, central office staff, ITS colleagues, students, applicants, advisors, instructors, and vendors.
• Gather and document stakeholder requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Explain complex technical concepts clearly to nontechnical stakeholders and facilitate meetings and work groups.
• Support ITS and University goals, focus on people, initiate positive change, value differences, and encourage team collaboration.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Team-building

Tools

PeopleSoft

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

University of Virginia Information Technology Services seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst to steward the Student Financials and Financial Aid modules within PeopleSoft. You will help define roadmaps, prioritize enhancements, and act as the primary contact for applicants, students, and Student Financial Services staff.

You will analyze and redesign processes, implement solutions, train users, and collaborate with schools, departments, and central offices to improve SIS functionality and