Position Details
Position Information
Position Type Professional Staff
Faculty Track
Position Title Senior Systems Analyst II
Employment Status Full Time
Months 12
Campus Portland, ME
Description
The Banner Senior Systems Analyst II main role is to understand and optimize
business processes and actively consult with university professional staff to
assist them in becoming more efficient and effective utilizing the Banner ERP
system driving student success and administrative operations. This position
reports to the Director for Enterprise Applications.
Responsibilities
Demonstrated knowledge of the Ellucian Banner functional area processes
related to Financial Aid, Finance, Admissions and Registration academic
policies and procedures, and be capable of providing quality end-user
consultation and support. Knowledge in one or more of these specific
Banner functional areas is desired.
Working knowledge of the Ellucian Banner ERP functional/technical
environment.
Ability to facilitate business process review and application prototyping
sessions as well as provide business process analysis and insight into
best practice methodologies.
Evaluate and adjust where appropriate, the Ellucian Banner setup tables
relative to the client business practices.
Provide Leadership and Insight for functional work groups enabling them to
stay on time and on task in their administrative responsibilities.
Collaborate and consult with supervisor, systems analysts, programmers,
and end users to develop functional design specifications and gather
information about program intent, functions, features; data requirements,
input requirements and output requirements; internal and external checks
and controls; hardware and operating system environment, interfaces with
other systems, training, and support.
Prepare functional design specifications for conversion, upgrades,
patches, reporting, interfaces, and customizations for Banner modules and
associated applications.
Provide guidance in the formulation and coordination of an end-user
training strategy, and when appropriate, developing and delivering such
training for onboarding.
Provide strong leadership in developing testing methodologies and test
scripts for utilization during upgrades and patch application; confirming
program meets specifications, obtaining client signoff of efforts.
Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and be a self-starter with a
can-do attitude.
Work with end users to understand business processes with UNE procedures
Help end users become more efficient and effective utilizing the Ellucian
ERP system.
Analyze code to find causes of errors and revising programs.
Author documentation of changes to computer code, programs, and
specifications.
Design and code layouts for onscreen user interfaces, printed outputs, and
interfaces with other systems.
Review user and technical documentation written by others to confirm
consistency with program operations.
Providing functional/technical assistance by responding to inquiries
regarding errors, problems, or questions with programs. Escalate errors to
appropriate teams for resolution.
Revise program for corrections, enhancements, or system environment
changes through accepted project management processes.
Maintain and support integrations between the Banner system and a variety
of ancillary/3rd party systems that are needed for University operations
Identify and make team members aware of the dependency requirements of the
multiple Banner modules and integrated 3rd-party systems for potential
upgrades and potential new 3rd-party system inclusions.
Provide assistance to convert designs and specifications into computer
code.
Coordinates activities with co-workers, keeps abreast of and follows all
departmental and company procedures.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree or 5 years related experience and/or training or
equivalent combination of education and experience.
Deep knowledge of Ellucian Banner Student, Financial Aid and Accounts
Receivables modules.
Deep Knowledge and experience with Ellucian Banner Security.
Experience working with a broad range of institutional administrators
including vice presidents, deans, directors and end users.
Knowledge and experience with Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, and other reporting
tools.
Knowledge and experience with Evisions, Cognos, FormFusion, and
IntelleCheck.
High degree of creativity and professionalism with a “can-do” attitude.
Able to set and manage changing priorities amongst multiple competing
constituencies, projects and resources.
Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of University
personnel, students and/or outside individuals/organizations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Able to gain and keep client trust.
Preferred Experience:
Technical experience with Ellucian Ethos, Degree Works, and Ellucian
Banner highly desired.
Technical experience with the Automic automation system.
Experience with Document Management systems such as Hyland.
Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks
and provide leadership and direction for the implementation process.
Ability to work closely with team members and/or alone.
Functional and/or technical knowledge of the Banner Human Resources
module.
Functional and/or technical knowledge of the Banner Finance module.
EEO Statement Summary
Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of
New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for
all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits and
will not tolerate discrimination in employment, the provision of academic
services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex,
physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin,
sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic
information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors will
not be permitted to have an adverse influence upon decisions regarding
students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment,
contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional
programs, services, and activities.
COVID Vaccination Statement (PLEASE NOTE)
In order to protect the health and safety of the UNE community, UNE requires
all students enrolled in classes on our campuses and all on-campus employees
to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the start of employment.
Additionally, boosters will be required for fully vaccinated individuals per
the recommendation of the CDC. The University allows for religious and medical
exemptions to the policy. If you believe you are eligible for a medical or
religious exemption to the vaccine policy you may seek the exemption through
Human Resources after receiving this conditional offer of employment. Please
note that no person to whom the policy applies will be finally employed or
permitted to work if they are not fully vaccinated unless they request an
exemption and are granted one.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number 20161499P
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Supplemental Questions
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Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
Cover Letter
Resume
Optional Documents
Letter of Recommendation
