Application Analyst

Job Posting Title : Application Analyst

Application Analyst

Hiring Department :

Enterprise Business Information Technology Solutions

Position Open To : All Applicants

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours :

FLSA Status :

To Be Determined at Offer

Earliest Start Date :

Ongoing

Position Duration :

Limited Duration Based on Business Need

Location : AUSTIN, TX

AUSTIN, TX

Job Details : General Notes

General Notes

Position is 3 years fixed term with funding expected through 2027.

Flexible Work Arrangements are available for this position.

Enterprise Business IT Solutions (eBITS) manages systems and provides IT enterprise support services related to financials, accounting, human capital management (HR / payroll), procurement, and payment services, along with other central business services.

For more information, visit https : / / ebits.utexas.edu .

The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package. Those benefits include :

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs : Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Training and conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Athletic ticket discounts
• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see : https : / / hr.utexas.edu / prospective / benefits and https : / / hr.utexas.edu / current / services / my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

Serve as analyst responsible for performing technical analysis, file validation reviews, document business requirements, system analysis, and system configuration for Human Resources, Payroll, and Financial areas.

Responsibilities

• Support Operational Activities - Support ongoing operational support, including bug fixes and enhancements by documenting requirements, performing system testing, and ongoing system operational mass processing.
• Systems Support - Proactively communicate stakeholder needs to vendors and system developers. Promote the importance of needed product changes.

Actively research and analyze system functionality, roadmaps and upcoming feature releases to best prepare Business Process Owners for change impacts and process improvements.

Isolate Problems - Gather input from customer stakeholders, perform analysis on Human Capital Management, Academic, Student Employment and / or Benefits / Payroll transactions, exercise judgment based on analysis, coordinate closely with EBITS Technical Solutions team and Business Process Owners (HR Academic Professional Services, Student Employment Offices, Payroll, HR.

to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, etc.

Document Solutions - Working with other eBITS team members, research, document, test and validate solutions. Document business rules and system requirements.

Develop process or procedure documentation, diagrams, matrices, or workflows.

Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Training or experience in a business analyst role, typically achieved through a Bachelor's Degree or two years of experience in performing the work of a business analyst for administrative systems.
• Experience gathering requirements, and documenting and testing complex technical processes.
• Experience developing and documenting work requirements, rules work flows, reports and presentations for automation projects.
• Ability to work across organizational units to achieve goals.
• Experience with performing data analysis and / or data validation.
• Ability to learn, understand and configure vendor systems.
• Exceptional analytical, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Self-managed and highly motivated with a strong drive for delivering high quality results.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in some aspect of delivering successful projects.
• Experience with Workday.
• Experience with HR processing at a Higher Education institution.
• Experience with UT Austin administrative systems.
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Experience with business process modeling.
• Experience with software development.

Salary Range

$63,000 + depending on qualifications

Required Materials

• Resume / CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications.

Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section;

you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers : As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs.

If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply.

This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume.

In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.

that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility :

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers.

Staff who are promotion / transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility :

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks :

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer :

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer ,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency :

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification :

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify :

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197.

For more information about E-Verify, please see the following :

• E-Verify Poster (English) PDF
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) PDF
• Right To Work Poster (English) PDF
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) PDF

Compliance :

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting.

Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report.

You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.

206, Austin, Texas 78701.