JOB SUMMARY:

Participate in the analysis, design, configuration, and development of reporting solutions to meet current and future business needs. Work closely with the Finance community in the Academic Enterprise to deliver, maintain, troubleshoot and enhance Finance system functionality. Add value to the financial software applications and business through knowledge of SQL, OBIEE and Hyperion products and through constructive teamwork with the business and IT teams.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Partners with functional and IT areas to understand and meet the reporting needs of the Academic Enterprise
• Responsible for taking a proactive approach to servicing customers
• Designs reporting solutions to meet business requirements based on functional needs and development knowledge in the various business systems.
• Understand structure and data elements of multiple source systems: Hyperion, Signature, Invision, and PeopleSoft.
• Understand the business processes and how the application supports the business processes and applies this knowledge to best solve problems
• Participate in user requirements gathering and conduct documentation designs
• Provides alternatives based on best practices and application functionality
• Uses functional specifications and works with necessary resources to complete object development and testing
• Perform dashboard creation and maintenance
• Assist with coordinating, developing, and documenting user acceptance testing
• Provide written and oral status updates to management
• Interacts with Management to understand and meet reporting needs
• Interact with users of all levels across institution
• Performs job duties with significant amount of autonomy with minimal oversight or review from manager.
• Exercises considerable professional judgment on balancing of multiple priorities with fixed deadlines
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs related duties as required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent in information technology, management information systems, accounting, or financial area and one year of experience.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:

• Basic knowledge of financial applications and processes
• Knowledge of SQL and business intelligence products such as OBIEE and Hyperion
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism in dealing with staff at all levels of the institution
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to develop, prioritizes, and accomplishes goals
• Ability to analyze and evaluate data and make appropriate decisions/ recommendations

EQUIPMENT:

Standard office equipment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION:

Standard office environment

OTHER:

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code. 

ANY QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AS EQUIVALENTS IN LIEU OF STATED MINIMUMS REQUIRE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES.