Functional Business Analyst, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

4h

About The Position

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at the University of Nevada, Reno is seeking to hire two Functional Business Analysts. The Functional Business Analyst (FBA) – Financial Aid plays a critical role in delivering timely, accurate, and student-centered financial aid services by ensuring data integrity and end-to-end functional excellence within the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (CS) Financial Aid module and related systems. This position partners closely with the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Enrollment Services to configure, test, and manage system functionality and releases; troubleshoot and resolve functional issues; and support continuous process improvement. The FBA also develops and maintains queries, reports, dashboards, and analytics to support compliance, decision-making, and service delivery, while enhancing the overall student experience. Key responsibilities include executing functional systems testing, administering student self-service functionality, troubleshooting and resolving functional issues, building queries and quality assurance reports, and supporting data extraction for analytics, assessment, and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years of related work experience
• Master’s Degree and one (1) year of related work experience
• Related Experience : Experience in an enterprise system in higher education enrollment/student services or relevant functional analyst experience with enterprise system or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Executing functional systems testing
• Administering student self-service functionality
• Troubleshooting and resolving functional issues
• Building queries and quality assurance reports
• Supporting data extraction for analytics, assessment, and reporting

Benefits

• Remarkable Retirement Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!
• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance – Faculty Benefits
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Dual Career Assistance Program The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time