Senior Business Analyst - Central Business Service

University of Kansas Medical Center•Kansas City, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Business Analyst will provide daily analytical and operational support to various Central Business Services (CBS) customers. Responsibilities include supporting the financial planning process, reviewing, and approving financial transactions according to a defined budget/forecast, and providing customer service to various departments within CBS.

Requirements

Seven (7) years of experience of financial analysis.
Relevant education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Experience with budget management.
Experience reviewing and analyzing financial reports.
Communication skills
Computer skills
Analytical skills
Problem solving skills
Organization skills
Time management skills
Multitasking skills
Attention to detail skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Experience using Workday Financial modules or Adaptive Insights.
Experience working in cross-functional business teams and handling multiple concurrent tasks.
Experience working in a higher education shared service center environment.
Experience working with Budget Planning/ Forecasting Software.
Experience with process improvement and/or change management.

Responsibilities

Meet with department leaders to establish annual plans and update forecasts.
Assist with accurate and effective reporting to track adherence with plan/forecasts.
Manage and prepare financial and operational reporting for assigned customer departments, leveraging data sources such as Workday, Adaptive Budgeting, and Qlikcloud Data Warehouse.
Provide trend and variance analysis reporting and explanations of budget vs. actual results for assigned units.
Support the budgeting and forecasting process, including the annual budget load, monthly fund account reviews with operational managers and directors, review and analysis of revenue accounts.
Assist with month end and year-end closing responsibilities.
Review operational transactions for accuracy and process accounting adjustments.
Review and follow up on key operations metrics (Open PO’s, match exceptions, etc.).
Review and approve all procurement transactions in assigned areas of responsibility.
Process change orders for contract modifications, re-negotiations, amendments, etc. for vendor services.
Process Supplier Invoices for payment in a timely manner (complete order receipts, address match exceptions, and process change orders).
Review and close out open purchase orders.
Manage maintenance agreements.