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Senior Business Analyst, HR-Finance Reporting

Full time at University of Ottawa in Canada
Posted on March 29, 2024

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Senior Business Analyst, HR-Finance Reporting

Apply locations Ottawa, ON 1 Stewart time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR10475 Follow us on LinkedIn Job Type: Employee Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs): N/A Job Family: Business Systems Analysis # of Open Positions: 1 Faculty/Service - Department: Fin-HR Systems Reporting Team, Modernization Program Campus: 1 Stewart Union Affiliation: UOITP Date Posted: March 21, 2024 Closing Date: April 01, 2024 Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above Hours per week: 35 Salary Grade: UOITP Grade 11 Salary Range: $81,351.00 - $101,153.00*This position may be eligible for a telework arrangement. Learn more about our telework guidelines click here Position purpose: Reporting to the Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure and Systems , provides guidance and advice to clients in order to align the technology solutions and the business objectives and requirements from a Workday reporting perspective. Work closely with various business units and stakeholders to fulfill their requirements by configuring, maintaining and developing Workday reports. Effective reporting plays a crucial role in decision-making and overall business success and contributes significantly to the university's growth and performance. In this role, your responsibilities will include:
  • Business Analysis: Lead the evaluation of the business and operational requirements of client requests, to recommend the procedures, implementation, development and improvements deemed necessary. Write business cases and communicate these between IT teams, managers and others involved in the process. 
  • Business Requirements: Identify, design, and refine business process changes and transactions. Develop a full understanding of business requirements in order to translate them into technical specifications to facilitate the development of new systems and ensure development efforts meet the needs of clients.
  • Testing: Design and execute business and end-user test scenarios and integration tests. Ensure that the system meets the requirements in terms of functionality, performance, reliability, and security. Track, monitor and demonstrate completion of a requirement.
  • Documentation: Prepare technical reports and instructional manuals in order to document systems development and to support users with the use of new systems after implementation. Document application functionality as well as the individual transactions tested, keeping track of the different levels of errors; package service requests, problem logs, and systems enhancements into evolution releases for the business area.
  • Technical Support and Services: Provide expertise to clients regarding the use of systems. Process various special requests from clients, including the upload or extraction of data and the management of specialized systems.
What you will bring:
  • University Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS) or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum 3 years of experience supporting business units and their IT needs
  • Knowledge of University’s business standards and processes
  • Knowledge of computing principles with understanding of business processes and cycles
  • Knowledge of Workday and Workday reporting for Finance would be considered an asset
  • Knowledge of project management methods and practices
  • Knowledge of University’s established IT strategies, policies and procedures and how to apply these to client requirements
  • Analytical skills to convert business requirements into technical specifications
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts in a non-technical manner
  • Ability to proactively keep abreast of new emerging technologies
  • Bilingualism - French and English (written and spoken)
Key Competencies at uOttawa: Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:  Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities. Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible. Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them. Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team. The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more. If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute. Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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