Senior Business Analyst, HR-Finance Reporting Full-time Job

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 Human Resources 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)

 

Closing Date:

September 16, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

The University of Ottawa, often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottawa across the Rideau Canal in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood.