Financial Operations Business Analyst

Overview

• This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place after May 28, 2025. 
• The salary for this position is $5,720 - $8,000 per month, depending upon qualifications and internal equities. 

 

The mission of San Diego State University Global Campus is “to be a world leader in delivering innovative educational experiences to all learners, expanding opportunity and transforming lives. Our programs and technologies are ever evolving to meet ever-changing needs; our high level of service and support is constant.”  SDSU Global Campus serves as a principal University liaison with the greater San Diego community and provides a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional, credit and noncredit educational experiences designed to fit the lifestyle and expectations of working adults and other lifelong learners.  In addition, Global Campus provides a range of academic and special programs for individuals and groups at various times, in various locations, and via various modalities, including technology based programs -- throughout the year.  The primary audiences include workforce, military, working adults and international constituencies.

 

The primary purpose of the Financial Operations Business Analyst (FOBA) position is to perform analyses of Global Campus (GC) business operations, develop metrics, research best practices, and develop recommendations. The FOBA will support the data, reporting, and analysis needs of SDSU Global Campus business processes.

 

The scope of the position will support the management of Global Campus, underlying systems such as Salesforce CRM, Student Information Systems (Peoplesoft & Jenzabar Campus Marketplace), Oracle, EAB Navigate, and Tableau systems. The position will help define the financial data structure and reporting needs of Global Campus, document, share, and consolidate data in order to validate, normalize and ensure optimal system linkages, usability, and reporting. The position will support staff usage of technical systems and address complex problems to better meet GC’s data delivery and interpretation needs. This includes developing, integrating, and implementing processes, services, and software that aid in delivering data and actionable insights to the GC stakeholders.

 

The position will analyze business processes/requirements with stakeholders and identify areas of improvement to increase operational efficiency, liaising with IT development to improve the process and quality of data delivered to users. The incumbent will also work closely with the data analyst and IT to review, document, and ensure all data sources and definitions are consistent and accurate to ensure data/reporting integrity. Additionally, the incumbent will partner with users and stakeholders to better understand their data access and reporting needs, as well as perform unique analyses on multiple data sets.

 

This position requires strong attention to detail, a deep understanding of institutional data and processes, the ability to work independently, and awareness and application of higher education issues. Under the general supervision of the Associate Dean of Finance and Operations, this position requires the ability to design and translate complex institutional business processes and data needs into usable information for the college’s decision-makers. Other related duties as assigned. Strong analytical, statistical, communication, and technical skills are essential.

 

Responsibilities

The primary purpose of the Financial Operations Business Analyst (FOBA) position is to perform analyses of Global Campus (GC) business operations, develop metrics, research best practices, and develop recommendations. The FOBA will support the data, reporting, and analysis needs of SDSU Global Campus business processes.

 

The scope of the position will support the management of Global Campus, underlying systems such as Salesforce CRM, Student Information Systems (Peoplesoft & Jenzabar Campus Marketplace), Oracle, EAB Navigate, and Tableau systems. The position will help define the financial data structure and reporting needs of Global Campus, document, share, and consolidate data in order to validate, normalize and ensure optimal system linkages, usability, and reporting. The position will support staff usage of technical systems and address complex problems to better meet GC’s data delivery and interpretation needs. This includes developing, integrating, and implementing processes, services, and software that aid in delivering data and actionable insights to the GC stakeholders.

 

The position will analyze business processes/requirements with stakeholders and identify areas of improvement to increase operational efficiency, liaising with IT development to improve the process and quality of data delivered t