Business Analyst

Business Title Business Analyst Applications Accepted From University Wide, Public:
Open to the Public Special Instructions to Applicants

This position is being posted internally and to the public simultaneously in order to expedite the posting process.

This position is eligible for the following benefits: medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, winter break closure, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, vacation, and retirement. Posting Number 2016416T Department Summary

The Business Analyst for Housing and Residence Life provides direct oversite of the application, auditing, research, reporting, data management and direct student service support related to all housing and dining charges. Partnering with the Bursar, Registrar, Finance and Administration, academic colleges, the Business Service Center and other campus partners, this position will be responsible for assessing and auditing all initial housing and dining charges while managing daily reconciliations, all refund processes, and reporting data for fiscal accountability and compliance.

This position develops reports to support critical business functions, manages all analytical efforts for occupancy trends and forecasting and leads student outreach strategies associated with occupancy management, including room and occupancy verification processes and other data management processes. This position oversees the general BSO Check-In experience in collaboration with the New Student and Family Programs office. This position will also serve as a member of the Housing and Residence Life team to support student recruitment and retention efforts, to include admissions events (travel or on campus) and Bobcat Student Orientation and on call efforts when required.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Transaction Analysis and Application:
Responsible for the initial per semester assessment of housing and dining charges, for accuracy of over $100M of annual room and meal plan charges that delivers to the students' general ledger through the integration between occupancy management software and university student information systems. Audits daily reconciliation reports of new charges and credits as a result of room and meal plan changes.

Reviews and updates OHIO Guarantee Cohort Codes for all students to align with appropriate cohorts for accuracy of room and meal plan rate charges, credits and refunds. Benchmarks with peer institutions within the state to ensure that room and meal plan increase recommendations maintains OHIO's competitive financial position. Creates housing and dining rate tables, proration rate tables and refund tables for each semester (including summer) and programs logic in the housing occupancy software.

Responsible for baseline testing to ensure each room rate and dining rate charge and credit is accurate in each term and for each cohort, appropriate rate table and transaction type. Applies and audits staff credits and adjusts staff housing deposits to apply towards student account as appropriate. Partners with the Bursar's office to ensure correct application of housing and dining charges from the occupancy management software to the University student information system, ensures compliance with Finance and Administration billing standards, and resolves for any discrepancies with OHIO Guarantee Cohort changes.

Works with the Associate Directors of Housing to advocate for housing software development that best supports accountability and efficiency.

2. Business and Data Analysis:
Responsible for semesterly financial statement preparation and reporting to Finance and Administration. Runs Oracle financial statements for all areas of Housing and Residence Life. Runs and reviews month to date and year to date financials for Business Operations for accuracy. Generates financial performance summary to accompany reports and answers questions regarding financial performance. Partners with the Business Service Center to generate reports and data to support essential budgetary transactions and reporting needs (ie - room revenue verification, meal plan reports, etc).

Responsible for Business and Data Analysis:
Responsible for semesterly financial statement preparation and reporting to Finance and Administration. Runs Oracle financial statements for all areas of Housing and Residence Life. Runs and reviews month to date and year to date financials for Business Operations for accuracy. Generates financial performance summary to accompany reports and answers questions regarding financial performance. Partners with the Business Service Center to generate reports and data to support essential budgetary transactions and reporting needs (ie - room revenue verification, meal plan reports, etc).

Responsible for maintaining current student yield and retention data and trend analysis to support the Director of Business Operations with annual occupancy management strategies. Generates reports in the housing…