Business Services Analyst , UC Police

Position: Business Services Analyst (4754C), UC Police, #89830

Business Services Analyst (4754C), UC Police, #89830

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At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

The University of California Police Department (UCPD) provides a full range of law enforcement, public safety, crime prevention, and community support services in support of the academic and public service missions of the University of California, Berkeley. UCPD serves a diverse campus community of students, faculty, staff, and visitors and provides services within the unique environment of an urban research university.

In addition to traditional law enforcement services, UCPD supports a variety of proactive education, outreach, crime prevention, emergency response, and safety programs. The department is committed to providing professional, high quality service with sensitivity to the needs and concerns of the University community.

The Business Services Unit supports UCPD operations through financial administration and related business services, including purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, reimbursements, travel, recharge billing, deposits, reconciliations, contracts and MOUs, financial monitoring, and customer service.

Position Summary

The Business Services Analyst provides professional financial and business services support to the UCPD Business Services Unit and helps ensure departmental financial transactions are accurate, timely, compliant, and properly documented. The position supports day-to-day financial operations across purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, reimbursements, travel, recharge billing, deposits, reconciliations, MOU and contract administration, financial monitoring, and customer service.

The position independently researches and resolves financial and transactional issues of moderate scope and complexity within established University policies and procedures, maintains accurate and audit-ready financial records, and identifies issues requiring correction or escalation. By providing consistent transaction processing, reconciliation, monitoring, and customer support, the position helps maintain effective internal controls and supports the efficient financial administration of UCPD operations.

As part of a public safety department, the position may be required, at the discretion of department management and based on operational needs, to work occasional overtime or outside of regularly scheduled hours, including evenings and weekends. Such assignments may include support for home football games, demonstrations, major campus events, emergencies, or other significant departmental activities.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 11/18/2026.

Responsibilities

Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and Blu Card Transactions - 30%

• Reviews and processes purchasing, accounts payable, Blu Card, and vendor-payment requests of moderate scope and complexity. Creates Bear Buy requisitions; verifies chart strings, business purpose, approvals, receipts, receiving records, and supporting documentation; researches documentation, vendor, payment, and policy issues; and determines appropriate action within established guidelines. Serves as a primary processor for the BSU shared inbox on assigned days and supports departmental cardholders.
  
  Escalates covered services, purchases with an anticipated total value of $100,000 or more, policy exceptions, and material concerns to the Business Services Manager.

Reimbursements, Travel, Direct Bills, and Employee Payments - 15%

• Reviews and processes travel, entertainment, relocation, direct-bill, registration, and other reimbursement or employee-payment requests. Applies University policies, verifies allowability and approvals,…