Senior Business Analyst

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We encourage applications from individuals whose lived experiences and professional interests align with our institutional mission of academic excellence, access, and integrity.

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Job Category: AFT, Range 24

Close Date: N/A

Work Location: On-campus with 1-2 day(s) per week remote

Develop new functionalities or modify existing processes to meet federal and institutional requirements, create business process guides and train staff. Review documentation related to Patches and Fixes; develop test scripts, test new and existing functionalities in Production databases. Develop reports requested by federal and state agencies, national publications and TCNJ community. Reviewand improve existing business processes to utilize maximum use ofdelivered Financial Aid and 3C functionalities.

Act as a liaison between Financial Aid office and Technical Staff. Modify and maintain Web based forms and Access databases used in the Financial Aid office.

• Review Financial Aid related business processes and modifications, train end users and maintain documentation.
• Responsible for reporting functionality:
  Queries are integral part of many financial aid processes. To name a few, queries are created to select students for packaging, repackaging, updatingbudget flags using population update process and updating checklistitems. The queries used in processes need monitoring and tweaking to accommodate business practice changes. Reports are developed to validate the accuracy of financial aid processes.
• Research and resolve PAWS issues and maintain documentation.
• Develop new functionalities.
• Review documentation related to Patches and Fixes; develop test scripts, test new and existing functionalities in PATCH and Production databases.
• Work with the financial aid and Enterprise Applications leadership team to determine the appropriate configuration of setuptables. Prepares related documentation, enters initial configuration table data, and maintains ongoing setup table revisions and thoroughly tests new and old business processes.
• Database and Web Forms maintenance.
• Responsible for estimated and official financial aid award processing and packaging using delivered processes.

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Oracle People Soft Financial Aid Management System (FAMS). Appropriate experience maybe combined, for example, 2 years of aid experience in combination with 2 years of People Soft would be an acceptable combination.
• Possess an ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and meet critical deadlines.
• A general knowledge of federal and NJ State financial aid programs. Ability to implement and troubleshoot annual federal and State financial aid regulations and policies as they relate to the College's FAMS. Knowledge of financial aid annual reporting requirements. Knowledge of Oracle People Soft annual set-up and implementation of financial aid modules as well as ability to troubleshoot issues that may arise from those program changes.

Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations inorder to perform the essential functions of the position. If the requested accommodation(s) cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, the applicant may not be eligible for the position.

• Master's degree.

• Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and reference checks.
• Residency Requirement: In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.L. 2011 c.70, effective September 1, 2011, new public employees in certain positions (faculty exempt) are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment. Applicants must meet the requirements listed.

TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No.

1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report. TCNJ was named the #10 value in public higher education by the Princeton review in 2009 and, in 2006, was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter - an honor shared by less than 10 percent…