Business Systems Analyst - SLAC Budget Office.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Menlo Park, CA
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$100,907–$124,478 Per Year
LOCATION
Menlo Park, CA
POSTED
1 day ago
Job ID
6696
Location
SLAC - Menlo Park, CA
Full-Time
Regular
SLAC Job Postings
Position Overview:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory¿s Business Services Division (BSD) is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to join the OCFO Budget Office. In this role, you will provide technical and functional support for financial and business systems, including system operations, data management, workflow processes, and reporting. You will leverage your experience with Tableau, Excel-based analytics, and relational databases to support financial and system operations. Familiarity with budgeting, overhead rates, and project costing setups will further strengthen your ability to support Budget Office tools and processes. This position reports to the Financial Manager within the SLAC Budget Office.
Note: This is a 1-year fixed term position with the possibility of extension or conversion to a regular- continuing position.
Your specific responsibilities include:
+ Specify requirements for finance business systems and incorporate new technical systems to improve workflow, production, efficiency and effectiveness.
+ Support data migration, integration, and system configuration activities by evaluating data structures, validating data quality, and assisting with system implementation and design planning.
+ Support system operations by managing user permissions, documenting business and system processes, troubleshooting technical and workflow issues, and supporting operational continuity.
+ Analyze, produce, and distribute standard and custom reports, dashboards, and performance metrics to support financial planning, budgeting, and operational decision-making using enterprise data systems.
+ Research, reconcile, and resolve data discrepancies across multiple financial and reporting systems to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and reporting reliability
+ Support data governance initiatives, data standards implementation, and change management processes to improve data management practices across financial systems.
+ Participate in system testing, validation, and software release processes while providing functional-technical support to business users.
To be successful in this position you will bring:
+ Bachelor's degree and three years relevant experience or a combination of education and relevant experience with relational databases, Tableau, and Excel.
+ Functional-technical experience supporting enterprise financial and business systems, including system configuration support, data integration, reporting, and workflow implementation.
+ Experience querying and analyzing structured data using SQL or similar tools to support reporting development, data validation, and discrepancy resolution.
+ Experience supporting enterprise reporting and business intelligence platforms such as Adaptive, SQL Server reporting environments, Tableau, or similar enterprise tools.
+ Knowledge of data architecture concepts including data flows, data structures, data quality validation, and system-to-system integration.
+ Experience supporting system testing, user acceptance testing, and validation of new system functionality, configurations, and software releases.
+ Ability to analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into system configurations, reporting solutions, or workflow improvements.
+ Knowledge of data governance, data security, and change control practices in enterprise system environments.
+ Ability to independently troubleshoot functional and technical system issues and recommend solutions to maintain operational continuity.
+ Strong documentation, process mapping, and stakeholder communication skills with ability to support functional-technical collaboration between business and technical teams.
In addition, preferred requirements include:
+ Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning (Adaptive).
SLAC Employee Competencies
+ Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
+ Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
+ Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
+ Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
+ Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
+ Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.
+ Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.
Physical requirements and working conditions:
+ Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.
Work Standards :
+ Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
+ Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1¿General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf
+ Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu
+ As a national laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is responsible for adhering to the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, which require employees to obtain and maintain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential. To obtain this credential, employees must successfully complete the applicable tier of federal background investigation post hire and receive a favorable federal adjudication. The tier of federal background investigation will be determined by job duties and national security or public trust responsibilities associated with the job. All tiers of investigation include a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last 1 to 7 years (depending on the applicable tier of investigation). Illegal drug activities include marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws.
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+ Classification Title: IT Business Analyst 1
+ Job code: 4771, Grade: H
+ Duration : 1-year, fixed term
_The expected pay range for this position is $100,907 - $124,478 per annum_
_SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the university reasonably expects to pay for a position upon hire. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs._
_At SLAC/Stanford, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package._
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.
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