Business Systems Analysts

Mon-Fri 8-5pm, hybrid 3-4 days in person, 1-2 remote VP Area VP Area President Department Department 00286 - Budget and Analysis Location Location Campus City City Salt Lake City, UT Type of Recruitment Type of Recruitment External Posting Pay Rate Range Pay Rate Range 90,000-120,000 DOE Close Date Close Date 10/27/2026 Job Summary Lead the administration, optimization, and support of the organization’s budgeting and forecasting system (Anaplan) to ensure accurate financial planning, reporting, and decision-making. Analyze business needs, define system requirements, and design automated solutions that improve financial processes, reporting capabilities, data integrity, and operational efficiency. Develop and maintain complex forecasting models, dashboards, and automated reports that provide actionable insights for executive leadership and departmental stakeholders. Partner closely with end users and business leaders to gather requirements, document processes, model system enhancements, and recommend controls that support organizational objectives. Lead budgeting and forecasting cycles by coordinating timelines, providing strategic guidance, and ensuring adherence to established processes. Develop and deliver training programs, user documentation, process maps, and support materials to increase user adoption and improve budget management capabilities across the organization. Manage project milestones, system enhancements, testing activities, and change management initiatives to support continuous improvement of financial planning and reporting systems. Conduct user acceptance testing, maintain system procedures and protocols, and oversee the implementation of automated solutions that enhance reporting accuracy, reduce manual effort, and strengthen organizational decision support. Responsibilities Analyze business issues, define requirements, design computer programs, and recommend automated system controls and protocols to solve organizational information issues. Determine operational objectives, gather information, and evaluate output requirements and formats. Work closely with end users to analyze, define, model, and document systems requirements. Identify project milestones, phases, and elements, and keep team within timeline and budget. Construct workflow charts and diagrams, study system capabilities, and write specifications. Develop organizational change management framework and conduct user acceptance testing. Maintain automated system protocols by writing and updating procedures. May create end-user documentation (e.g., user guides, process flow charts, training materials) and deliver training. Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline. Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment. Minimum Qualifications EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience). Business Systems Analyst, III : Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience. Business Systems Analyst, IV : Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience. Preferences A bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience. Assumes work equivalency (1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience). Benefits and Policies The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). 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