Information Technology Business/Technical Analyst II (Financials)

Company: Los Rios Community College District
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Posting Details
Position Information
Job Posting Title Information Technology Business/Technical Analyst II (Financials)
Location Los Rios Community College District (District Office)
Department Location Information Technology
Posting Number C02584P
Position Type Classified (Regular)
Temporary Position Category N/A
The Institution
About
The Los Rios Community College District is the second-largest, two-year public college district in California, serving approximately 75,000 students in the greater Sacramento region. The District's 2,400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties and is comprised of four uniquely diverse colleges - American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City colleges. In addition to each college's main campus, the District offers educational centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, and Rancho Cordova.
The Los Rios District Office is centrally located in the heart of the Sacramento valley. The growing Capital Region has strong communities and emergent arts and dining scenes, and is nearby some of the most celebrated tourist destinations in the country - Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and San Francisco. The Sacramento area is a great place to live and work.
Strengths
The District has approximately 6,000 employees throughout our four colleges and District Office complex. The District Office is centrally located between all four colleges and provides welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environments for Los Rios students, employees, and our community partners. Our departments strive for the highest quality in all programs, services, and activities, and are focused on advancing the learning of our diverse student population through improved academic and social outcomes.
Our Vision
Our Colleges offer equity-minded, academically rigorous, student success centered education. Our objective is to help our students successfully achieve their academic goals, whether they want to transfer to a four-year college or university, earn an associate degree, or obtain one of more than 100 certificates in high demand career fields.
Position Summary
The Information Technology Business/Technical Analyst II is an experienced Information Technology Business/Technical Analyst I, or equivalent who has primary responsibility for Business and/or Technical Analysis across several major systems and applications, and with complex integration responsibilities. The Information Technology Business/Technical Analyst II is distinguished from the Information Technology Business/Technical Analyst I by the amount of leadership exercised and the complexity and scope of work performed, and the exercise of significant autonomy in research and development of solution options. Information Technology Business/Technical Analyst II operates with moderate oversight
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Salary $8,802.28 - $10,709.32 per month. Starting salary is at Step 1 ($8,802.28). LRCCD Salary Schedules
Additional Salary Information No additional salary information to note
Additional Information
The department maintains a focus on:

• Administration of, and integration with, Los Rios financial management solutions.
• Design, creation, support, analysis and maintenance of the PeopleSoft Financials enterprise system, workflows, integrations, and retention of system solutions.
• Customer service, stakeholder partnership, team coordination, request management, report development, solution development and implementation, API integrations, detailed technical and functional documentation, end user training, and application administration, including system configuration, user account provisioning, security.
• Collaborating with customers to understand business needs.
• Research, design, and build solutions that maximize the end user experience in the Purchasing and Financial modules.
• Utilizing best practices of IT Service Management.
• Providing customers with top-tier support in response to help requests related to the Financials business and system processes.
• Identifying opportunities for optimizing business process workflows. Benefits
  Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.
  Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 18 days of annual paid holidays, 15 days' vacation yearly (with increases after 5 & 10 years), and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers extensive professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 FTE or greater. To calculate this position's FTE , take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked divided by the percentage of months worked to get the position's FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 12 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 12/12 = 1; 0.75/1 = 0.75 FTE ). For the full LRCEA contract agreement details, click here .
  Assignment Responsibilities
  Operations (including security, performance, problem resolution, and budgets):
  • Business Analyst - Primary responsibility for business analysis at college-wide or district level.
  • Technical Analyst - Primary responsibility for analysis, development, and maintenance of technical applications that support college-wide or district-wide level functions. This includes but not limited to the ERM (enterprise resource management system - ERM ).
  • Be able to research, set-up, and configure system functionality per existing, created, or delivered documentation on any system that supports the District.
  • Primary focus to provide business analyst and/or technical analyst support for one or more similar systems or business areas (such as multiple modules in a functional domain and/or an interface that supports the primary focus).
  • Secondary focus is assist in research, configuration, setup, and/or development of specific modules across functional domains and across multiple technical platforms.
  • Business Analyst - May maintain multiple functional applications and/or multiple servers for one or more similar systems and/or related functional area.
  • Technical Analyst - Performs installation and patching of software for development and production assigned systems.
  • Technical Analyst - Analyzes and resolves technical issues.
  • Works with vendor to resolve problems.
  • Provides vendor with enhancement requests.
  • Creates scripted procedures and/or programming to automate support functions.
  • Monitors performance, availability, and capacity of assigned functional applications.
  • Performs analysis, application and migration of patches to the assigned functional applications, both in development and production.
  • Maintains relevant technical documentation for District Information Technology.
  • Conducts internal and external research to gather data and objectives/guidelines for organization-wide information systems.
  • Conducts various types of analysis including alternative, business applications, cost benefit, data, feasibility, impact, technical and/or workflow processes.
  • Advises on project and system feasibility.
  • Monitors the service delivery of information systems and recommends needed changes or improvements.
  • Conducts analysis using tools and techniques to address business application issues.
  • Uses established industry methods and standards for conducting research, developing models, and performing statistical analysis.
  • Develops business models.
  • Designs and develops application.
  • Supports development and production application environments per vendor standards.
  • Analyzes, detects, and corrects technical problems and deficiencies.
  • Supports production control and operational activities.
  • Researches, identifies, and documents business and system requirements.
  • Designs, codes, tests and implements pages and programs; creates timelines and documentation as needed.
  • Translates and simplifies requirements for technical design.
  • Creates functional requirements in use cases; coordinates requirements walk-through and sign-offs, verifies with user representatives/stakeholders that use cases and process models accurately portray specific business needs.
  • Provides/develops technical documentation for existing and delivered system applications across functional domains.
  • Maintains or administers software, across multiple major systems (different Operating Systems, different applications, integration between systems, etc.).
  • Provides business analyst and/or technical analyst support for system applications across functional domains (examples of functional domains include but not limited to: HR, Financial and Campus Solutions/Student Administration) and across multiple technical platforms.
  • Maintains and monitors performance, capacity, and availability of organization-wide business applications.
  • Researches and develops non-standard or custom configuration/setup or system modifications to meet business requirements.
  • Coordinates with Senior Information Technology Analysts on server updates.
  • Performs major upgrades of software for development and production servers and software.
  • Recommends changes for future consideration to improve application functionality, security, performance, capacity, and cost benefit.
  • Designs, codes, tests and implements complex pages/panels and complex programs; creates timelines and documentation as needed.
  • Provides/develops technical documentation for existing and delivered system applications across functional domains and across multiple technical platforms. Projects:
    • Participates in projects and provides task definitions and time estimates within assigned role.
    • Performs project planning and management for small and medium sized projects and software patch cycles.
    • Manages on-going priorities, schedules, and task completions.
    • Provides development for multiple projects.
    • Performs project planning and management for large-sized projects and software upgrades. Organizational Support and Leadership:
      • Attends vendor training (off-site or web-based).
      • Assists and provides coverage for other Information Technology staff in similar roles.
      • Maintains knowledge and provides advice in the business areas supported.
      • Evaluate potential software solutions, including off-the-shelf and open source components, and the system architecture to ensure that they meet business requirements.
      • Leads functional business process re-engineering teams and continuous improvement efforts.
      • Acts as liaison between Information Technology departments and customer business units.
      • Assists and provides coverage for other Information Technology staff, sometimes in either technical or functional roles.
      • Leads cross-functional business process re-engineering teams and continuous improvement efforts. Strategy:
        • Researches vendor sites for technical information/updates, new product updates, and future trends.
        • Participates in long-range Information Technology planning and related cost analysis within assigned area.
        • Following established plans, implements system architectures, policies, and procedures, additions, replacements, upgrades, or retirement of computer, network, database management or application systems.
        • Recommends changes to system architectures, policies, and procedures.
        • Plans, designs, and implements additions, replacements, upgrades, or retirement of computer, network, database management or application systems. Performs related duties as required.
          Work Year 12 month
          Work Schedule
          8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
          (Remote: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; In-Office: Tuesday and Thursday)
          Remote/hybrid assignments may be available depending upon the operational needs of the department and employee performance.
          Total Hrs per Week/Day 40 hours per week
          Special Requirements
          Minimum Qualifications
          EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE : A Bachelor's degree in computer sciences, management information systems, engineering or closely related field and four years' experience directly related to the job duties; OR, a Bachelor's degree and two years in class of Information Technology Analyst I ; OR, a Bachelor's degree and six years' experience directly related to the job duties.
          Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.
          ( Experience Requirement : One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement : One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)
          Education must be from an accredited institution.
          Application Instructions
          Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:
          
          • A Los Rios Community College District Application
          • Resume
          • Letter of Interest
            NOTES :
            • Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
            • Applicants indicating "see resume" on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
            • Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.
            • Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
            • Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.
            • Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.
            • Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.
            • A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
            • Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here .
              Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.
              Posting Detail Information
              Posting Date 05/09/2023
              Closing Date 05/31/2023
              Open Continuously Yes
              Beginning On (or About) 06/19/2023
              Ending Date, if Temporary or Interim
              How and where to apply
              Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions for complete information on how to apply online with our District. If you need assistance with any phase of the application process, please call (916) 568-3112 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST , Monday through Friday.
              After hour inquiries should be emailed to HR@losrios.edu. Submission of applications are by 11:59 p.m., of the posting closing date.
              Conditions
              Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment and Certificate of Completion must be obtained within 15 days from the start of employment. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur. When education is a requirement for the position, official academic transcripts from the accredited institution must be submitted within 60 days of hire.
              For the latest information on Los Rios Community College's COVID -19 protocol, please visit COVID -19 Updates .
              Quicklink https://jobs.losrios.edu/postings/22356
              Supplemental Questions
              Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
              • * Can you perform the essential functions of the position you are applying to with or without reasonable accommodations?
                • Yes
                • No
                • * I acknowledge and agree that I certify that the information provided by me is true, correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I authorize investigation of all statements contained herein, and on the P-881 (if applicable and submitted), and I release from liability all persons and organizations furnishing such information. I understand that any misstatements, omissions or misrepresentation of facts on this form, my application, and, if applicable, the P-881 or attachment(s) may be cause for disqualification or dismissal. If you have ever been convicted of an offense other than a minor traffic violation you are required to complete the form "Arrests Which Led to Convictions for Crime", P-881 (you must disclose convictions that have been dismissed pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4; Ed. Code 87008). If needed copy and paste the link and download the form https://losrios.edu/lrccd/shared/doc/hr/forms/p-881.pdf and attach the completed form to your application.
                  • Yes, I acknowledge and agree
                  • No, I do not acknowledge or agree
                  • * Considering this specific position that you are applying to - where/how did you learn about this position?
                    • College Department
                    • CareerBuilder
                    • Chronicle of Higher Ed
                    • Community College Registry Online Job Board
                    • Community Outreach (ex. Festivals, etc.)
                    • communitycollegejobs.com
                    • LRCCD Resource Group - Comunidad
                    • Craigslist
                    • diversityjobs.com
                    • D'Primeramano Magazine
                    • EdJoin
                    • Facebook (Los Rios Page)
                    • Glassdoor
                    • Greater Sacramento Urban League
                    • Handshake
                    • HigheredJobs
                    • Indeed
                    • Latina Leadership Network of the California Community Colleges
                    • LinkedIn
                    • Los Rios Community College District Employee
                    • Los Rios Community College District Human Resources Email
                    • Los Rios Community College District Website
                    • LRCCD Resource Group - Asian Pacific Islander Legacy (API)
                    • LRCCD Resource Group - Black Faculty & Staff Association (BFSA)
                    • LRCCD Resource Group - Native American Collaborative (NAC)
                    • LRCCD Resource Group - Spectrum (LGBTQIA+)
                    • Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce
                    • Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce
                    • Sacramento Builders Exchange
                    • Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
                    • Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
                    • Sacramento Works
                    • The HUB
                    • ZipRecruiter
                    • Other
                      Applicant Documents
                      Required Documents
                      • Resume/Curriculum Vitae
                      • Letter of Interest Optional Documents
                        • P-881 Report of Arrests Which Led To Convictions For Crime Document

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