Senior Business Analyst

The College is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus community that respects and uplifts individuals from all backgrounds. We value the varied perspectives, experiences, and talents of all members of our community and strive to create an environment where everyone has equitable access to opportunities for success.

About the role

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 the TCNJ community. Review and improve existing business processes to utilize maximum use of delivered Financial Aid and 3C functionalities. Act as a liaison between the Financial Aid office and Technical Staff. Modify and maintain web-based forms and Access databases used in the Financial Aid office.

Responsibilities

• Review Financial Aid related business processes and modifications, train end users, and maintain documentation.
• Responsible for reporting functionality: Queries are integral to many financial aid processes. Create queries to select students for packaging, repackaging, updating budget flags using the population update process, and updating checklist items. Monitor and tweak queries to accommodate business practice changes. Develop reports 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 setup tables. Prepare related documentation, enter initial configuration table data, and maintain ongoing setup table revisions. Thoroughly test new and old business processes.
• Maintain databases and web forms.
• Responsible for estimated and official financial aid award processing and packaging using delivered processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Oracle PeopleSoft Financial Aid Management System (FAMS). Appropriate experience may be combined, e.g., 2 years of aid experience in combination with 2 years of PeopleSoft.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and meet critical deadlines.
• 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 PeopleSoft annual set-up and implementation of financial aid modules, as well as ability to troubleshoot issues that may arise from those program changes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.

About TCNJ

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 of colleges and universities nationally.

A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools — Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty, with 39 major buildings.

Benefits

As a member of The College of New Jersey Community, eligible full-time employees can take advantage of a generous benefits package that includes health, welfare, and retirement benefits, such as:

• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, and prescription plans.
• Generous leave entitlements program and Energy Savings Program.
• Employee and dependent Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Program.
• Pension, retirement, and deferred compensation plans, group life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee affinity groups.
• New Jersey State Employee Discount Program (pet insurance, cell phone plan discounts, discounted amusement park tickets, etc.).
• Access to extensive learning opportunities.

Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and reference checks. In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.L. 2011 c.70, new public employees in certain positions are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment.