Business Analyst

Exempt

06/03/2024

Salary commensurate with experience

40.00 Standard from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Office of the Controller

A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, five health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 116,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s fourteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

This position plays a pivotal role in collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders primarily within the Office of the Controller. The role involves designing and executing projects that require comprehensive data gathering, and data analytics. Additionally, it involves crafting insightful data visualizations and reports to effectively communicate findings in order to drive informed decision-making and process improvements.

• Analyze diverse sets of data, utilizing skills to retrieve and interpret data effectively.
• Create comprehensive reports, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate key findings and insights to stakeholders, including management and executive leadership.
• Support all areas of the Controller’s Office, ensuring alignment with strategic pillars and organizational goals.
• Assist in compiling and maintaining data, ensuring data integrity.
• Interpret technical details and present them clearly and understandably to diverse audiences, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

• Proficiency in Power BI and other data visualization tools or similar software. Skilled in creating interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations to present complex data clearly for effective storytelling and decision-making.
• Expertise in using Excel for data analysis.
• Familiarity with programming languages commonly used in data analysis, such as SQL, Python, or R, with the ability to write scripts for data cleaning, transformation, and analysis.
• Capability to translate business requirements into analytical solutions, identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics relevant to business goals.
• Effective communication of technical findings to non-technical stakeholders, including the ability to create clear and concise reports, presentations, and data narratives.
• Ability to think analytically and strategically to solve complex business challenges.
• Thoroughness in data validation and verification to ensure accuracy and reliability, with careful documentation of data sources, methodologies, and assumptions used in analysis.
• Willingness to stay updated with advancements in analytics tools, techniques, and industry best practices, and eagerness to learn new technologies and methodologies to enhance analytical capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Two (2) years of relevant experience in business, data analytics, information systems or
  related field. Master’s degree may substitute for experience on a year for year basis.

• Master’s degree preferred.

• May work around standard office conditions
• Hybrid work environment (remote & office)

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to a minimum of 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

A background check will be conducted on candidates under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request form the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

The University of Texas System Administration is a federal contractor committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu.