Business and Configuration Analyst

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Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level D Job Title Business and Configuration Analyst Department Finance Product | Integrated Service Centre | Finance and Operational Excellence | VP Finance and Operations Compensation Range $8,305.08 - $12,952.33 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Posting End Date June 24, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date June 30, 2027 This is a 12-month leave replacement position At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary The University of British Columbia ("UBC") is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world and recently recognized as North America's most international university. UBC is a diverse environment, with almost every industry vertical represented from healthcare, education, food and beverage, legal, media, real estate, etc. and with more than 70,000 members of the community UBC's service providers need to be able to meet a variety of stakeholder needs with both robust and mature operational capabilities combined with the agility and innovation required to meet the ambitious objectives laid out in its new Strategic Plan: Shaping UBC's Next Century. The Integrated Service Centre ("ISC") maintains, continuously improves and enhances the systems and processes that support operational functions of UBC, including human resources, finance, payroll, and student services. Team members within this unit will work cross-functionally with other departments/units across UBC. The vision for the ISC is to provide integrated services that create an enriched user experience for UBC faculty, staff and students. The Business and Configuration Analyst leads the assessment of client needs in an effort to align business initiatives with information technology and solutions, and manages the configuration and implementation of the HR, Finance, Payroll, and Student products. This role provides expertise in the areas of requirements definition, business process analysis and design, functional design, data, functional specifications for integrations and reporting configuration, implementation, testing, training and documentation to deliver enterprise solutions to the UBC community. Leads the translation of business requirements to technical specifications and manages implementation projects. Leads complex prototyping; review, approval, configurations and unit-testing for releases, enhancements and changes for the enterprise system. This role has a high degree of complexity, influence, and impact, as our solution is designed for the majority of constituents in the UBC community. Organizational Status Reports to the Product Manager. Works in partnership across the Product Team and the ISC to provide effective configuration analysis subject matter expertise, leadership and support, and to deliver an integrated solution for all stakeholders. Frequently engages with teams and team members across the broader ISC and UBC community to understand project requirements, including interdependencies and impacts. Work Performed Manages the end-to-end enhancement implementation process for the HR, Finance, Student and Payroll applications within the ISC product from requirements gathering and prioritization through configuration and functional testing to change management and implementation. Analyses the impacts of proposed changes to technology to services and /or processes within the UBC community. Understands key technical environments to effectively identify integration, security, scalability, and performance requirements Leads the assessment of client needs utilizing a structured requirements process (gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing changes) to identify business priorities and recommends options. Analyzes metrics to ensure for client satisfaction. Leads short-term and long-term planning sessions to implement integrated business process improvements and documents discussion and agreements. Identifies continuous service improvement opportunities and remedial action to minimize risk, identifying the potential impact or degree of change for the UBC