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Job Overview

The Business Analyst is a member of the Drexel Business Services (DBS) Finance and Administration team, reporting to the Director. The Finance and Administration team provides human resource, finance, and administration services while ensuring compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and guidelines. The Business Analyst works closely with the Director and senior management on evaluating services and providing accurate and actionable ad-hoc reporting to assist with decision-making. The Business Analyst supports the day-to-day operations of Drexel Business Services departments by performing varied procurement, administrative and financial duties. This includes conducting objective analyses of the departments’ financial performance, developing an in-depth understanding of their financial structure, and reviewing their monthly and quarterly results, operating budgets, and long-range financial planning.

Drexel Business Services portfolio includes Campus Dining, the University Bookstores, DragonCard Services, the DragonDollars program, Parking Services, University Housing, Conference Services, Student Centers, Vending and Drexel University Online. It is the mission of Drexel Business Services to create vibrant campus and community destinations and deliver a variety of programs and services that are essential to recruiting and retaining today’s student and employee. Drexel Business Services is successful through teamwork, continuous improvement, collaborative internal and external partnerships and business acumen.

Essential Functions

• Create financial reports, provide analysis, and monitor actual revenue and expense performance and reconcile it versus the budget and historical performance. Prepare the quarterly reports, annual budget proposal and year-end reports.
• Work cross-team and cross-department and provide accurate and actionable ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis to support leadership decision making. Participate in cross-departmental business process reviews, including cost-benefit analysis, process mapping/flow charting and perform supporting analysis to enhance and to improve efficiency of the services provided by DBS.
• Coordinate purchasing activities for DBS, utilizing a University purchasing card or the University’s procure-to-pay system as directed by the Director, Finance and Administration and in compliance with University policies and procedures.
• Serve as the DBS point of contact for employee onboarding and separation. Manage the timeline and tasks associated with onboarding and separation ensuring stakeholders are informed; including, but not limited to, setting up building access, office location, network and email accounts.
• Reconcile University Purchasing Card (P-Card) transactions to the appropriate cost centers and retain receipt documentation. Maintain internal purchasing database- reconcile transactions and report and resolve discrepancies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• A minimum of three years relevant experience

Physical Demands

• Typically sitting at a desk/table

Location

University City – Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

This position is classified exempt with a salary grade of K. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please visit this link to apply: https://careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/job/498346?lApplicationSubSourceID=

Please make sure you upload your resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applications will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.