Business Systems/Data Analyst III

Job Category:

Exempt Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience Pay Basis:

Annually

Subject to Grant Funding?: No Essential Job Functions: 1. Develops and implements processes and reports to audit data quality, ensure accuracy, and increase productivity.
2. Revises definition of data as defined in data dictionary.
3. Uses the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as improving processes, automating workflows, or optimizing facility scheduling.
4. Operates spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports.
5. Retrieves, separates and sorts program output as needed, and sends data to specified users.
6. Develops and implements processes and reports to audit data quality, ensure accuracy, and increase productivity.
7. Identifies and evaluates industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management.
8. Modifies existing databases and database management systems or directs programmers and analysts to make changes.
9. Revises definition of data as defined in data dictionary.
10. Meets with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
11. Uses the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as improving processes, automating workflows, or optimizing facility scheduling.
12. Operates spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports.
13. Retrieves, separates and sorts program output as needed, and sends data to specified users.
14. Generates reports to audit data quality, ensure accuracy, and increase productivity.
15. Locates and corrects data entry errors or reports them to supervisors.
16. Maintains data integrity and confidentiality.
17. Designs research projects that apply valid scientific techniques and uses information obtained from baselines or historical data to structure uncompromised and efficient analyses.
18. Develops an understanding of fields to which statistical methods are to be applied to determine whether methods and results are appropriate.
19. Plans data collection methods for specific projects and determines the types and sizes of sample groups to be used.
20. Evaluates sources of information to determine any limitations in terms of reliability or usability.
21. Checks source data to verify completeness and accuracy.
22. Codes data prior to computer entry, using lists of codes.
23. Prepares data for processing by organizing information, checking for any inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data.
24. Enters data into computers for use in analyses or reports.
25. Selects statistical tests for analyzing data.
26. Processes large amounts of data for statistical modeling and graphic analysis.
27. Compiles reports, charts, or graphs that describe and interpret findings of analyses.
28. Analyzes and interprets statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.
29. Identifies relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the results of research.
30. Reports results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables.
31. Files data and related information and maintains and updates databases.
32. Develops and tests experimental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical methods.
33. Presents statistical and nonstatistical results using charts, bullets, and graphs in meetings or conferences to audiences such as clients, peers, and students.
34. Maintains employee data integrity and confidentiality.
35. Maintains data integrity and confidentiality.
36. Completes special projects as assigned.
37. Performs other duties as assigned or required. Marginal Job Functions: Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Administration and Management - Working knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and/or coordination of people and resources.
2. Computers and Electronics - General knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
3. Customer and Personal Service - General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
4. English Language - General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
5. Clerical - General knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
6. Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
7. Advanced knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL).

Skills:
1. Active Listening - Advanced skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
3. Reading Comprehension - Advanced understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
4. Writing - Advanced skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
5. Complex Problem Solving - Advanced skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
6. Time Management - Advanced skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.
7. Active Learning - Advanced skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
8. Instructing - Proficient skills in teaching others how to do something.
9. Judgment and Decision Making - Advanced skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
10. Operation and Control - Advanced skills in controlling operations of equipment or systems.
11. Social Perceptiveness - Proficient skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
12. Negotiation - Proficient skills in bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Abilities:
1. Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (, patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
2. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
3. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
4. Detail Oriented - The ability to pay attention to details, understand underlying cause/effect relationships, and account for those details and relationships

Physical Requirements:
1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly, so others can understand you.
3. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.
Job Requirements: Required Certifications/Licensures: Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree Major (if required): Required Experience: Four (4) to six (6) years of experience in the field or in a closely related area. Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree and three (3) years of experience in the field or in a closely related area. Is this a safety sensitive position? No Background Screening Required? Yes Pre-Employment Conditions: Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

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