Position Overview
The Finance Functional Systems Analyst (FFSA) is the university’s functional leader responsible for defining, governing, and optimizing Finance & Administration business processes supported by Oracle Cloud ERP. This role ensures that financial workflows, data structures, security, and system configurations meet the needs of a complex higher-education environment, including decentralized budgeting, auxiliary operations, grants management, research activity, and multi-fund accounting.
Responsibilities
- Define, document, and govern end-to-end Finance processes supporting General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Expenses, Assets, Procurement, Payroll and Budget Planning with a higher-education lens.
- Lead functional design, configuration oversight, and approval for all Oracle Cloud ERP Finance and EPM module changes.
- Manage the Oracle Cloud Finance roadmap, including evaluation of new features, impact assessments, and alignment with university strategic goals.
- Collaborate with Research Administration, Budget, Enrollment Management, Auxiliary Services, HR, and IT to ensure financial processes and financial reporting support academic, research, and student operations.
- Oversee quarterly Oracle release readiness, including regression testing, training updates, and communication to business officers and departmental users.
- Strengthen data governance and reporting accuracy, including stewardship of the chart of accounts, payroll elements, cost center manager security, faculty/staff costing, project/grant attributes, and audit trails.
- Lead user enablement across campus, including creation of SOPs, training materials, knowledge articles, and support models tailored to departmental business officers.
- Drive operational excellence by identifying inefficiencies, monitoring KPIs, and recommending policy or workflow changes to improve service delivery.
- Champion Oracle best practices, reducing customizations and ensuring strong alignment with higher education and public sector financial requirements.
- Manage computer replacement cycle for Finance division.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in finance operations within higher education, public sector, or a similarly complex environment.
- Hands-on functional experience with Oracle Cloud ERP (Financials) and strong understanding of configuration, workflows, integrations, security, and quarterly updates.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage operational change across decentralized units.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process-improvement skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain financial and system concepts to diverse audiences.
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office products, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field.
- Experience with sponsored programs, grant management, auxiliary operations, or multi-fund accounting.
- Experience leading ERP optimization or transformation projects in higher education.
- Working knowledge of Oracle reporting tools (FDI, OTBI, BI Publisher, Smart View) and data governance frameworks.
- Certification in project management, Lean/Six Sigma, or organizational change management.
BU Benefits and Perks
Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include:
- Paid Time Off and Holidays:
- 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year
- 8 Paid Holidays
- In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
- Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)
- Health:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs
- Retirement:
- 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment
- Tuition Assistance:
- Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents
- Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
- Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment
- Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees
- Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree
- Covers tuition only
- Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks:
- Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty
- LinkedIn Learning Courses
- Free premium subscription to the Calm App
- Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT
- Discount at the College Bookstore
- Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances
