Business Process Analyst

University of the Pacific

United States, California, Sacramento

3200 5th Avenue (Show on map)

May 21, 2025

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title	Business Process Analyst
Union Level
Department	Health Sciences Administration
Campus	Sacramento
Posting Number	201304025P
Full or Part Time	Full Time
Number of Months	12
Work Schedule	Work performed during normal business hours, infrequently, may require additional time to meet business needs.
Position End Date
Open Date	05/20/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants	For Applicants Seeking Job Opportunities within the University Internal: Internal applicants will be considered within the first five (5) business days of the posting period. External: External applicants will be considered on the sixth (6) business day of the posting period.
Sponsorship	This position is not eligible for a visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Position Summary Information

Primary Purpose	Under general direction, the Business Process Analyst is responsible for supporting the Executive Director of Finance and Administration in providing a wide range of business, budget, and accounting support. This position identifies process improvement opportunities and solves problems by analyzing current processes and requirements, documenting, recommending, and communicating processes to stakeholders at the School of Health Sciences ( SHS).
Essential Functions	Process requests for payment to vendors, faculty, staff, and students in a timely manner. Prepare all reimbursement requests, journal entries, budget transfers, payment requests submitted by departments/programs within SHS for accuracy, completeness, and availability of budget to ensure supporting documentation is in compliance with University's policies and procedures. Oversee, review, and reconcile monthly ProCard statements for cardholders within SHS. Collaborate with the Executive Director of Finance and Administration for analyzing, reconciling, and tracking budgets on a regular basis to ensure proper recording of expenses and to ensure they do not exceed the allocated annual budget. Analyze spending for departments operational budgets and reoccurring monthly expenses to identify opportunities for cost savings. Prepares and maintains detailed financial dashboards, budget spreadsheets, and reports to facilitate planning and decision making on a variety of budgetary analyses involving departments/programs. Prepares and reviews forms and service agreements for independent contractors engaging in business with SHS. Responsible for coordinating and working closely with third parties and departments/programs to ensure proper forms are executed and approved in compliance with the University's policies and procedures. Process Improvements: analyzes financial data, identifies areas for efficiency gains, and develops strategies to optimize budget allocation and financial performance. Works with the Executive Director to track spending allocations, ensuring compliance, and providing grant analysis and reporting. Analyzes, evaluates, and reaches complex decisions regarding journal entries, budget transfers, account reconciliations, purchasing, accounts receivable, and payable. Other duties as assigned. University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.
Minimum Qualifications	Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field. Three (3) years of experience processing financial and/or accounting records. Three (3) years of experience using standard office software programs, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications	Master of Business Administration. Knowledge and ability to independently reach difficult decisions utilizing professional judgment. Excellent oral, written, and communication skills. Multitasking skills are needed to coordinate and organize multiple complex projects and tasks, and the ability to manage competing deadlines. Experience in a highly automated office environment with knowledge of Banner and Cobblestone software. Ability to generate financial reports to accommodate a diverse set of needs and users. Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting. Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements	The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires extended periods of sitting and occasional use of computers and phones with repetitive hand/wrist motion. Occasional walking, standing, and verbal communication. Infrequent bending, stooping, kneeling, and squatting. Infrequent reaching above the shoulders. May be requested to lift up to twenty-five (25) lbs. Work Environment/Work Week/Travel: Work is primarily performed in an office environment. Work performed during normal business hours, infrequently, may require additional time to meet business needs.
Hiring Range	$26.63 - $35.29 per hour. We consider factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, internal equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
Background Check Statement	All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening. AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.
AA/EEO Policy Statement	University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.