Analyst, Academic Business Job at Lindenwood University in St Charles

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Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:

• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor's (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master's degree programs (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday - Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 - Jan. 1).
• Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy.

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job Title: Analyst, Academic Business

Division: Academic Affairs

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Provost

Positions Supervised: NA

Job Summary

The academic business analyst is responsible for developing, communicating, and maintaining data models, dashboards, and analytical tools that support strategic decision-making across the University. This role focuses on enrollment estimation, academic margin analysis, executive reporting, and financial efficiency modeling. The analyst will collaborate with stakeholders across academic and administrative units to deliver actionable insights through PowerBI and other business intelligence platforms.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Manages and implements projects to complete business critical data reports for public compliance, external publications, Academic Affairs, and business planning
• Designs and maintains advanced PowerBI dashboards and reports to support enrollment forecasting, academic program profitability, and institutional financial planning
• Develops and maintains profit and loss models for academic units and administrative functions
• Conducts academic margin analyses to evaluate instructional cost efficiency and inform resource allocation
• Supports executive leadership with high-impact reporting and scenario modeling for strategic planning
• Designs and implements data governance and data mapping approaches to help the University better understand academic and student support expenditures
• Collaborates with Finance, Enrollment Management, and Academic Affairs to align data models with institutional goals.
• Collects and analyzes national and regional benchmarking data
• Manages and assists in the design and implementation of business planning calendars and related reports and analyses
• Identifies University data quality and business process issues and makes recommendations for improvements
• Participates in data quality and data governance groups or committees
• Develops business intelligence reports to provide real-time data on key business and educational topics

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University's values
• dedication, excellence, creativity, and teamwork
• Fields high priority requests directly from senior leadership
• Maintains strict confidentiality of all records reviewed

Communication, Teamwork, and Collaboration

• Communicates complicated data effectively to a variety of audiences
• Coordinates the collection and input of compliance data from multiple university offices
• Collaborates with other offices or stakeholders on business process and data management issues
• Functions as one of the University's student data experts, participating in decision-making and providing guidance to multiple units within the University

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, data analytics, or relevant field
• Master's degree preferred
• Experience with educational data, preferably in higher education
• Experience querying relational databases and/or writing sql queries
• Experience creating business intelligence reports through PowerBI or Tableau
• Experience with Anthology/Campus Labs student information systems preferred, as well as Banner/Workday

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - May be representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
• Familiarity with higher education financial aid, federal educational compliance, or Missouri higher education compliance
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to use good judgment and think critically on quantitative questions
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Proficiency with PowerBI

Work Environment - Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job's functions. Please click here to view Lindenwood University's flexible work designation descriptions.

• General office setting
• Non-standard flex

Physical Abilities - The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for extended time daily
• Ability to sit/stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift/carry items commonly found in an office setting including, but not limited to, documents, laptops, keyboards, etc.
• Ability to use repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movements to type regularly
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.