Student Financial Systems Analyst, Student Accounts

🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $72K - $78K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ October 16th, 2026

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University at Buffalo is hiring a Student Financial Systems Analyst, Student Accounts. The role requires managing access to student financial data, generating reports and queries, training users in PeopleSoft, and coordinating with the vendor Nelnet for troubleshooting and configuration. Additional responsibilities include managing service indicator holds, cross-training in office tasks, and assisting with website maintenance.

Highlights

Manage and coordinate access to Student Financials data, maintaining security access lists and troubleshooting access issues.

Create and use queries and reports for surveys, ad hoc requests, and departmental needs.

Become a subject matter expert on Nelnet, handling troubleshooting, configuration, report analysis, outreach to payers, and testing.

Train new users on PeopleSoft Student Financials based on their roles.

Manage service indicator holds within PeopleSoft and analyze account holds to support decision-making.

Cross-train on key Student Accounts office functions, including billing, communications, fee assessment, item type creation, upgrade testing, and late fees.

Assist with website maintenance tasks.

Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree (business, finance, accounting, or related field), two or more years of financial-related experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access.