Banner Finance Consultant

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

Location
Fully Remote
(Eastern Time Zone availability preferred)

Experience Level
MidSenior Level (5 or more years of relevant experience)

Role Overview
The Banner Finance Consultant (Audit Support) provides shortterm, handson support for financial audit preparation in a higher education environment. This role partners closely with Finance leadership to identify audit data requirements, extract and validate Banner Finance data, and deliver accurate, auditready datasets within a compressed timeline. The role requires strong functional Banner Finance knowledge, advanced SQL skills, and the ability to operate independently in a fastmoving environment.

Key Responsibilities
Audit Support & Requirements Definition

• Partner with Finance stakeholders to identify and define audit data needs
• Translate audit and financial requirements into clear data extraction specifications
• Support preparation for audit and boardlevel review within defined timelines

Data Extraction, Validation & Reconciliation

• Extract data from Ellucian Banner Finance (version 9, onprem) using SQL
• Validate, reconcile, and ensure accuracy of financial datasets
• Support audit activities across General Ledger, Purchasing, and Accounts Payable

Reporting & Data Delivery

• Build clean, organized, auditready datasets for internal and external review
• Support reporting needs using SQL extracts or business intelligence tools
• Ensure completeness and traceability of delivered data

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as a bridge between Finance users and technical teams
• Provide system clarity and context where documentation is limited
• Communicate findings, risks, and status updates clearly to stakeholders

Environment Navigation & Quality Assurance

• Operate effectively in an environment with limited documentation and recent system transitions
• Ensure consistency with financial controls, audit standards, and approval requirements

Required Qualifications

• Strong functional experience with Ellucian Banner Finance in a higher education environment
• Handson expertise using SQL for data extraction, validation, and reconciliation
• Experience supporting financial audits or financial reporting initiatives
• Deep understanding of General Ledger structures, purchasing workflows, and Accounts Payable
• Ability to work independently in fastpaced and ambiguous environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior audit support experience within higher education
• Exposure to Power BI or similar reporting and analytics tools
• Experience working with legacy systems or environments with limited documentation

Core Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical and attentiontodetail skills
• Practical, solutionoriented mindset
• Ability to translate financial requirements into technical deliverables
• Strong organizational and timemanagement skills
• Comfortable engaging directly with senior Finance stakeholders
• Adaptability and resilience under tight timelines

This is a remote position.