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About rSmart

Learn more about rSmart and our work with Kuali and Sakai.

Position Summary

rSmart is currently seeking a Business Analyst to support the development of the Kuali Rice (http://kuali.org/rice) enterprise class middleware suite that serves as the foundation of the Kuali family of products. The Kuali Foundation (http://kuali.org/), a partnership among higher education institutions across the world, is developing a comprehensive suite of open, modular, distributed and community-built administrative software.

The Business Analyst is a crucial role in creating and maintaining the strategic partnership between the business needs of the Kuali community and t technology delivery in an agile development environment. Because of the technical nature of the Kuali Rice project, we are seeking a individual with background in both the disciplines of business analysis as well as the more technical aspects of software development.

rSmart will be exhibiting at this year's EACUBO Annual Conference. The EACUBO Annual Meeting is a three-day conference that provides attendees with the most up-to-date information and valuable networking opportunities. The meeting kicks off with a pre-conference forum on October 10 and continues with two days of informative sessions that will provide plenty of take-home value.

For those that are attending this conference, please stop by the exhibit hall. We will have Kuali Consultants in our booth to answer questions and provide more information regarding Kuali.

rSmart will be sponsoring a table top at this year's the Pre-award Research Administration Conference hosted by the National Council of University Research Administration (NCURA).

rSmart is set to exhibit in Booth 649 at this year's Campus Technology Conference being held in Boston, MA, July 19-22, 2010.  This year's conference focuses on the theme "Advancing Higher Education Through Technology."  We hope you will join us in Boston at the  Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center, where the focus will be on emerging technologies of strategic interest to the mission of higher education!

rSmart will be at the SRA Western/Southern Section Meeting June 5-9, 2010 at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, AZ. Lori Ann Schulz, from The University of Arizona, will be presenting "An Innovative Approach to Support Innovative Research" June 9, 8:30-9:45 AM. The presentation will discuss the evolution of the Kuali Coeus project, current and future functionality, and how Kuali Coeus helps solve common issues in the research administration life cycle.

This month, the Kuali Coeus project reached an important milestone with the release of Kuali Coeus 2.0. The release adds considerable functionality to Kuali Coeus, a comprehensive open source solution for research administration.

At many schools, the awards process can often be cumbersome and inefficient, involving ad hoc combinations of manual entries, paper trails, and various third-party software applications. Kuali Coeus now represents a viable and cost-effective alternative. 

Kuali Rice is a very powerful middleware resource. It helps developers integrate a broad array of applications and services, allowing them to build enterprise-level systems with common workflows and customizable user interfaces. But the deep capabilities of Kuali Rice present a challenge: How can developers best learn to tap into its full potential?

In the Kuali Financial System, you complete year end processing by following this sequence:

About rSmart

Learn more about rSmart and our work with Kuali and Sakai.

Position Summary

The Kuali Financial Consultant plays a key role on the Services team by working directly with clients to ensure the smooth implementation and long-term success of the Kuali Finance System (KFS) at their institutions. The incumbent works with other rSmart colleagues, including project managers and programming and technical staff, to execute a series of onsite and remote engagements that result in the successful deployment of KFS as an enterprise system. This individual provides business analysis, consultation, and configuration recommendations prior to and during implementation; prepares and conducts hands-on systems training for each client’s finance implementation team; and provides ongoing consultation regarding system administration, policy, and procedural matters. The incumbent also provides input into rSmart’s strategic planning process and may periodically provide expert advice regarding add-on service opportunities and otherwise support the sales team. This position requires a strong functional understanding of the KFS and financial administration in higher education; outstanding assessment, problem solving, and communication skills; and the ability to manage client expectations while forging a strong bond based on commitment and trust. Well-developed leadership and collaboration skills are also critical.

About rSmart

Learn more about rSmart and our work with Kuali and Sakai.

Position Summary

The CSR-1 plays a key role on the Client Services team by working directly with clients and support team members to ensure the long-term success of rSmart products at the client’s institutions. This individual provides support to clients performing preliminary review of incoming service tickets, assigning them as appropriate to rSmart or other resources to assist in resolution, answering basic questions and advising customers of best practices. In addition, this individual helps to see that others contribute articles to the company’s knowledge base

The Purchasing/Accounts Payable (PUR/AP) module is the Kuali Financial System's (KFS) electronic procurement and invoicing module used to create Requisition, Purchase Order, Purchase Order Amendment, Receiving, Payment Requests and Credit Memo documents. This comprehensive module was designed specifically to meet the needs of Higher Education and includes reliable internal controls that have passed internal, state and federal audits.

Join Marilyn Kisters, Director of Procurement Systems at Indiana University, as she provides a brief overview of the PUR/AP module, the key features and benefits, and takes you on a guided tour through the system.