Our direct client is looking to hire on a permanent, full time Workday Analyst to join their team. This person will need to be onsite in the Boston, MA area 3 days per week. The right candidate should have the experience listed below.
Responsibilities/Scope:
- Deep knowledge, expertise, and configuration responsibilities in one or more areas of Workday. Should possess strong knowledge in core HCM and preferably one or more of the following areas: Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Talent/Performance, Learning and Recruiting.
- Design and build comprehensive Workday dashboards and reports, including advanced and matrix reports.
- Support bulk data conversions, transformations, and Workday EIBs.
- Partner closely with business and support teams to understand system end-user needs and provide recommendations to keep Workday business processes simple and efficient.
- Lead and communicate system related releases, upgrades and enhancements.
- Serve as support for team member inquiries and tickets that cannot be managed at the tier 1 level.
- Lead continuous improvement projects, such as improving Workday processes, workflows, and data integrity.
- Provides data summaries or statistical analysis for use in strategic planning or decision making.
- Prepares end-user documentation or training materials as needed.
- Lead and manage Workday releases and updates, which includes researching functionalities, conducting testing, and educating the HR team on enhancements, as applicable.
- Provide HR systems maintenance and support. Assists with the execution of system changes (updates, integrations, new configurations) and participates in all aspects of system testing.
- Follow internal IT Change Management protocols for bi-weekly sprint cycles, including creation of Change Requests for any system changes; and best practices for documentation and testing; follow SOX compliance guidelines and ensure highest confidentiality of employee personnel data.
- Provide end-user troubleshooting, issue remediation, technology request assistance and escalation management. Monitors reoccurring issues, system/data or process gaps and proactively identify potential sources of increased efficiency and enhancements.
- Assist with broadening internal knowledge of Workday through hands-on training to HRIS and other support teams.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years report development experience strongly preferred
- 8+ years’ prior HRIS experience (5+ in Workday)
- Power BI experience strongly preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including advanced Excel data functions required.