People Systems Analyst

Southern Housing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a motivated People Systems Analyst to optimise the organisation's HR tech stack and deliver high-quality data reporting. You will administer and configure core HR systems, ensure data integrity, and drive user adoption across internal stakeholders.

The role reports to the People Systems & MI Manager and requires experience in configuring workflows, approvals, and business rules, plus creating dashboards in Power BI. Hybrid work from London or Kent offices is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience as a systems SME in a People/HR function.
• Experience configuring and optimising people systems.
• Experience building reports from HR systems.
• Proactive, solution-focused with strong data integrity focus.

Responsibilities

• Being a functional expert for our people systems.
• Configuring and maintaining systems, including workflows, approvals and business rules.
• Supporting uploads, data changes, system upgrades and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Providing first-line end-user support and guidance on system capabilities.
• Building and maintaining people data reports and dashboards using system-embedded reporting tools and Power BI.

Skills

People systems administration

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Multitasking / time management

Tools

Zellis HCM Cloud (ResourceLink)

Eploy

Kallidus

Power BI

Excel

SQL

Job description

About The Role

About the role

We're looking for a motivated and capable individual to join our team as a People Systems Analyst. At Southern Housing, we are committed to delivering a proactive, reliable and effective end-user service to internal stakeholders and this role plays an important part in achieving that.

Reporting to the People Systems & MI Manager, you'll be responsible for the effective administration, configuration and optimisation of our People systems. As a member of the Systems Team, you'll ensure high levels of data integrity, system functionality and user adoption.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Being afunctional expert for our people systems
• Configuring and maintaining our systems, including workflows, approval and business rules
• Supporting uploads, data changes, systemupgrades and co-ordinating User Acceptance Testing
• Providing first-line support to end-users across the business and providing guidance on system capabilities and best practices
• Building and maintainingpeople data reports and dashboards utilising system-embedded reporting tools and Power BI

You'll be based at one of main offices in either Farringdon, London or Sittingbourne, Kent. You'll be required to work from our offices for a minimum of two days a week.

About you

We're looking for someone with experience of working in a People/HR function as systems subject matter expert. You'll have significant experience of configuring and optimising people systems as well as providing people data reports from these systems. You'll be proactive, solution-focused and committed to developing our systems in order to provide a high quality end-user experience.

You’ll bring:

• Proven and in-depth knowledge and technical experience of administering and configuring People/HR systems. Experience of working with Zellis HCM Cloud (ResourceLink), Eploy or Kallidus would be an advantage
• Proven experience of building people reports and dashboards using Excel, Power BI (experience of SQL would be an advantage)
• Ability to engage clearly with stakeholders and colleagues, working effectively across teams and building strong relationships
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving and complex environment

About the team

You'll work closely with other People Systems & MI colleagues in the People Shared Services Team as well as the wider People Directorate to deliver a first-class service to other colleagues, residents and external customers and partners.

Closing date: Tuesday 10 November

Interviews: Tuesday 17/Wednesday 18 November

About Us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.