Business Analyst, Solutions Support

Southland Industries, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 79,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching program

Medical, dental, vision insurance (100

Annual bonus program

Disability income protection insurance

Pre‑tax flexible spending plans

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays, vacation, and personal

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking a dedicated Support Analyst for Enterprise applications (COINS ERP, Workday HCM, Payroll) remote in the United States. You will own the support queue, triage incidents, and coordinate resolution with Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and IT teams.

You’ll drive process improvements, maintain knowledge articles, and ensure timely, high-quality service to users. Strong problem-solving, communication, and customer focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience supporting ERP, Payroll, HRIS, Workday, or other enterprise business applications.
• Experience working with ticketing systems such as Freshservice, ServiceNow, Jira, Zendesk, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of incident management, support processes, ticket triage, escalation procedures, and service management best practices.
• Excellent customer service, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience supporting Payroll, HR, Finance, or ERP-related business processes preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot application issues and effectively coordinate resolution activities.
• Experience creating process documentation, support procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and issue-management capabilities.
• Familiarity with ITIL principles and service management practices is preferred.
• Experience with Workday, payroll systems, ERP platforms, or enterprise applications is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary coordinator for the ERP, Workday, and Payroll application support queue.
• Monitor incoming incidents, service requests, enhancement requests, and user inquiries.
• Triage support tickets based on business impact, urgency, priority, and complexity.
• Assign tickets to the appropriate Business Analyst, technical resource, vendor, or support team.
• Track open issues through resolution and ensure timely follow-up with stakeholders.
• Escalate critical business issues and coordinate resolution activities.
• Monitor ticket aging, backlog, and service level compliance.
• Provide first and second-level support for ERP, Workday, Payroll, and related business applications.
• Troubleshoot user-reported issues and gather information required for issue resolution.
• Assist users with system functionality, reporting, security access, and business process questions.
• Coordinate issue resolution efforts between business users, IT teams, and software vendors.
• Verify and validate issue resolutions prior to ticket closure.
• Ensure support tickets are properly documented, categorized, prioritized, and maintained.
• Maintain knowledge articles, support procedures, and user documentation.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend process improvements or system enhancements.
• Assist with support metrics, service reporting, and operational performance tracking.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on improving service quality and user satisfaction.
• Partner with Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and Operations teams to understand business issues and support needs.
• Serve as a liaison between end users and application support teams.
• Communicate ticket status, issue impacts, and resolution timelines to stakeholders.
• Participate in testing activities related to system fixes, enhancements, upgrades, and vendor releases.
• Support organizational change activities by helping users understand application changes and new functionality.

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Tools

Freshservice

ServiceNow

Jira

Zendesk

Job description

Business Enterprise Solutions (BES) team is a part of the Corporate Technology & Innovation department focusing on key enterprise business solutions to support our company business objectives.

The Support Analyst is responsible for coordinating and managing the day-to-day support operations for the organization's COINS ERP system, Workday HCM, Payroll solution, and related business applications. This role serves as the primary intake point for support requests and is responsible for monitoring the team's support queue, triaging incidents and service requests, assigning work to the appropriate resources, and ensuring issues are resolved within established service levels.

The Support Analyst works closely with business users, Corporate Payroll, HRIS, Finance & Accounting, Technology & Innovation teams, vendors, and Business Analysts to ensure application issues are addressed efficiently and communicated effectively. This position plays a critical role in maintaining operational stability, improving support processes, and providing a high level of customer service across the organization.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, customer-focused, and process-oriented, with experience supporting enterprise applications such as Workday, Payroll, ERP, or HR systems. They possess strong problem‑solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for delivering exceptional support services.

This position reports to the Director of Business Technology Operations.

• Serve as the primary coordinator for the ERP, Workday, and Payroll application support queue.
• Monitor incoming incidents, service requests, enhancement requests, and user inquiries.
• Triage support tickets based on business impact, urgency, priority, and complexity.
• Assign tickets to the appropriate Business Analyst, technical resource, vendor, or support team.
• Track open issues through resolution and ensure timely follow-up with stakeholders.
• Escalate critical business issues and coordinate resolution activities.
• Monitor ticket aging, backlog, and service level compliance.

Application Support Operations

• Provide first and second-level support for ERP, Workday, Payroll, and related business applications.
• Troubleshoot user-reported issues and gather information required for issue resolution.
• Assist users with system functionality, reporting, security access, and business process questions.
• Coordinate issue resolution efforts between business users, IT teams, and software vendors.
• Verify and validate issue resolutions prior to ticket closure.

Process & Service Management

• Ensure support tickets are properly documented, categorized, prioritized, and maintained.
• Maintain knowledge articles, support procedures, and user documentation.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend process improvements or system enhancements.
• Assist with support metrics, service reporting, and operational performance tracking.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on improving service quality and user satisfaction.
• Partner with Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and Operations teams to understand business issues and support needs.
• Serve as a liaison between end users and application support teams.
• Communicate ticket status, issue impacts, and resolution timelines to stakeholders.
• Participate in testing activities related to system fixes, enhancements, upgrades, and vendor releases.
• Support organizational change activities by helping users understand application changes and new functionality.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience supporting ERP, Payroll, HRIS, Workday, or other enterprise business applications.
• Experience working with ticketing systems such as Freshservice, ServiceNow, Jira, Zendesk, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of incident management, support processes, ticket triage, escalation procedures, and service management best practices.
• Excellent customer service, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience supporting Payroll, HR, Finance, or ERP-related business processes preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot application issues and effectively coordinate resolution activities.
• Experience creating process documentation, support procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and issue-management capabilities.
• Familiarity with ITIL principles and service management practices is preferred.
• Experience with Workday, payroll systems, ERP platforms, or enterprise applications is highly desirable.

As a 100% employee‑owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:

• 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
• Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
• Disability income protection insurance
• Pre‑tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Training/professional development opportunities and company‑paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
• Wellness benefits

About Southland Industries

As one of the nation’s largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation.

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are anEqual Opportunity Employerand prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment.All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Pay:This consolidated salary range reflects the anticipated pay range across the U.S. geographic locations where this position may be based. Actual compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s primary work location, experience, qualifications, skills, and other job‑related factors, consistent with applicable law.

Salary Range: $78,598.00 - $116,111.00 annually.

Contingent Employment:All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.

Its Southland Industries' policy not to accept candidate submissions from recruiting agencies without an active and authorized work order. Candidate ownership can only be establishedafter a bona fide work order is issued by a member of the Southland Industries Talent Acquisition team and the candidate is appropriately submitted through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Job Location REMOTE, United States Position Type Full-Time/Regular

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