HR & Academic Personnel Analyst

UCLA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA is seeking an HR Analyst 2 to support day-to-day HR operations, coordinating personnel, payroll, timekeeping, and funding transactions for academic, student, postdoctoral, staff, and affiliate populations. You will work closely with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners to ensure HR transactions are accurate, timely, and compliant with University policies.

The role requires meticulous data review, strong communication, and the ability to resolve issues using campus systems.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of HR, academic personnel, and payroll administration principles.
• Ability to review personnel and payroll transactions for accuracy.
• Familiarity with payroll funding and financial processes.
• Ability to interpret policies and CBAs and apply them correctly.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate personnel, payroll, timekeeping, and funding transactions across populations.
• Work with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners to ensure accurate HR data.
• Review and process HR and payroll transactions for compliance and timeliness.
• Maintain confidential records and support standard office software usage.
• Identify issues, propose solutions, and support continuous HR process improvements.

Skills

Payroll administration

HR transactions processing

Policy interpretation

Recordkeeping

Communication skills

Customer service

Data entry & systems

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Equivalent experience in HR/payroll

Tools

HRIS systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position Summary

Join our team as an HR Analyst 2 and play an important role in supporting the department's day-to-day human resources operations. In this position, you will coordinate a variety of personnel, payroll, timekeeping, and funding transactions for academic, student, postdoctoral, staff, and affiliate populations. You will work closely with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners to ensure HR transactions are accurate, timely, and compliant with University policies and procedures. This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented and service-focused HR professional who enjoys problem-solving, collaborating with others, and contributing to efficient and effective HR operations.

Salary & Compensation

• UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of human resources, academic personnel, and payroll administration principles and practices (Required)
• Skill in accurately reviewing and processing personnel and payroll transactions (Required)
• Working knowledge of payroll funding and financial transaction processes (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to review detailed personnel, payroll, timekeeping, and funding information for accuracy and completeness (Required)
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, guidelines, and collective bargaining agreement provisions (Required)
• Strong organizational and time-management skills (Required)
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy (Required)
• Skill in maintaining accurate, organized, and confidential personnel and administrative records (Preferred)
• Effective written and verbal communication skills (Required)
• Demonstrated interpersonal and customer-service skills (Required)
• Ability to use computerized administrative systems, databases, spreadsheets, and standard office software (Required)
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills (Required)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, public administration, or a related field (Required) Or
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience in human resources, payroll, academic personnel, or administrative operations. (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union/Policy Covered

CX-Clerical & Allied Services

Complete Position Description

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