HR Data and Reporting Analyst

Eliassen Group; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced HR Data and Reporting Analyst to support HR Operations, delivering workforce reporting and insights across Workday HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits and Learning.

The role partners with HRIS and HR functional teams to translate reporting needs into reliable reports and dashboards, validate data, and maintain confidentiality. This contract position offers W2 benefits and a strong focus on data governance and security.

Qualifications

• Proven experience analyzing HR data and delivering accurate reports for HR operations.
• Proficiency with Workday reporting tools, including custom reports and calculated fields.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, formulas and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR leaders and stakeholders to assess reporting needs and deliver clear reports, dashboards, and recurring outputs.
• Develop and maintain standard and ad hoc Workday reports, including calculated fields as needed.
• Validate report logic and reconcile data across HR processes.
• Document report definitions, data sources, procedures, and controls.
• Coordinate with HRIS for configuration requests, security changes, integrations or troubleshooting.
• Monitor data quality, investigate discrepancies, and drive issue resolution with HR teams.
• Analyze workforce trends and HR metrics and present findings clearly.
• Support audits and compliance reporting and respond to time-sensitive data requests.
• Test and validate new or revised reports from a business-user perspective.
• Maintain data security and provide guidance or job aids to interpret HR information.

Skills

HR data analysis

Workday reporting

Excel advanced

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Data analysis

Communication

Data confidentiality

Problem solving

Tools

Workday

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Description:

Remote

Our client seeks an experienced HR Data and Reporting Analyst to support HR Operations. Reporting to the Director, Workforce Planning Operations, this contract role will provide workforce reporting, data analysis, and operational insights across Workday HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits, and Learning. The position is an HR operations functional role and will collaborate with HRIS and other HR functional teams when system expertise, configuration support, or issue resolution is required. The analyst will assess reporting needs, translate them into reliable reports and dashboards, validate data, reconcile information across HR processes, and document report definitions and controls. The role will monitor data quality, investigate discrepancies, analyze workforce trends and key HR metrics, support audits and compliance-related reporting, and respond to time-sensitive data requests while maintaining appropriate data security and confidentiality.

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Partner with HR leaders, functional teams, and business stakeholders to assess reporting needs and translate them into clear, reliable reports, dashboards, and recurring deliverables.
• Develop and maintain standard and ad hoc Workday reports, including creation of calculated fields as needed.
• Validate report logic and results and reconcile data across HR processes.
• Document report definitions, data sources, procedures, and controls.
• Coordinate with HRIS for requests requiring system configuration, security changes, integrations, or technical troubleshooting.
• Monitor data quality, investigate discrepancies, and drive issue resolution with HR functional teams.
• Analyze workforce trends and key HR metrics and present findings in an understandable format.
• Support audits and compliance-related reporting and respond to time-sensitive data requests.
• Test and validate new or revised reports from a business-user perspective.
• Maintain data security and confidentiality and provide guidance or job aids to help users interpret HR information.

Experience Requirements:

• Proven experience analyzing HR data and developing accurate, actionable reports and dashboards supporting HR operations and decision-making.
• Proficiency with Workday reporting tools, including custom reports and calculated fields, across HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits, and Learning.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, formulas, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to validate data, identify trends, and explain findings.
• Sound judgment handling confidential employee information.
• Experience partnering with HRIS on system-related questions or technical issues preferred; no requirement for Workday configuration or HRIS administration.
• Experience with SQL, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools is a plus.
• Familiarity with data governance, reporting documentation, and quality-control practices preferred.