HR Systems Data Analyst

American University; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

American University in Washington, DC is seeking an HRIS Analyst to serve as the functional liaison between Human Resources and IT, ensuring that Workday and legacy HRIS systems support HR business operations. This role focuses on data integrity and daily system health to meet the needs of the HR team and its stakeholders.

The HRIS Analyst identifies process gaps, manages HR-specific security access, and supports functional testing for system updates, leveraging advanced reporting tools to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years of HRIS backend management and configuration experience.
• Experience with Workday and HRIS data integrity monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Functional System Oversight: Monitor daily performance of Workday and legacy HRIS platforms to support HR operations; serve as primary HR contact for system glitches.
• IT Collaboration & Configuration Support: Coordinate system configs, updates, and maintenance; lead HR UAT to ensure IT changes meet requirements before Production.
• Security & Access Coordination: Audit HR-specific security role assignments ensuring proper data access and privacy compliance.
• Process Enhancement & Implementation: Identify opportunities to streamline high-effort HR processes and translate HR needs into IT requirements for rollout.
• Legacy System Stewardship: Maintain knowledge of legacy systems to ensure historical data remains accessible for reporting and compliance.

Skills

HRIS

Workday

Reporting & Auditing

Security Access

UAT Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS Configuration

Data Integrity Monitoring

Job description

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meaningful change in the world. Learn more about American University

Department

HR Information Systems

Time Type

Full time

Job Type

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Work Modality

Hybrid 04 (On Campus 1 day/Month)

Union

Excluded

Job Description

The HRIS Analyst serves as the functional liaison between Human Resources and the IT department, ensuring that Workday and legacy systems are optimized to support HR business operations. This role focuses on everyday functional health and data integrity monitoring the system to ensure it meets the daily needs of the HR team and its stakeholders. The HRIS Analyst identifies process gaps, manages HR-specific security access, and supports functional testing for system updates. By leveraging advanced reporting and audit tools, this role safeguards the accuracy of HR and benefit data while collaborating with IT to implement enhancements that streamline high-effort HR workflows.

Summary

The HRIS Analyst serves as the functional liaison between Human Resources and the IT department, ensuring that Workday and legacy systems are optimized to support HR business operations. This role focuses on everyday functional health and data integrity monitoring the system to ensure it meets the daily needs of the HR team and its stakeholders. The HRIS Analyst identifies process gaps, manages HR-specific security access, and supports functional testing for system updates. By leveraging advanced reporting and audit tools, this role safeguards the accuracy of HR and benefit data while collaborating with IT to implement enhancements that streamline high-effort HR workflows.

Essential Functions

• Functional System Oversight

  Monitor the daily performance of Workday and legacy HRIS platforms to ensure they support HR operations effectively; serve as the primary HR point of contact for identifying system glitches or performance issues.

• IT Collaboration & Configuration Support

  Partner closely with the IT department to coordinate system configurations, updates, and maintenance; lead user-end testing (UAT) for HR to ensure that IT-led changes meet functional requirements before moving to Production.

• Security & Access Coordination

  Assist and audit HR-specific security role assignments within the system, ensuring appropriate data access for users while maintaining strict adherence to university privacy and compliance protocols.

• Process Enhancement & Implementation

  Works alongside the HRIS manager to proactively identify opportunities to streamline high-effort HR processes; assist to translate HR needs into technical requirements for IT and assist in the rollout of these enhancements to end-users.

• Legacy System Stewardship

  Maintain functional knowledge and support for legacy systems to ensure historical data remains accessible and accurate for reporting and compliance purposes.

Competencies

• Serving Customers.
• Prioritizing and Organizing.
• Acquiring and Analyzing Information.
• Supporting Coworkers.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Full-time.
• 35 hours per week.

Salary Range

• $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 annually.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 3 - 5 years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience providing HRIS backend management and configuration support.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Experience worki