HRIS Analyst, I

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah is seeking an HRIS Analyst I to support administration, maintenance, and data integrity of HRIS and related systems within Human Resources. You will handle data audits, corrections, and routine system maintenance to ensure accurate employee, job, payroll, and benefits data.

Responsibilities include managing affiliate IDs, timecard approver access, and department data in PeopleSoft, plus executing queries to support payroll and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent substituted for 1 year of related work experience.
• HRIS Analyst I requires a bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of HRIS experience or a master’s degree.
• Experience with data audits, payroll, benefits, and HR operations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• HRIS data integrity and auditing across HR, Benefits and Payroll.
• Review manual ePAFs, correct job data, and assess payroll/benefit impacts.
• Create and maintain affiliate IDs in line with procedures.
• Maintain PeopleSoft department data and resolve duplicate IDs.
• Assist with payroll, benefits, and compliance processing.
• Support HRIS applications and document improvements.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

2 years HRIS work experience (preferred)

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle

Workday

Job description

Details

Open Date 10/28/2026

Requisition Number PRN46623B

Job Title HRIS Analysts

Working Title HRIS Analyst, I

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P1 - Entry Level Pro

FLSA Code Professional

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area President

Department 00410 - Human Resources

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $47,600 to 60,000

Close Date 01/28/2027

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) 11/04/2026

Job Summary

HRIS Analyst

Assist with the administration, maintenance, and support of Human Resource Information Systems ( HRIS ) and related systems supporting Human Resources operations. Perform routine system maintenance, data audits, troubleshooting, and data corrections to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of employee, job, payroll, benefits, and organizational data.

Responsibilities include creating and maintaining affiliate IDs, establishing timecard approver access in MyTime, reviewing and correcting employee job data based on Manual Request ePAFs, maintaining PeopleSoft department data, and executing scheduled queries and processes to support payroll, benefits, compliance, and HR operations. Analyze discrepancies across HR systems, identify root causes, determine appropriate corrective actions, and coordinate with departments and other institutional partners to resolve issues.

The position requires strong analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail, an understanding of the relationships between employee job data, benefits eligibility, and paycheck processing, and the ability to handle sensitive employee information accurately and confidentially. Communicate with departments to clarify incomplete or inconsistent requests and follow established procedures, policies, and approval requirements before making changes to employee records.

This is an entry-level position in the General Professional track. Work assignments are performed under close supervision, with limited latitude for independent judgment and escalation of complex or ambiguous issues to senior HRIS staff or management.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

Responsibilities

HRIS Analyst – Responsibilities

HRIS Data Integrity and Auditing: Run daily and pay-period queries to identify data discrepancies; analyze results, research issues, make appropriate corrections, and validate data accuracy across HR, Benefits and Payroll functions

Manual ePAF Processing: Review and interpret manual employment requests, determine necessary job data corrections, assess potential impacts on payroll and benefits, obtain departmental clarification as needed, and secure required faculty permission before processing faculty requests.

Affiliate IDs: Create and maintain affiliate IDs in accordance with institutional affiliate identification procedures, including reviewing existing records and performing appropriate searches to help prevent duplicate IDs.

PeopleSoft Department Maintenance: Maintain department table data, including department status, locations, and managers.

Duplicate ID Resolution: Research potential duplicate employee, affiliate, and student IDs and coordinate with Hospital IS and the Registrar’s Office to determine appropriate resolution and authorized deletion.

Payroll, Benefits, and Compliance Processes: Assist with fiscal-year contract data cleanup, adding COBRA beneficiaries as needed for ACA processing, and process wellness file every pay period.

HRIS Application Support: Assist with HRIS system maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, data corrections, documentation, and process improvements to support accurate and efficient HR operations.

Customer Service and Compliance: Communicate with departments and institutional partners to resolve data issues, obtain missing information, and clarify requests. Protect confidential information and follow established policies, approval requirements, and processing deadlines.

Other Duties: Perform related duties as assigned.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

HRIS Analyst, I: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience working with an HRIS system or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.

• Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline. Prior experience as an HRIS Analyst.
• Strong analytical critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify data discrepancies, evaluate possible causes, and determine appropriate corrective actions
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage recurring daily, pay-period, and fiscal-year assignments within established deadlines.
• Ability to learn and support HRIS applications, system processes, data queries, and established operational procedure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferences

Prior experience with an ERP – Examples: PeopleSoft, Oracle, Workday.

Type Benefited Staff

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at [phone] for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at [phone] or [phone] or University Human Resource Management at [phone] if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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