HRIS Business Analyst

Year Up; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate HRIS Functional Business Analyst to enhance HR Information Systems. This role involves supporting system maintenance, conducting business analyses, and collaborating with various teams to improve employee experiences. You will leverage your HRIS knowledge, particularly in Workday, to ensure data integrity and optimize processes. The position also offers mentorship opportunities with students, contributing to a positive educational environment. Join a mission-driven organization that values diversity and is committed to making a meaningful impact in the lives of young adults.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare options

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Professional development funds

Qualifications

• 5+ years in HR or IT with HRIS experience.
• 2+ years as a Business Analyst required.
• Proficient in data analysis and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain HRIS systems, ensuring data integrity.
• Conduct business process analyses and needs assessments.
• Write and maintain reports/queries using reporting tools.

Skills

HRIS Management

Business Analysis

Project Management

Data Analysis

Collaboration Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR or IT

Workday Certification

Tools

Workday

ADP

MS Office Suite

Degreed

Job description

OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Enterprise Applications, the HRIS Functional Business Analyst will play a key role in the administration of HR Information Systems and execution of the tech roadmap. You will serve as a technical point of contact for HR, Finance, DEIB, and other functional teams, assisting subject matter experts with ensuring data integrity, testing of system changes, report writing, and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities. The HRIS Business Analyst will also support HRIS upgrades, patches, testing, and other technical projects as assigned.

As an ideal candidate for this position, you’ll have a passion for leveraging technology to support and improve the employee experience. You’ll enjoy and be motivated by cross-functional collaboration, effectively working with remote stakeholders across the network using a range of collaboration tools/mediums. You identify as a fast learner, highly collaborative, resourceful, detail-oriented, self-directed, and proactive.

The HRIS Functional Business Analyst will also have the opportunity to interact with students as a mentor, group facilitator, and advocate, participating in building a positive educational environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

System Maintenance, Administration, and Improvement

• Provide support, administration, and maintenance for HRIS (Workday, ADP, Degreed, etc.) including, but not limited to, researching & resolving break/fixes and unexpected results, performing scheduled activities, recommending solutions and proposing options to meet desired outcomes.
• Monitor helpdesk tool for tickets assigned to the queue, processing tickets first-in-first-out based on priority while meeting service level agreements (SLA’s) and ensuring end user satisfaction.
• Assist in the review, testing, and implementation of HRIS systems, including production enhancements, new releases, upgrades, and patches.
• Review process/customer service improvements, new releases, innovative solutions, policy changes, and/or major variations from established policy that must be approved by appropriate leadership or governance prior to implementation.
• Configure, maintain, and advise on security within HRIS applications.
• Provide support for Workday inbound and outbound integration issues.
• Understand and ensure security and data privacy standards.

Business System Analysis

• Conduct business process analyses, needs assessments, and initial cost/benefits analyses to align information technology solutions with business/functional needs and initiatives.
• Evaluate and interpret complex situations/problems using multiple sources of information including qualitative information, quantitative data, and trend analysis.
• Serve as a liaison between business users and the technical team.
• Research current and future application functionality to advise the organization on optimization and enhancements.
• Present analysis and recommended solutions effectively, adjusting to different communication and collaboration styles as needed.
• Work with functional users to create end-user documentation (user guide, process flow charts, training materials) and training for accuracy.

Project Management

• Provide project support for business systems and module implementations.
• Solicit, develop, document, and manage requirements gathering.
• Manage a portfolio of enhancement requests; ensuring proper documentation, testing, and sign-off.

Reports/Queries

• Write, maintain and support a variety of reports or queries utilizing appropriate reporting tools.
• Assist in development of reports for ongoing customer needs.
• Help maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data.

Site Team/Learning Community Member

• Serve as a coach/mentor for a small number of current students.
• Join and sometimes facilitate weekly group sessions with students.
• Participate in staff meetings and trainings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years’ experience in the workforce in HR or IT with exposure to HRIS or HR Generalist/Operations.
• 2+ years’ prior experience as a Business Analyst required.
• 1+ years’ project management experience a plus.
• Extensive experience with Workday required, Workday certifications a plus.
• Prior experience with Payroll and Benefits systems required.
• Experience with LMS and ADP preferred.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and data, including recruiting, compensation, benefits, performance, and talent development.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, skilled in MS Excel.
• Strong teamwork, solution-centric and customer-service-oriented attitude along with the ability to handle multi-faceted responsibilities simultaneously are essential.
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills.
• A passion for working with young adults, an unshakable belief in their potential, and a strong commitment to the mission of Year Up.
• Understanding of the Opportunity Divide and its drivers.

Salary Range: $85,000-$100,000

Location Preference: While this is a primarily remote role, we have a strong preference for candidates located on the East Coast to align with team collaboration and working hours.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• Year Up United has established salary ranges for each of our sites, which allows us to pay employees competitively, equitably, and consistently in different geographic markets. For roles in which the location is listed as flexible, the range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Salary offers take into account a candidate’s skills, experience, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

• Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare options and dental coverage; 401(k) match for eligible participants.

• Vacation: Earn three weeks paid vacation in the first year of employment; four weeks after the initial year.

• Professional Development: Funds available to support staff in achieving career objectives ($2,500 per year).

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:

Year Up United is a national 501(c)3 workforce development organization committed to ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, education, and justice for all young adults—no matter their background, income, or zip code. Employers face a growing need for talent while millions of talented young adults lack access to meaningful careers. These inequities only further perpetuate the opportunity gap that exists in our country—a gap that Year Up United is determined and positioned to close through three interconnected strategies: providing targeted skills training and connections to livable-wage employment for students and alumni; empowering others to serve and support young adults, and changing systems that perpetuate the opportunity gap. Year Up United’s intensive training program utilizes a high expectations, high support model where students learn in-demand technical and professional skills and apply them during a corporate internship. Year Up United has directly served more than 40,000 young adults since its founding in 2000. Year Up United's nationwide presence includes Arizona, Austin, Bay Area, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Greater Atlanta, Greater Boston, Greater Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, the National Capital Region, New York City/Jersey City, Pittsburgh, Puget Sound, Rhode Island, South Florida, Tampa Bay, and Wilmington.

Voted one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For in the country by The NonProfit Times, Year Up United is a rewarding and impactful place to work. Our staff is passionate, supportive, mission-driven, and committed to positive change and continuous learning. We set high standards for both ourselves and our students and live by a set of core values that reflect an unshakable belief in the talent and potential of our young people. The work we do is life-changing, and we know that our team is the greatest asset in achieving our mission.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

Year Up United embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discharge, or discipline, are based on meritocracy. We do not permit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Learn more about our commitment to diversity: http://www.yearup.org/about-us/careers/commitment-to-diversity/

Year Up United is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Your recruiter can provide details regarding the expected work environment and any physical requirements. Please let our hiring team know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

TO APPLY:

Please submit a thoughtful cover letter and resume through our website.

Note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered. We respectfully request no phone calls.