Report Analyst

jbtm; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

jbtm in Chicago, IL seeks a Report Analyst who designs, builds, and maintains reporting and analytics solutions for HR data, with a primary focus on Workday reporting.

You will develop dashboards in Workday and Discovery Boards, create BIRT reports for HR and payroll, and build Power BI pipelines, using AI tools to accelerate delivery while ensuring governance and SOX compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building reports in Workday (custom reports, dashboards).
• Strong Power BI data modeling and dashboard design.
• Experience with Databricks or similar cloud data platforms.
• Proficient with SQL and HR data understanding.
• Knowledge of data governance and SOX controls.
• Ability to translate business questions into reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Workday custom reports.
• Develop Workday dashboards and Discovery Boards for HR leadership.
• Create Workday BIRT reports supporting HR analytics.
• Partner with HR governance teams to align reporting with standards.
• Build reporting pipelines in Power BI connecting to Workday and HR sources.
• Leverage additional data sources for cross-system reporting.
• Use Copilot and AI tools to accelerate development and QA.
• Translate business requests into reporting requirements and timelines.
• Validate data and troubleshoot reports.
• Document report logic and data lineage for audit purposes.
• Support ad hoc and recurring HR metrics reporting.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate or retire redundant reports.

Skills

Workday reporting

Power BI

SQL

HR data analytics

Data governance

SOX compliance

AI-assisted report development

Communication

Education

Workday Report Writer certification

Tools

Databricks

Copilot

Workday Report Writer

Job description

Position Summary

The Report Analyst designs, builds, and maintains reporting and analytics solutions that provides JBT Marel organization insights on all HR related data and supports decision making across the company. This role owns Workday reporting as its primary focus including custom reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and Workday Prism/Discovery Boards while also contributing to broader analytics initiatives using Power BI, and AI-assisted tools such as Copilot and Data Bricks. The ideal candidate translates business questions from stakeholders into accurate, scalable, and well-governed reporting solutions, and helps the team modernize how HR data is accessed and consumed.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Workday custom reports (advanced, matrix, composite) using calculated fields, business objects, and report groups.
• Develop and maintain Workday dashboards and Discovery Boards for HR leadership, HRBPs, and operational teams.
• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize Workday BIRT reports to support HR, payroll, and workforce analytics needs, ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery of actionable insights to business stakeholders.
• Partner with Workday HCM governance, business, and functional teams (Recruiting, Time, Absence, Payroll, Talent, Compensation) to ensure reporting aligns with data and change control standards.
• Build and support reporting/data pipelines in Power BI, connecting to Workday and other HR data sources for cross-functional dashboards.
• Leverage other sources for data preparation, transformation, and larger-scale or cross-system reporting needs beyond native Workday capabilities.
• Use Copilot and other AI-assisted tools to accelerate report development, documentation, and data quality checks, in line with data governance and security requirements.
• Translate ambiguous business requests into clear reporting requirements, mock-ups, and delivery timelines.
• Perform data validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis when reports or dashboards produce unexpected results.
• Maintain documentation for report logic, data lineage, and refresh schedules to support audit and SOX compliance needs.
• Support ad hoc and recurring reporting requests tied to headcount, turnover, compensation, and other core HR metrics.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate, standardize, automate, or retire redundant reports across tools.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building reports in Workday (custom reports, calculated fields, dashboards); Workday Report Writer certification preferred.
• Working proficiency in Power BI, including data modeling and dashboard design.
• Exposure to Databricks or similar cloud data platforms (SQL, notebooks, or pipeline concepts).
• Comfort using AI-assisted tools (e.g., Copilot) for report development and documentation.
• Strong SQL skills and general data literacy across relational data structures.
• Experience working with HR or people data and an understanding of common HR metrics.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly around data accuracy, security, and compliance (SOX or similar controls experience a plus).
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical HR stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday Prism Analytics.
• Familiarity with HR shared services / Global People Services operating models.
• Experience supporting multi-region or global HR reporting requirements.
• Background in change control or data governance frameworks.

What Success Looks Like

In the first six months, the Report Analyst becomes a trusted owner of core Workday reporting, reduces turnaround time on standard requests, and begins extending select dashboards into Power BI or Databricks where it adds value - all while maintaining the documentation and governance standards required for a SOX-compliant environment.