Senior Applications Analyst - Human Capital Management

Augusta Health; Fishersville (VA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Earned Wage Access

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite parking

Security services

Health fitness program

Credit union & pharmacy

Shift/weekend differentials

Employee discounts

Job summary

Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA, seeks a Senior Applications Analyst for Human Capital Management to optimize UKG payroll, timekeeping, scheduling, benefits, and reporting. You’ll partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT to translate requirements into configured workflows and reliable data.

The role emphasizes governance, testing, change control, data integrity, and user training, with a strong focus on security and controls within an independent health system committed to compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in information systems, computer science, business, human resources, accounting, healthcare informatics, or related field.
• 5+ years supporting complex business applications including requirements analysis, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, reporting, integrations, or data quality.
• Eligibility to work in the United States and meet Virginia state employment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert support for the Human Capital Management environment, including UKG and payroll, timekeeping, scheduling, benefits, and security.
• Configure and maintain HCM modules, business rules, tables, workflows, security roles, and system settings within governance.
• Plan, execute test scripts for releases, payroll cycles, integration impact, and user acceptance testing.
• Develop operational and audit reports, queries, reconciliations, and data-quality monitoring.
• Support workflow standardization, training materials, readiness checklists, and post-release adoption.

Skills

Analytics & problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Organization & prioritization

Documentation

Testing & QA

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IS/CS/Business/HR/healthcare informatics

Job description

Senior Applications Analyst - Human Capital Management

Job Category: Business Admin

Requisition Number: SRAPP014247

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Fishersville, VA 22939, USA

• Pay or shift range: $77,355.20 USD to $118,352 USD
  The pay range reflects the current compensation range for this position at the time of posting. Individual offers are determined based on directly related experience, skills, education, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Not all candidates will qualify for the upper end of the posted range.

Description

Overview

At Augusta Health, your work matters — and so do you. Whether you're delivering direct patient care, supporting operations, or innovating behind the scenes, every role contributes to our mission of promoting wellness and healing through compassionate service. We offer more than just a job — we offer a purpose-driven career in a nationally recognized, independent health system located in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley.

Our team members thrive in a supportive culture that values collaboration, integrity, and excellence. With opportunities across clinical and non-clinical areas, Augusta Health is a place where your skills make a difference, and your growth is a priority.

Why Join Augusta Health?

We believe in taking care of the people who care for our community. That’s why Augusta Health offers a comprehensive and thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're launching your career or bringing in years of experience, we provide the tools, resources, and encouragement to help empower you to reach your full potential — personally, professionally, and financially.

Total Rewards & Benefits (may vary by position)

• Comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plans and financial wellness support programs
• Earned Wage Access Program, allowing eligible team members to access a portion of earned wages before payday
• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling to promote work-life balance
• Career development programs including clinical ladders, shared governance, and advancement opportunities
• Personalized onboarding with dedicated preceptors and ongoing educational support
• Tuition reimbursement and access to onsite childcare
• Free onsite parking, 24/7-armed security for your safety, a Health Fitness Reimbursement Program, and an onsite credit union and pharmacy
• Competitive pay with shift/weekend differentials
• Employee discounts at the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and local entertainment venues (i.e., movie tickets)

This position plays a critical role in supporting Augusta Health’s mission and advancing departmental goals through measurable performance indicators and service excellence. This position contributes to a collaborative, patient-centered environment and helps drive outcomes aligned with organizational priorities.

Provides expert-level functional and business-application support for complex enterprise applications. Primarily supports the Human Capital Management environment, including UKG and related payroll, human resources, timekeeping, scheduling, benefits, compensation, workforce data, reporting, security, and business processes. Analyzes user needs and implements, optimizes, supports, and troubleshoots applications while guiding other team members on complex issues. Serves as a bridge among the HCM application team, Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, operational users, vendors, and Information Technology while maintaining disciplined testing, documentation, data integrity, controls, and support practices.

Application Analysis and Configuration

Collaborate with Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, operational users, vendors, and Information Technology to ensure applications meet business needs.

Analyze workflows and requirements and translate them into system configuration, workflow validation, reports, and supportable business solutions.

Configure and maintain assigned HCM modules, business rules, tables, workflows, security roles, and system settings within approved governance.

Testing, Releases, and Change Control

Plan, prepare, and execute test scripts for application, release, regression, payroll-cycle, integration-impact, and user acceptance testing.

Document requirements, design decisions, test results, changes, defects, procedures, and approvals.

Support release readiness, stakeholder communications, training materials, and post-release validation.

Support, Data Integrity, and Controls

Provide expert application support, triage, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and escalation for complex HCM and payroll issues.

Monitor data quality, application processing, functional operation, and data integrity; investigate exceptions and coordinate correction.

Develop operational and audit reports, queries, reconciliations, and data-quality monitoring.

Support role-based application security, segregation of duties, privacy, audit evidence, access reviews, and payroll-critical controls.

Position Control, Reporting, and Analytics

Configure and maintain position-control structures, job and position attributes, organizational hierarchies, supervisor relationships, and related data-quality controls.

Develop workforce dashboards and recurring reporting for payroll accuracy, overtime, agency utilization, vacancies, turnover, labor trends, and position control.

Document definitions and reconcile reports and data outputs to authoritative sources.

Optimization, Adoption, and Knowledge Management

Maintain assigned portions of the HCM application portfolio inventory, including module ownership, vendors, dependencies, business owners, configuration inventories, and documentation.

Support workflow and policy standardization by documenting current-state processes and translating approved future-state processes into configuration and testing scenarios.

Develop job aids, training materials, readiness checklists, communications, and post-release adoption monitoring.

Support implementations, upgrades, vendor coordination, projects, cross-training, and operational runbooks.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in information systems, computer science, business, human resources, accounting, healthcare informatics, or related field.
• Licensure/Certification: Platform-centric certification if required by the supported application.
• Experience: Five or more years supporting complex business applications including requirements analysis, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, reporting, integrations, or data quality.
• Driver's License: N/A
• Eligibility to work in the United States and meet Virginia state employment requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Licensure/Certification: UKG or comparable HCM/workforce platform certification.
• Experience
  • Healthcare experience.
  • Direct support of HCM, payroll, timekeeping, scheduling, benefits, compensation, or human resources workflows.
  • Prior experience in a hospital, healthcare system, or related service-oriented environment.
  • Familiarity with Augusta Health’s systems, workflows, or organizational culture is a plus.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Application analysis and problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration and service

Organization and prioritization

Functional configuration and testing

Reporting and data analysis

Documentation and training

Confidentiality, cybersecurity, and privacy

Continuous learning and process improvement

About Augusta Health

Augusta Health is an independent, nonprofit, mission-driven health system located in Fishersville, Virginia, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. We offer a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services, including Augusta Medical Center—a 255‑bed facility and Augusta Medical Group, which operates 40 practice locations and four urgent care centers. Our commitment to excellence, innovation, and compassionate care makes Augusta Health a leading employer and healthcare provider in the region.

Discover more about our history, values, and community impact on our About Us Page.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Augusta Health recruits, hires, and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in accordance with federal and Virginia state employment laws.

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