Workday Reporting Specialist

Freudenberg; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Workday Reporting expert to enhance their data-driven culture. In this role, you will design and optimize reports and dashboards, ensuring high data quality and supporting teams with valuable insights. You will mentor colleagues and educate them on the latest Workday features while collaborating with external partners. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and innovation, where your contributions will directly impact the organization’s success and foster a data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Informatics or related field required.
• Workday Pro certification in reporting or equivalent experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize reports and dashboards for various business processes.
• Support data quality and educate teams on Workday functionalities.

Skills

Workday Reporting

Analytical Skills

Problem-solving

Data Literacy

Interdisciplinary Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Informatics

Master's degree in Business Informatics

Tools

Workday

BIRT

SQL

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Designs, configures, and tests reports and dashboards based on functional requirements for the different business process streams/Workday modules. Reviews existing reports and continuously improves them;
• Fosters a data-driven culture and supports data literacy of Workday stream communities. Supports data quality in Workday and the delivery of valuable and reliable data. Assesses risks associated with data storage;
• Solves reporting tickets and handles errors for Workday in a timely manner. Involves and manages external AMS partner if needed;
• Supports the functional stream leads during the specification/qualification of new requests/solutions while ensuring that the defined guidelines for new demands in the Workday context are followed. Analyses and challenges requests and identifies cross-stream impacts. Supports the stream lead in the evaluation of new vendors;
• Supports the ongoing overall harmonization and optimization of reports, focusing on a lean setup;
• Ensures the timely and quality completion of defined projects/tasks/deliverables;
• Responsible for timely identification and escalation of risks and development of alternative technical approaches when necessary;
• Educates the Workday stream communities and the stream leads about new technical features and supports Freudenberg internal Workday trainings (e.g., provides reporting trainings for key users or develops content for such trainings);
• Stays informed about the Workday roadmap and has the latest knowledge about the content of Workday releases and technical features reporting and dashboards;
• Serves as a Workday Reporting expert with deep knowledge of current functionality, design concepts, touchpoints with relevant functional areas and in consideration of future product direction;
• Mentors other team members and actively shares knowledge with them to support their self-sufficiency in reporting;
• Cooperates with external partners and networks with Workday and other Workday customers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in the field of informatics, business informatics, business intelligence or a comparable education;
• Workday Pro certification in reporting or equivalent experience in creating and maintaining reports and dashboards in Workday;
• Previous experience in the configuration of modern cloud HCM systems, ideally Workday (Core HCM, Talent & Performance, Recruiting, Compensation, Talent Optimization, etc.);
• Proven Workday reporting skills (Advanced, Matrix, Composite reports) and advanced knowledge of calculated fields;
• Security in Reporting: Understanding of Workday’s security model to ensure reports respect user roles and permissions;
• Fluent in English, additional language is beneficial (e.g., German);
• Ideally, familiarity with Workday PRISM Analytics and with compliance and regulatory reporting requirements in HR;
• Ideally, skills in using BIRT for creating highly formatted custom reports and knowledge in data modelling and SQL;
• Ability to explain complex technical topics in an understandable way;
• Analytical, structured way of working and high problem-solving ability;
• Attention to detail;
• Interest in interdisciplinary and international teamwork;
• Reliability, flexibility, resilience and friendliness;
• Open-minded and able to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders;
• Effective time and self-management;
• Curiosity and understanding for innovations in the field of IT and HR.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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