Workday Sr. HRIS Analyst

Freddie Mac; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac is seeking a Workday Senior HRIS Analyst to support various modules including HCM, Payroll, and Talent. This role involves gathering requirements, designing solutions, and collaborating with teams to enhance system functionality. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Workday and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Disability coverage

Life insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

PTO

Parental Leave

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years data administration on Workday system.
• Experience with multiple Workday modules such as HCM, Absence, and Talent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects related to Workday configuration.
• Perform data analysis and troubleshoot HRIS issues.
• Ensure compliance with audit standards.

Skills

Analytic skills

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Configuration

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role Purpose:
As a Workday Senior HRIS Analyst, you will be accountable for supporting various modules including HCM, Talent, Payroll, Time and Absence. You will gather requirements, design, configure, test, deploy and support your solution. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams, guiding projects and mentoring peers to deliver innovative, scalable solutions.

Day-to-day, this role will serve as a subject matter expert to troubleshoot defects, resolve data discrepancies, enhance functionality for new business requirements and manage updates for the Workday Releases. The Sr HRIS Analyst will also be responsible for performing data analysis to ensure the system is properly recording specific metrics while ensuring information security, testing updates, and improving process efficiency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a lead for cross-functional projects through ongoing requirements gathering, design, configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance of Workday configuration for new functionality or enhancements
• Demonstrate specialized expertise through creative solution design to evaluate wide-ranging and complex issues
• Complete system configuration requirements and documentation for requested enhancements and system changes including approved changes to business processes, organization changes, workflows, and security models
• Work with functional users to determine and prioritize project requirements needed to meet changing needs
• Effectively collaborate with other teams to resolve issues, including performing impact assessments on program logic issues, data discrepancies, and system design while proactively seeking feedback from appropriate parties on suggested solutions
• Prepare test plans, execute test scripts, and support user acceptance testing and training
• Recommend improvements to procedures and/or process flows to reduce and eliminate processing errors
• Provides functional and technical user application support, consulting more advanced technical resources as needed
• May also design and facilitate training for the functionality and use of various human resources related systems and applications
• Assist with system-related tasks for special projects, mergers, acquisitions, system conversions, and company divestitures
• Serve as the subject matter expert providing troubleshooting and other support for end users while escalating complex issues as needed
• Perform ongoing maintenance regarding tenant set-up, data updates (EIBs), business processes, and reporting
• Manage Workday major release impact on configurations and integrations identifying risks and opportunities for enhancements
• Conduct regular audits to ensure data integrity
• Troubleshoot HRIS issues and errors, quickly resolving them along with root causes by leveraging best practices and developing long-term solutions
• Guide, train, lead and consult with functional users to identify best practice and strategy in configuration
• Ensure compliance with internal and external audit standards, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, while maintaining robust documentation.
• Stay informed on emerging industry trends and best practices, leveraging this knowledge to enhance system performance and innovation.
• Participate in or create integrations from Workday as needed

Education and/or Experience:
Required:

• Minimum of 4 years data administration on Workday system with increasing complexity over time
• Bachelor's degree (relevant experience and/or certification in specialist HR/IT function may be substituted for degree, when appropriate)
• Experience with Workday's HRIS system across multiple modules such as HCM, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, Security and Onboarding Modules

Competencies and Proficiency Requirements:

• Strong analytic, problem solving, consultancy and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of requirement gathering techniques, project management, and HRIS systems development methodologies.
• Robust analytical skills; knowledge of configuration, testing and implementation techniques.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel & Microsoft Office.
• Critical thinker with exceptional ability to model business processes and identify and resolve gaps.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated history of significant customer deliverables, building rapport, and influencing decisions.

Scope:

Financial/Budgetary Responsibility: None
Team Size: None

Conditions of Role:
Travel Requirements: Occasional travel may be required.
Physical Conditions: Primarily remote-based, with occasional office presence.
Work Environment: Collaborative and dynamic team environment with cross-functional interaction.

Compensation and Benefits:

• $90,000-$114,000 (commensurate with experience and location)
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Legal and identity protection insurance
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• 401(k)
• PTO
• Parental Leave

Hain Celestial is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, expression, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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