People System Configuration Analyst

Kelso Industries

$80K — $95K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or BA in computer science, business administration, or technical field or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of related experience
  • 3+ years of Workday HCM experience
  • Solid understanding of Talent, Time Tracking, Absence, Recruiting, and Core HCM
  • Strong functional knowledge across HR systems and functions
  • Excellent communication skills with HR, IT, and end users

Responsibilities

  • Research, diagnose, and resolve various user and system issues
  • Collaborate with functional team members to align requirements with system capabilities
  • Maintain change management documentation for audits and compliance
  • Support major Workday releases and educate HR on new functionalities
  • Identify impacts of new releases and direct required changes
  • Mentor the HR team to enhance their understanding of Workday
  • Configure and troubleshoot complex business processes across Workday modules
  • Assist in the development, testing, and implementation of new projects and enhancements
  • Translate business needs into effective system designs
  • Promote system changes into production while adhering to audit procedures
  • Develop audit plans and test schedules for upgrades and new configurations
  • Create business requirements, system configuration, and testing documentation

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and continuous learning
  • Access to major Workday release training and enhancements
  • Mentorship opportunities to grow understanding of HR systems
  • Collaborative work environment focusing on support service experience
  • Engagement with key stakeholders and cross-functional teams
Full Job Description
People System Configuration Analyst

The People System Configuration Analyst is responsible for HR system administration, including configuring business processes, developing reports, training end users, and managing data. This role involves troubleshooting issues, coordinating with various stakeholders, and maintaining compliance documentation while supporting multiple Workday modules.

Role Responsibilities:
  • Research, diagnose and resolve issues (e.g. - end-user, business process, security, etc.)
  • Work with functional team members to understand requirements and communicate system capabilities/limitations
  • Maintain accurate change management documentation to satisfy the company's internal/external audit controls and compliance practices
  • Support major Workday releases, to include researching new functionality and educate the HR team on enhancements as applicable
  • Identify impact and enhancement opportunities associated with a new release and direct regression testing and introduction of required changes as new releases are introduced
  • Act as a support to the organization to enhance their understanding of Workday including mentorship to the HR team
  • Configure complex Workday business processes. Support configuration and troubleshooting of business processes in multiple Workday modules.
  • Assist with the development, testing configuration, and implementation of new projects, enhancements, and interfaces
  • Assist with translating business needs to system design, conduct system/data analysis, and participating in testing and deployment activities
  • Promote changes into production, following strict audit procedures, assist with tenant management, analyze Workday updates
  • Creation of audit plans, schedules and testing of system upgrades and new configurations
  • Partner with key stakeholders to create business requirements documents, system configuration documents, detailed functional specification documents, test plans and test cases

Education:
  • BS or BA degree in computer science, business administration, or related technical field or equivalent job experience

Experience:
  • 5+ yrs related experience
  • 3+ years Workday HCM experience
  • Solid understanding of Talent, Time Tracking and Absence. Recruiting and Core HCM experience required.
  • Maintain working functional knowledge of HR and HR systems across multiple functions and teams, driving community collaboration and a commitment to a great support service experience.
  • Excellent communication skills with experience working with HR, IT, and end users through face-to-face and virtual connections.

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