Workday HRIS Analyst

Workday HRIS Analyst Houston, TX - Onsite 2-3 days per week

Position Summary:

This role is available with a national leader in the Real Estate industry. The Workday HRIS Analyst (Application Manager) is responsible for the support and maintenance of the Workday Human Capital Management system. This position serves as a point of contact and subject matter expert for functional areas within the HCM system, such as Core HR, Performance, Compensation, Security, Business Processes, and Organizational Management.

This role is responsible for ensuring data integrity, testing, changes, and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities. The HRIS Analyst also supports HCM upgrades, patches, testing, and other technical projects as assigned.

• Partner with Culture+People Business Partners, Payroll/Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and functional business leaders to define and develop requirements, re-engineer current processes, and implement new functionality in Workday
• Plan and execute projects while providing ongoing progress communication and status updates
• Develops and maintains documentation of HR systems business processes
• Responsible for data review and monitoring
• Leverage resources within Workday community to identify process to streamline and improve system functionality and usage
• Participate in the ongoing design, configuration, deployment, and maintenance of Workday configuration
• Diagnose and resolve issues (end-user, business process, security, etc.)
• Develop and maintain simple to complex custom Workday reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite) using Workday Report Writer.
• Run and distribute scheduled reports and support business requests for ad hoc report generation.
• Collaborate with intern and external audit on data requirements and reporting for SOX compliance
• Oversee the daily operation of our Workday HRIS solution.
• Monitor and support inbound/outbound Workday HCM integrations to third party vendors including payroll and benefits providers.
• Develop data upload templates to support business needs and perform uploads into Workday as needed (EIB)
• Supports Workday HCM by researching and resolving issues, testing solutions, and communicating resolution with customers
• Analyze errors and utilize resources such as Workday community to drive resolutions and identify root cause
• Develop simple test plans and project plans for upgrades/new functionality
• Actively participate in Workday Community by contributing to content, voting on Brainstorms, etc.
• Develop training document related to Workday updates
• Performs other duties as assigned

• 5+ years of Workday HCM experience - Workday Certification a plus
• Strong experience with Integrations and Core Connector
• The ability to translate business objectives and unmet needs into a clear vision and roadmap, with rigorous requirements, then support the execution of that vision.
• Good communication skills

• Experience with Advanced Compensation, Time Tracking, Absence, Talent and Performance, Security, Payroll, Benefits, and LMS modules