Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Sr. Workday HRIS Analyst for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Regulatory clients in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA.
The Sr. Workday HRIS Analyst will join the People Solutions HR Technology team and will have responsibility for Workday operational and functional support and enhancement implementation. This role will partner with HR COEs, Product, and IT engineering, supporting production issues, data maintenance, user inquiries, new feature testing and implementation, data quality initiatives, and user acceptance testing of major initiatives.
Responsibilities :
Day to day operational and functional support- Serve as an HRIS analyst for Workday, providing day-to-day production support, issue resolution, and system operational maintenance.
- Support Workday modules such as Core HCM, Talent and Performance, Recruiting, Benefits, Compensation
- Provide functional guidance to HR partners on Workday processes, transactions, and operational best practices.
- Complete data cleansing initiatives, including identifying root cause analysis, coordinating fixes with Engineering and COEs and implementing preventive controls.
- Perform regular data audits to ensure accuracy and completeness of employee and organizational data and compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Provide advanced reporting and analytics support using Workday reporting and third-party reporting tools to support business decision making.
Implementation of enhancements/initiatives
Partner with product and engineering team to implement functional enhancements test and deploy Workday business process frameworks, security, reports, dashboards, and integrations to meet the HR function and business needs.
- Complete hands-on user acceptance testing (UAT) for Workday enhancements, major initiative implementations, and upgrades. This includes test scenario definition and test execution, defect logging, and validation in coordination with HR functional area subject matter experts.
- Develop HRIS documentation, user job aids, standard operating procedures for new features and major initiatives.
- Support inbound and outbound data exchanges with third party vendors by validating files, reconciling data, and escalating issues to Engineering as needed.
Required Skills :
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field and a minimum of seven (7) years relevant work experience
- 3+ years hands-on configuration experience with Workday HCM core modules (Core HCM, Talent, Performance, Recruiting, Benefits, Reporting, Advanced Comp)
- 3+ years of HRIS experience with a strong focus on Workday operational support and enhancement implementation/testing
- Hands-on experience with Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs), mass data loads, and data corrections in Workday.
- Experience supporting UAT testing, including test planning, execution, and defect management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Demonstrated experience supporting production environments, handling tickets, and resolving operational and data related issues.
- Strong understanding of HR data structures, downstream impacts, and data quality management.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with business stakeholders at all levels, ability to translate operational issues into clear requirements for technical teams.
- Strong writing ability, including strong technical writing ability for system documentation, business requirements, and user training materials.
Preferred Skills :
- Workday Pro Certifications in Core HCM, Talent and Performance, Recruiting, Reporting, Benefits, Compensation
- Experience with Phenom Candidate Sourcing and CRM implementation
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies
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