Senior HRIS Analyst - Data & Analytics

The Senior HRIS Analyst is responsible for the administration, configuration, maintenance, reporting, data integrity, and ongoing enhancement of the organization’s Human Resources Information Systems. This position serves as a subject matter expert for HR technology, reporting, and workforce data and partners closely with all HR groups, Corporate Technology, and business leadership teams to ensure HR systems, data, and reports effectively support business processes and organizational needs.

Essential Functions 

HR Systems Administration & Support

• Serve as a subject matter expert for UKG and other HR systems, providing advanced functional and technical support.

• Administer, configure, maintain, and enhance HRIS functionality based on business requirements and organizational needs while maintaining data integrity.

• Troubleshoot complex system, reporting, and data issues; identify root causes; and coordinate resolution with internal teams and external vendors.

• Maintain system configurations, business rules, workflows, security-related configurations, and other HRIS components within assigned areas.

System Enhancements, Integrations & Testing

• Lead system integrations and enhancements, develop and maintain reporting solutions, and troubleshoot complex system and data issues.

• Develop comprehensive testing plans and performance system, regression, user acceptance, data, integration, and report testing for enhancements, releases, and configuration changes.

• Support and monitor integrations between UKG and other internal or third-party systems and assist with resolving integration and data transfer issues.

• Participate in vendor management activities, including issue escalation, enhancement discussions, testing, and implementation support.

Reporting, Analytics & Data Integrity

• Develop, maintain, and enhance recurring and ad hoc HR reports to support HR and business needs.

• Develop dashboards, metrics, and other reporting solutions that provide meaningful and actionable workforce information.

• Analyze HR and workforce data to identify trends, patterns, exceptions, and opportunities that support business decision-making.

• Perform data validation and reconciliation to identify discrepancies and help ensure accuracy across HR systems, integrations, and reporting outputs.

• Research data integrity issues, determine sources of discrepancies, and partner with appropriate teams to resolve issues.

• Establish and support consistent reporting definitions, calculation methodologies, and data standards.

• Support audits, regulatory reporting, organizational reporting, workforce planning, and other system or data requests as needed.

Business Partnership & Process Improvement

• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to understand business processes, system needs, reporting requirements, and opportunities to streamline, improve, and automate.

• Gather, document, and translate business requirements into system, reporting, and data solutions.

• Identify opportunities to streamline, standardize, consolidate, and automate HR systems, processes, and reporting.

• Monitor HR technology and reporting developments and recommend opportunities to improve existing systems, processes, and reporting solutions.

Documentation, Knowledge Sharing & Confidentiality

• Develop and maintain system, reporting, data, and process documentation, procedures, job aids, and other HRIS resources.

• Handle sensitive employee and organizational data in accordance with established information security and confidentiality requirements.

• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to HRIS team members and business partners regarding HR technology, data, and reporting practices.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements 

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Computer Information Systems, Finance, Statistics, or a related field required.

• 5 years of progressive HRIS, HR reporting, people analytics, workforce analytics, or related experience, including experience supporting enterprise HR systems.

HR Systems & Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of HR data, HR processes, data structures, and the interdependencies among HR systems and functional areas.

• Experience with UKG Pro and/or UKG Pro Workforce Management.

• Experience with enterprise HR reporting tools, dashboarding, and business intelligence tools, such as IBM Cognos and Power BI. .

• Experience with HR technology implementations, system upgrades, integrations, and large-scale organizational initiatives.

Analytical, Communication & Organizational Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail and data accuracy.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, recurring responsibilities, ad hoc requests, and project work while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.

• Ability to communicate complex system and data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating across functional teams.