Faculty Compensation Specialist II

Texas A&M•College Station, TX

31d

About The Position

The Faculty Compensation Specialist II performs routine and some complex faculty compensation-related processes in Workday by serving as a coordinating resource and offering guidance, troubleshooting support, and process recommendations that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across faculty compensation and appointment actions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three years of related experience.
Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
Provides mentoring to student workers.
Strong written analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Ability to positively and professionally interact with clients, staff, and groups of various sizes.
Working knowledge of HR concepts, principles, and practices.
Ability to deliver presentations and training sessions.
Ability to deal with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality as required by state and federal law.
This position is security sensitive.
This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU regulations and procedures.
All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

Advanced knowledge the Workday HCM application.
Experience working with faculty employment, compensation, or academic HR processes.

Responsibilities

Business Process Consultation and Approval for Faculty Employees
Under supervision, serves as a secondary point of contact for Faculty Affairs, HR Professionals, Budget Contacts, and Departmental Faculty Liaisons regarding Workday business processes and routing related to faculty compensation actions.
Collaborates with Faculty Affairs, HR Professionals, and other stakeholders to drive timely resolutions to critical faculty processing issues.
Assesses needs, troubleshoots issues, and recommends solutions.
Reviews and approves faculty compensation actions in Workday, including hires, reappointments, transfers, promotions, supplemental compensation, and merit processes.
Facilitates and validates faculty data mass loads (EIBs) into Workday.
Collects, analyzes, and documents process enhancement requests related to faculty.
Produces reports to support faculty processing functions.
Maintains compliance with policies and regulations concerning data security and access to confidential faculty information.
Troubleshooting Investigates faculty business process scenarios to identify root causes and recommend appropriate corrective action.
Reviews faculty offer and appointment documents; identifies and resolves errors or escalates complex issues as needed.
Data Consultation Assesses stakeholder needs through direct interaction and consultation.
Creates detailed functional and technical specifications for data requirements related to faculty processing.
Ensures faculty data is accurately entered, maintained, and audited according to rules, policies, and regulatory requirements.
Assists with testing and validation of configuration, integrations, and reports related to service quality and faculty processing.
Training and Document Creation/Maintenance Develops and delivers training for end-users on faculty-related Workday processes.
Documents current business processes and ensures resource materials are maintained and available for HR Professionals.
Participates in training and professional development sessions.
Secondary Support Offers backup support in the areas of Laserfiche, TeamDynamix, graduate assistantships, and student employment.
Provides mentoring to student workers.
Other Duties Performs other duties as assigned.