Senior Analyst, Business System Development-Workday Payroll and Benefits

Ally Financial • Detroit, MI

253d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Sr Analyst, Business Systems Development-Workday, you will be responsible for the design, configuration, administration, maintenance, and optimization of the Workday Payroll, Benefits, Absence, and Time Tracking modules. Additionally, you will ensure that services are delivered in accordance with documented service level targets. You will frequently interact with HR, Technology, and third-party teams on specific projects or more complex tasks. You may also interact with Ally Senior Leadership. This position is part of the Workday development team within the Human Resources' Enabling Solutions organization. This position reports to the Manager, Business Systems Development-Workday.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a role responsible for configuration of Workday Payroll or Benefits modules required.
• Bachelor's Degree in HR, HRIS, Technology, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the key accountabilities of the job required.
• Related HR functional experience required.
• Workday Pro Payroll Certification or Partner Certification preferred.
• Workday Pro Benefits Certification or Partner Certification preferred.
• Experience in a role responsible for configuration of Workday Absence and Time Tracking modules preferred.
• Experience leading the Payroll and/or Benefits functional workstream for a Workday implementation project preferred.
• Experience with case management systems, such as ServiceNow, including ability to triage and manage assigned cases within defined processes and service level agreements.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret requests and provide actionable insights.
• Experience with operating in alignment with an agile project management methodology, such as scrum, including experience managing sprints in Jira.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and assigned projects in an organized, thorough, and timely manner.
• Demonstrated diligence and relentless commitment to follow-through.
• Demonstrated ability to convey ideas and recommendations to a wide variety of audiences at all levels in a clear, compelling, and succinct way while applying strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Experience with gathering business requirements, engaging in problem-solving conversations, and developing and testing potential solutions.
• Ability to apply systems-thinking to look across HR and understand the 'big picture'.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading the Payroll and/or Benefits functional workstream for a Workday implementation project preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide Workday Payroll, Benefits, Absence, and Time Tracking subject matter expertise support by managing Tier 2 cases, system maintenance, business process configuration, tenant configuration, integrations support, and release management.
• Advise stakeholders on industry standards, providing suggestions to achieve clean configuration and streamlined processes.
• Partner with HR and stakeholder teams to gather and analyze business requirements and drive the planning, development, testing, and implementation of Workday Payroll, Benefits, Absence, and Time Tracking functionality to optimize processes and enhance the employee, manager, and HR operations experience.
• Troubleshoot and resolve routine and complex issues, while engaging and/or collaborating with Workday Support, HR, Technology, and/or third-party teams as needed.
• Maintain change controls documentation to align with tenant governance and prioritization routines.
• Ensure data integrity in Workday in support of Payroll, Benefits, Absence, and Time Tracking business processes.
• Clearly articulate the merits and disadvantages of solution options to support informed decisions by stakeholders.
• Communicate system issues and/or enhancements in a clear and concise manner.
• Regularly evaluate current state of systems and new Workday functionality to identify and recommend process improvements, system enhancements, and/or new applications to support business strategies and operational needs.

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays, 20 paid time off days, and 8 hours of volunteer time off, yearly.
• Industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions.
• Student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision.
• Employee, spouse and child life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions.
• Healthcare FSA.
• Critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance.
• Total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
• Adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance.
• Paid parental and caregiver leave.
• Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
• Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program.
• Subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program.
• Other compensations including travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree