Senior HRIS Analyst, UKG Time and Attendance

Bright Horizons•Newton, MA

5d•$95,000 - $135,000•Remote

About The Position

Bright Horizons is seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst to support and enhance its UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping system. The role serves as a functional and technical subject-matter expert, ensuring accurate time capture and pay rule execution, managing accrual plans, supporting labor-regulation compliance, and maintaining integrations with payroll and other downstream systems. It is a remote position available in the United States. The analyst acts as the primary administrator and subject-matter expert for UKG Time & Attendance, leading system design, configuration, testing, deployment, security design, and reporting for the US and UK. The role collaborates with HR, Payroll, Legal, and IT teams to translate business requirements into functional specifications and scalable solutions, and evaluates the functional and technical impacts of configuration decisions for stakeholders. The annual salary range is $95,000–$135,000. Bright Horizons offers benefits subject to applicable eligibility requirements, including insurance, leave, retirement, disability and life insurance, discounts, financial planning tools, tuition assistance, education coaching, and caregiving support.

Requirements

At least 5 years of Business Analyst, system design, and configuration experience, including at least 4 years focused on UKG Time & Attendance.
Bachelor’s degree, or 5 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of the applicable degree.
At this time, Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization or a visa for this position.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Demonstrated UKG expertise in designing and presenting solution options to business and HR stakeholders.
UKG Pro WFM and/or UKG Dimensions certification.
Knowledge of or experience with multiple SaaS HR technology platforms and tools.
Knowledge of Boomi.
Knowledge of Workday payroll and benefits modules for the UK and US.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to summarize and present findings or challenges to all levels of staff and management.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary system administrator and subject-matter expert for UKG Time & Attendance.
Lead the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of new modules and functionality, security design, and reporting for the US and UK.
Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Legal, and IT teams to gather and document business requirements and translate them into functional specifications that support compliance and efficiency across the US and UK.
Configure and maintain complex pay policies, labor rules, schedules, attestations, and accruals, ensuring compliance with US federal and state requirements and UK statutory requirements.
Develop and maintain inbound and outbound UKG integrations for the US and UK.
Manage unit, integration, and user acceptance testing cycles, including developing, reviewing, and approving test cases.
Evaluate, communicate, and coordinate the functional and technical impacts of UKG configuration decisions with stakeholder groups.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave.
401(k) retirement plan.
Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools.
Tuition assistance and education coaching.
Caregiving support and resources for children and adults in the employee’s family.
Up to 9 paid holidays annually, subject to hire date and applicable eligibility requirements.
40 hours of sick time per year based on a full-time schedule, subject to hire date and applicable eligibility requirements.
120 hours of vacation time per year based on a full-time schedule, subject to hire date and applicable eligibility requirements.