Senior Workday Analyst

C&S Wholesale Grocers•Keene, NH

About The Position

This Senior Business Systems Analyst role is situated in a dynamic, energetic, complex, yet rewardingly challenging, high-value, highly visible, and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert in Workday HCM Core, Benefits, Absence, and Compensation, possessing a strong understanding of employee data and analytics that support employee transformation and mapping through integration or M&A efforts. This position is responsible for solutions analysis, design, configuration, and delivery, which includes business process re-engineering, system fit/gap analysis, or analysis of alternative designs and documentation. The goal is to drive customer enablement, transform manager and employee experiences, and enable transformative operational excellence. Security, reporting, including complex calculated fields, and expertise in building and maintaining HR eco-system integrations using report-based reporting and Web Services/API are considered a plus. Broader experience with EIBs, Studio, and/or BIRT is also a plus. Knowledge of HR and HR processes is essential. Experience in Warehouse, Retail, and/or Union workforce environments is a plus. Strong communication skills are key, utilizing tools like PowerPoint and Visio for dialogue and decision-making. The ability to elicit business requirements and translate them into system requirements is a must. Additionally, the individual will be an innovative, "out of the box" problem solver with a proven track record of partnering to deliver improved end-user experiences. They should be knowledgeable about common HR use cases and typical end-user challenges, resourceful in tracking Workday's roadmap for capabilities, and detail and action-oriented. A consultative approach, with strong follow-up and follow-through, is expected, acting as a partner, advocate, and liaison. Managing customer expectations and alignment to ensure operational excellence is crucial. The role requires excellent communication skills with various organizational levels, business partners, and technical teams. Flexibility to adapt to multiple and/or changing priorities, with strong work management skills, is necessary. Creativity in exploring common assumptions, rethinking existing configurations, and viewing challenges as opportunities for system improvements is valued. A team player ready for collaboration, coaching, and idea sharing is essential. The role is responsible for data integrity and employee confidentiality.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst (or similar role), within HR functional areas, implementing, supporting, configuring HR processes – (Core HCM, Benefits, Absence, Compensation), Security, Reports, or Integrations in Workday.
End to end implementation experience including project, enhancement and/or issue management, communication and change management.
Workday Security experience
Workday Reporting & Report-based and/or API Integration experience
Workday EIB experience
Exemplary communication skills, keen awareness for elevating issues & risk and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications
Strong situational analysis, awareness and decision-making abilities
Knowledge of HR and HR processes is essential
Ability to elicit business requirements & translate those into system requirements is a must

Nice To Haves

Subject Matter Expert in Workday HCM Core, Benefits, Absence, & Compensation
Strong understanding of employee data, analytics supporting employee transformation/mapping through integration or M&A efforts
Security, reporting, including complex calculated fields with expertise in building & maintaining HR eco-system integrations using report-based reporting but also Web Services/API are a plus.
Broader experience with EIBs, Studio and/or BIRT is a plus.
Warehouse, Retail and/or Union workforce experience is a plus.
Strong communication skills are key – using PowerPoint, Visio or other visualization tools to drive dialogue and decision making.
Innovative, “out of the box” problem solver – with a proven track record of partnering to deliver improved end-user experiences.
Knowledgeable about common HR use cases, typical end-user challenges.
Resourceful with tracking how/when Workday is addressing/expanding capabilities through their roadmap.
Detail & action-oriented and consultative in nature – follow-up, follow-through, with strong communication skills - acting in the role of partner, advocate and liaison.
An excellent communicator with different levels within the organization as well as with business partners and technical teams
Flexible to adapt, manage & adjust to multiple and/or changing priorities – strong work management skills.
Creative - exploring common assumptions, rethinking existing configurations, and seeing every challenge as an opportunity for system improvements.
A team player, ready for collaboration, coaching, idea sharing.
HR M&A experience
Workday integration experience
Workday Certifications
Experience with Visio for creating/documenting visual diagrams for analysis & stakeholder engagement
Project Management and/or WBS experience
Experience with OCM principles, tools & templates
Experience with developing/designing Testing strategies

Responsibilities

Solutions analysis, design, configuration & delivery
Business process re-engineering
System fit/gap or analysis of alternative design & documentation
Driving customer enablement
Transforming manager & employee experiences
Enabling transformative operational excellence
Building & maintaining HR eco-system integrations
Managing customer expectations & alignment
Ensuring operational excellence
Adapting, managing & adjusting to multiple and/or changing priorities
Exploring common assumptions, rethinking existing configurations, and seeing every challenge as an opportunity for system improvements
Collaboration, coaching, idea sharing
Responsible for data integrity and employee confidentiality