Workday Functional Analyst
Hy-Vee
About the role
This role includes an off-hours on-call rotation and Tier 2 Workday support for time-sensitive issues. You will partner with HR, recruiting, and IT to gather requirements, configure and test business process changes, build reports, and assess new Workday functionality. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required; Workday HCM training or experience and HR systems experience are preferred.
The Workday Functional Analyst plays a role in the continued maintenance, and support of their functional areas. The functional analyst collaborates closely with the human resources, recruiting and information technology teams. They are the technical subject matter resource and assist with improving business processes and implementing new features. The Workday Functional Analyst is also the Tier 2 support resource responsible for educating end-users, supporting case management, and responding to time-sensitive inquiries in their area.
Core Competencies
- Partnerships
- Growth mindset
- Results oriented
- Customer focused
- Professionalism
Reporting Relations
Accountable and Reports to: Assistant Vice President Human Resources, Director HRIS
Positions that Report to you: None
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as the HRIS partner supporting their workstreams in Workday.
- Provide consultation to human resource and recruiting team members, building domain knowledge, gathering requirements, providing solutions and impact analysis
- Researches current and upcoming Workday capabilities
- Evaluate releases and functionality to identify opportunities to improve and optimize the use of Workday
- Configure, test, validate and implement business process changes in Workday
- Assist in testing of integrations, security, annual events
- Maintain master data values in Workday (ex: Job Posting Locations, Onboarding Documents) Locations)
- Building various reports and analytics in Workday
- Serve as an escalation resource for Tier 2 issues, investigating and resolving Workday issues, unexpected results, or process gaps
- Provide input and knowledge sharing with HRIS Manager, Workday Team Members, and other stakeholders as appropriate
- Participate in scheduled and ad hoc training in order to improve policy and process acumen
- Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
- Participates in off-hours on-call rotation.
- Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics
- Commitment to the Hy-Vee Mission and a willingness to promote the values of the company
- Understanding of HR operations and experience in employee data management
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with HR clients, cross-functional colleagues and IT
- Ability to accurately collect information in order to understand and assess needs
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize workload and provide timely follow-up and resolution
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
- Workday HCM experience or training preferred.
- HR functional and system experience preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Visual requirements include: ability to see detail at near range with or without correction.
- Must be physically able to perform sedentary work: occasionally lifting or carrying objects of no more than 10 pounds, and occasionally standing or walking.
- Must be able to perform the following physical activities: stooping, kneeling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions.
Working Conditions
The duties for this position are normally conducted in an office environment. There is frequent pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.
Confidentiality
Has access to confidential information including employee records.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.