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Department:
HR Information Systems
Time Type:
Full time
Job Type:
Regular
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Work Modality:
Hybrid 04 (On Campus 1 day/Month)
Union:
Excluded
Job Description:
Summary:
The HRIS Analyst serves as the functional liaison between Human
Resources and the IT department, ensuring that Workday and legacy
systems are optimized to support HR business operations. This role
focuses on everyday functional health and data integrity monitoring
the system to ensure it meets the daily needs of the HR team and
its stakeholders. The HRIS Analyst identifies process gaps, manages
HR-specific security access, and supports functional testing for
system updates. By leveraging advanced reporting and audit tools,
this role safeguards the accuracy of HR and benefit data while
collaborating with IT to implement enhancements that streamline
high-effort HR workflows.
Essential Functions:
1.) Functional System Oversight
- Monitor the daily performance of Workday and legacy HRIS
platforms to ensure they support HR operations effectively; serve
as the primary HR point of contact for identifying system glitches
or performance issues.
2.) IT Collaboration & Configuration Support
- Partner closely with the IT department to coordinate system
configurations, updates, and maintenance; lead user-end testing
(UAT) for HR to ensure that IT-led changes meet functional
requirements before moving to Production.
3.) Security & Access Coordination
- Assist and audit HR-specific security role assignments within
the system, ensuring appropriate data access for users while
maintaining strict adherence to university privacy and compliance
protocols.
4.) Process Enhancement & Implementation:
- Works alongside the HRIS manager to proactively identify
opportunities to streamline high-effort HR processes; assist to
translate HR needs into technical requirements for IT and assist in
the rollout of these enhancements to end-users.
5.) Legacy System Stewardship
- Maintain functional knowledge and support for legacy systems to
ensure historical data remains accessible and accurate for
reporting and compliance purposes.
Competencies:
- Serving Customers.
- Prioritizing and Organizing.
- Acquiring and Analyzing Information.
- Supporting Coworkers.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
- Full-time.
- 35 hours per week.
Salary Range:
- $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 annually.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- 3 - 5 years of relevant experience.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience providing HRIS backend
management and configuration support.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Experience working with Workday is highly desirable.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
- Advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience
manipulating data sets for reporting.
- Ability to manage competing priorities.
Other Duties:
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with
or without notice.
Benefits
AU offers a competitive benefits package.
Click here to learn about American University's unique benefit
options .
Other Details
- Hiring offers for this position are contingent on successful
completion of a background check.
- Employees in staff positions at American University must
deliver their services to the university from either the District
of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, or perform work on-site at the
university.
- Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time
with or without notice.
- American University is an
E-Verify employer.
Current American University Employees
American University current employees must apply through their
employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American
University, please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report
which will take you to our internal career listings.
Contact Us
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careers site, email
theworkline@american.edu
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