Kronos Business Analyst

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the upgrade from Kronos Workforce Central (WFC) to UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM).
• Consolidate five Kronos WFC instances into one UKG Pro WFM instance.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and system designs.
• Develop and manage test scripts and lead system and integration testing.
• Configure and validate Kronos Workforce Central and UKG Pro WFM.
• Configure Kronos Workforce Timekeeper, including pay rules and payroll-related functionality.
• Extract data from WFC, perform data cleansing and reformatting, and migrate it into UKG Pro WFM.
• Oversee integrations between UKG/Kronos, PeopleSoft HRMS, and legacy systems.
• Work with system integrators and PMO teams on Kronos Boomi middleware integrations.
• Validate pay rules, CBAs, payroll processing, and pay rates maintained in PeopleSoft.
• Lead a team of Kronos analysts responsible for configuration validation and testing.
• Coordinate project objectives, timelines, testing, and deliverables.
• Support the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering through implementation and delivery.
• Provide strong client communication and participate in onsite work/travel as required.

Key Requirements

• Strong experience with Kronos Workforce Central (WFC).
• Strong experience with UKG Pro Workforce Management (ProWFM) implementation and configuration.
• Hands-on experience with Kronos Workforce Timekeeper.
• Experience with PeopleSoft HRMS and its integration with WFM/payroll systems.
• Experience developing test scripts and leading testing efforts.
• Experience with Kronos Boomi middleware or similar integration tools.
• Experience with data extraction, cleansing, transformation, and migration from WFC to ProWFM.
• Knowledge of pay rules, CBAs, payroll processing, and pay rates.
• Strong business requirements gathering and functional analysis skills.
• Experience working with system integrators, PMO teams, business stakeholders, and IT teams.
• Ability to lead Kronos/UKG analysts and coordinate testing activities.
• Understanding of the full project lifecycle/SDLC.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel or work onsite as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst / Business Analyst Lead focused on Kronos or UKG Pro WFM.
• Demonstrated experience leading Kronos/UKG WFM implementation or upgrade projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing experience.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating complex testing and implementation activities.
• Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft HRMS/WFM integrations.
• Experience with Kronos Boomi is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of Workforce Timekeeper, pay rules, payroll, and WFM configuration.
• Knowledge of Activities, Mobile, Analytics, and other Kronos WFC modules is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.