Workday HRIS Analyst - Banking

Workday HRIS Analyst - Banking

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Workday HRIS Analyst to join a leading bank during a major transformation of its HR technology landscape.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the bank-wide implementation of Workday HCM before helping to develop, enhance and support the platform within BAU. This is a hands-on position covering Workday configuration, reporting, testing, deployment and functional support across Core HCM, Payroll, Recruitment and Absence.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with HR, Payroll, IT and other stakeholders to deliver effective and sustainable HR technology solutions.
• Gather requirements and translate business needs into system functionality.
• Configure, test and deploy new functionality and system improvements across multiple Workday modules.
• Support the ongoing implementation and rollout of Workday HCM.
• Review and test Workday releases, assessing their business impact and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Troubleshoot functional issues and configure appropriate solutions.
• Develop advanced Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards and self-service analytical tools.
• Support the production of standard and ad hoc HR management information.
• Maintain documentation covering requirements, configuration, testing and system processes.
• Support user access management and ensure appropriate controls are maintained in line with audit requirements.
• Help maintain data quality, system integrity and compliance with GDPR and data-protection requirements.
• Provide system demonstrations, training and guidance to business users.

Required Experience

• Strong hands-on Workday experience gained within an implementation and/or BAU support environment.
• In-depth experience configuring Workday HCM and related functionality.
• Advanced Workday Report Writer and dashboard development experience.
• Strong HR management information and analytical capability.
• Experience gathering requirements and delivering system improvements from configuration through to testing and deployment.
• Experience working independently within cross-functional projects.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced change environment.

Experience configuring Workday integrations from end to end would be highly desirable. Previous exposure to iTrent, Saba or Cornerstone would also be beneficial.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Workday specialist to play an influential role in a major HR technology implementation and the continued development of the bank's HR systems and analytics capability.