Senior Functional Analyst, Workday

at  AIMCo Alberta Investment Management Corporation

CLOSING DATE:

April 26, 2024
Opportunity
Opportunity: One Year Full time Fixed Term!
Are you an individual with a keen interest in leading edge Human Resources technology systems and eager to refine your experience at a world class investment company? AIMCo is expanding its HRIS functional and operational teams to support the HR technology strategy using Workday.
In this role, you will support and work collaboratively with HR and BT to define a roadmap for future Workday enhancements, while managing day-to-day system configuration that will allow HR functional areas to optimize their use of the system and technology. This role requires not only technical expertise, but critical thinking, analysis, excellent communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday business processes and technical functionality including management of configuration tasks
• Design and implement requirements in Workday HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time, Absence, Recruitment, Advanced Compensation and Learning modules, including configuration changes and new module implementations
• Develop and modify system requirements and functional specifications for Workday and other SaaS applications
• Perform root-cause analysis for issues within the Workday system and escalate to HR functional area owners, BT integrations or Workday technical teams as appropriate
• Assist with data corrections, data transfers, data integrity and drive consistent practices for Workday users
• Testing of new functionality within upcoming Workday releases to ensure expected system operation across upgrades
• Routine ticket requests, activities, workflow resets, access requests, etc.
• Troubleshooting, testing, and making changes to workflows within the application.
• Identifying and addressing bugs/defects that have been discovered following the application’s implementation and have been added to the backlog.
• Handling enhancement tickets and introducing new workflows/modules. (e.g. Talent Module enhancements, LMS enhancements as a result of BT project and training required, Compensation statements, DEI surveys and metrics)

Our Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• Post-Secondary degree or diploma in a discipline related to Information Systems such as Business (MIS) or Computing Science is preferred
• 5+ years of experience with Workday module
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) will be considered an asset
• Technical aptitude, an understanding of modern programming languages, data warehousing, relational databases, reporting tools and metadata repository tools (Information Knowledge Library)
• Workday HCM certification (or working towards it) is an asset
• Experience in documenting processes, as well as performing diagnostic tests and audits
• Experience managing vendor relationships with strong communication skills
• Ability to identify and partner with outside consultants, SMEs and internal stakeholders with proactive communication and project management skills
• Ability to be nimble and adapt to changes to project plans, demonstrating flexibility to implement new strategies and tactics to accommodate these changes
• Advanced requirements/information gathering and demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrated strong ability to facilitate and resolve issues
• Proven ability to provide exceptional customer service
• ‘Demonstrates a strong commitment to AIMCo’s core values of excellence, transparency, humility, integrity and collaboration, and inspires the same in others.

Note: This posting will close on April 25th at 11:59pm MST
Next Steps
We are excited to meet you. Please submit your resume or CV to be considered for this opportunity. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and we will be in touch with any questions.
Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening, which includes a credit bureau and a criminal record investigation, the results of which must be acceptable to AIMCo.
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• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday business processes and technical functionality including management of configuration tasks
• Design and implement requirements in Workday HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time, Absence, Recruitment, Advanced Compensation and Learning modules, including configuration changes and new module implementations
• Develop and modify system requirements and functional specifications for Workday and other SaaS applications
• Perform root-cause analysis for issues within the Workday system and escalate to HR functional area owners, BT integrations or Workday technical teams as appropriate
• Assist with data corrections, data transfers, data integrity and drive consistent practices for Workday users
• Testing of new functionality within upcoming Workday releases to ensure expected system operation across upgrades
• Routine ticket requests, activities, workflow resets, access requests, etc.
• Troubleshooting, testing, and making changes to workflows within the application.
• Identifying and addressing bugs/defects that have been discovered following the application’s implementation and have been added to the backlog.
• Handling enhancement tickets and introducing new workflows/modules. (e.g. Talent Module enhancements, LMS enhancements as a result of BT project and training required, Compensation statements, DEI surveys and metrics