Senior HRIS Analyst

at  Grant Thornton

WHO WE ARE

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.
Join Grant Thornton’s National People and Culture Workday team within the People & Culture Services Department. As part of our cutting-edge practice, you’ll have the to learn, grow and make a difference at various levels. Together, we are committed to delivering an exceptional experience for Grant Thornton’s employees and partners.

To be successful in this role, this team member will have proven experience in the following areas in a complex, high-volume environment; preferably in the professional services industry:

• HRIS Configuration and Implementation: Configure, implement and enhance system modules as a Workday SME, including ongoing improvements, to align with organizational and People & Culture operational objectives.
• Collaboration and Process Enhancement: Work directly with the People Services Team, collaborate with the broader People and Culture community, and engage with Finance/IT team members for employee transactional process reviews and enhancements within Workday.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously identify and deliver enhancements to the everyday experience of all colleagues using Workday.
• Expertise and Contribution: As a Senior HRIS Analyst, your expertise in Workday configuration and analytics will be invaluable. Your enthusiasm, client-focused service, and ability to critically review and improve existing systems and processes contribute to a seamless self-serve colleague experience.

AS A SENIOR HRIS ANALYST YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Act as a key member in the building of foundational architecture in Workday, including department and location structures, job catalog, absence plans and end-to-end colleague lifecycle processes
• Conduct fulsome downstream impact analyses across all modules on changes being introduced to Workday – such as impacts to business processes, reports and calculated fields, security, etc. - and translate this into a task tracker
• Configure Workday business processes (including notifications, conditional rules, related documents, etc.) and identify opportunities for enhancement and simplification aligned with Workday’s methodology
• Configure Workday absence plans (including eligibility rules, accruals, adjustments, carryover limits, etc.) and identify opportunities for enhancement and simplification aligned with Workday’s methodology
• Maintain Workday security – including the evaluation of new and existing security group/role requests, configuring/testing/implementing and maintaining a governance process
• Support system upgrades, new HRIS releases, testing, validation, and overall performance analysis
• Create training and process documentation after implementing changes in HRIS procedures
• Ensure data integrity within Workday and downstream systems through audit processes and analyses
• Monitor the HRIS mailbox, promptly respond to internal and external customers, and resolve issues in a timely manner. Identify opportunities for greater automation while keeping in mind a great service to our employees and stakeholders
• Collaborate with functional leads and stakeholders (e.g., People & Culture, Payroll, Technology, Finance) on Workday development and enhancement projects, translating business requirements into technical requirements and implementing scalable solutions best for Grant Thornton today and tomorrow

To be successful in this role, this team member will have proven experience in the following areas in a complex, high-volume environment; preferably in the professional services industry:

• HRIS Configuration and Implementation: Configure, implement and enhance system modules as a Workday SME, including ongoing improvements, to align with organizational and People & Culture operational objectives.
• Collaboration and Process Enhancement: Work directly with the People Services Team, collaborate with the broader People and Culture community, and engage with Finance/IT team members for employee transactional process reviews and enhancements within Workday.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously identify and deliver enhancements to the everyday experience of all colleagues using Workday.
• Expertise and Contribution: As a Senior HRIS Analyst, your expertise in Workday configuration and analytics will be invaluable. Your enthusiasm, client-focused service, and ability to critically review and improve existing systems and processes contribute to a seamless self-serve colleague experience