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Job Description : Workday Analyst

Basic Function :

The Workday Analyst provides technical and business process support to the subject matter experts using Workday [Student], researching and resolving business and process problems and recommending technical solutions to meet requirements.

Position Description :

The Workday Analyst serves as the day-to-day contact for subject Workday matter experts, providing technical and business process support. This role will work closely with academic and administrative partners to provide functional and technical support within the Workday Platform. This position requires in-depth knowledge of Workday modules and a strong understanding of best practices within the Workday framework.

The Workday Analyst, partners with other departments, including Human Resources, Finance, Academic Affairs, Student Life, Information Technology Services, and other subject matter experts to support process improvements, reporting, and technical configurations. This role requires a deep understanding of Workday's technical architecture, integration capabilities, and best practices. as well as, an understanding of relationships and dependencies between Workday modules, including Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, , Financial Management, and Student.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with cross-functional team, including ITS personnel, academic administrators, and end-users, to address intricate system challenges and implement enhancements in alignment with Fairfield University's strategic objectives
• Provide day-to-day support for functional & technical operations in Workday modules, coordinating solutions to systems issues and prioritizing system enhancements
• Support report development and testing, including developing advanced calculated fields and conditional logic in reports and business processes to provide customized reports and maintain data integrity.
• Support Workday integrations using Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), and other integration tools, to ensure seamless data flow between Workday and other systems
• Support for third-party enterprise systems that provide a service within assigned functional areas
• Maintain tier 1 support for security and technical requests in assigned functional areas
• Configuration and Testing : Configure and maintain Workday modules based on business requirements and develop and execute comprehensive test plans to ensure high quality prior to deployment
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Workday products, administration best practices, and agile methodology best practices.
• Perform regular system audits to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance with company policies and standards
• Technical Documentation and End-User Support : Create and maintain technical documentation, including system design, integration specifications, configuration changes, and system updates; assist in developing user procedures, guidelines and training materials within Workday
• System Improvement and Innovation : Stay current with Workday releases, updates, and new features, evaluating their potential impact on the organization's processes
• Research new releases and upgrades, and collaborate with the Workday team to provide recommendations regarding their use by the organization
• Support projects to roll out new modules and functionality including requirements documentation, design, UAT testing, implementation and training.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of policies, practices, and activities within the functional areas of the organization you are assigned to support.
• Represent assigned subject matter areas as requested by the Data Governance Committee and at cross functional meetings, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Facilitate weekly cross functional meetings with key stakeholders to manage issues and updates
• Promote adoption and best practice of Workday suite amongst the user-community.
• Assume additional responsibilities as required.

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Please note this position is not eligible for immigration assistance.

Category : ITS - Admin

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental / University needs indicate.

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and / or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

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