HRIS Analyst: 6-12 month contract

Chicago, IL – 2 days onsite in the loop, 3 days work from home (WFH)

Summary

We’re looking for an HRIS Analyst, to join us on a 6-12 month contract, that could get extended – to focus on PeopleSoft Time & Absence module (PeopleSoft experience not required), and focus on driving configurations + testing in a PeopleSoft environment + significant work with Excel (strong Excel experience is required).

Skills we’re seeking

• 2+ years of experience as an HRIS Analyst
• Must have experience with HRIS configurations
• Must have experience with testing HRIS configurations as well
• Must have strong Excel experience

Nice to haves

• PeopleSoft experience (not a requirement)
• SQL experience
• Reporting experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in an IT or HR related field

What you’ll be doing

HRIS (PeopleSoft) Time and Absence Administration: Configurations & Testing focus:

• Serve as a primarypoint of expertisefor complex timecard, overtime, scheduling, and absence related inquiries from employees, managers, Payroll, and HR partners.
• Independently troubleshoot, research, and resolveadvanced PeopleSoft Time and Absence issues, including system errors, configuration discrepancies, entitlement miscalculations, and integration issues, escalating issues to the team’s Analyst for further review.
• Conduct proactive and recurring auditsof employee setup,schedules, time reportingcodes, overtime eligibility, and absence plans to ensure alignment with Firm policies and payroll requirements.
• Review, adjust,and reconcile employeetimesheets and absencebalances, including retroactive corrections and multi period adjustments.
• Lead and execute vacation payout calculations and other complex absence reconciliations.
• Oversee and ensure completion of timecard balancingprior to payrollprocessing deadlines, including direct outreach to employees and managers regarding unresolved discrepancies.
• Run absencecalculation processes, batch absence entries,and entitlement updates,and review and resolve processing or data load errors.
• Manage annualabsence entitlement, carryover, and year end processes, includingvalidation and post processing audits.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for systemic Time and Absence issues, partnering with the team’s Analyst and HRIS and technical teamsto log, track,and resolve defectsor enhancement requests through to completion.
• Participate activelyin system upgrades, implementations, and enhancement projects, including requirements gathering, testing, validation, and post implementation support.
• Contribute to the design,documentation, and maintenance of firmwide Time and Absence processes, controls, and training materials.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, record retention, and audit supportrelated to time and absence transactions.
• Generate, review,and interpret firmwideTime and Absencereports and queriesto validate payroll readiness, approvals, and compliance with policy requirements.
• Analyze reportdata to identifytrends, recurring errors,control gaps, or training needs, and communicate findings and recommendations to appropriate stakeholders.
• Use query and reportingresults to independently correct data issuesand support continuous process improvement initiatives.