Business Analyst Office of Human Resources SY24-25

Reports To: Director of Enterprise Resource Planning

Overview:

As an HCM business analyst this position reports to the Director of Enterprise Resource Planning and works closely with the OHC other BPS teams and BAIS. This position will analyze HCM core business processes create gap analysis documentation define workflows gather requirements and evaluate available solutions to assist OHC in supporting the school district needs with a primary focus on the payroll and a secondary focus on Core HR Absence Management and Time & Labor areas of HCM. Working with crossfunctional teams service partners and other IT professionals the successful candidate will frame an integrated solution and translate your conceptual vision using new and existing products. This vision will then be communicated in a clear and detailed design package that includes business requirements processes workflow documentation conceptual data models use cases and service requirements. The position will be part of the OHC ERP team responsible for HCM business processes and other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze HCM business processes create a gap analysis documentation define workflows gather requirements and provide solutions.
• Responsible for optimizing the payroll business processes and configuration support validations identifying potential risks and building a contingent plan to mitigate the errors/risks.
• Perform daily audits to maintain the data integrity of all HCM modules.
• Ability to assess optimize design and document complex business processes and functions.
• Implement collective bargaining agreement rules in HCM primarily focusing on Payroll Absence and T&L changes.
• Collaborating with HR users to maintain the Salary Admin plans Grades and Steps and perform a Mass salary load to reflect the comp changes to employees.
• Ability to write SQLs or use data analysis methods to identify Job transfers position changes departmental transfers and Seniority calculations.
• Responsible for supporting thirdparty integrations with the HCM system that includes any bolton applications.
• Responsible for identifying payroll errors ahead of time loading additional pay calculating retro pay providing additional validations to support the payroll calculations and CI loads as necessary.
• Take ownership of assigned work providing highquality deliverables per the project schedule.
• Identify the pros and cons risks and benefits of solution alternatives and make recommendations.
• Reviews analyzes and evaluates business systems and user needs. Documents requirements defines scope and objectives and formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.
• Able to work in a highly collaborative work environment and have responsibility for the endtoend of tasks assigned including following up with crossfunctional teams when necessary.
• Able to translate business requirements into a design document and work with the tech team for the implementation.
• Brainstorm the ideas within the team that improve the HCM accessibility to the school districts and reduce the need for manual workarounds and interventions.
• Willing to learn from mistakes and ensure similar mistakes are not repeated.
• Ability to work in a team collaboratively work with a datadriven problemsolving approach and adapt to changing environments.
• Proven problemsolving and analytical thinking including approaching problems systematically and collaboratively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work evenings weekends and holidays when required for critical needs.

Qualification Required:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field plus five years of relevant work experience or a combination of education and experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in PeopleSoft North American Payroll Compensation Core HR and Security modules.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Approval framework Forms Dashboards and Org Charts.
• Demonstrated work experience in complex HCM business analysis and projects in a fastpaced environment.
• Ability to write complex reports using SQL and Query Manager.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft functional data flow and parentchild relationship in all the modules.
• Experience with the Latest PeopleSoft 8.59 tools and 9.2 application features.

Qualifications Preferred:

• Experience with Absence Management and Time & Labor
• Basic understanding of PeopleSoft proprietary programming languages

Terms: Managerial C53 $118479.

The Boston Public Schools in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies does not discriminate in its programs facilities employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race color age criminal record (inquiries only) disability homelessness sex/gender gender identity religion national origin ancestry sexual orientation genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or biasbased intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

Required Experience:

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