HR Records Analyst

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.

Position Summary:

The Human Resourced team of Rice University is seeking a HR Records Analyst to analyze Human Resources transactions for correctness and enter new or changed information into the HR Information System. This position will work closely with department administrators/Human Capital Management Initiators (HCMIs) Payroll Benefits and other campus partners to resolve issues and advise on routine Human Resources record/data questions.

In addition the HR Records Analyst will maintain/organize personnel transactions to ensure current and accurate employee fields assist in regular data audit projects and provide metrics on employment data.

The ideal candidate for this role possesses exceptional time management organizational and attention-to-detail abilities coupled with a proactive and service-oriented mindset. Team collaboration is crucial for success in this position. This opportunity is ideal for individuals seeking to enhance their skills across various HR functions and pursue a rewarding career in human resources.

Workplace Requirements:For the first six months this position will be fully on-site with all duties performed in person at Rice University. Following this period the hiring team will evaluate the potential for a hybrid work arrangement that balances on-campus presence with remote flexibility to support collaboration. In accordance with Rice Policy 440 all work arrangements are subject to change.

Hourly Hiring Salary Range: $20.00 to $21.00

Requirements

• Associates degree
  • In lieu of the education requirement additional related experience above and beyond what is required on an equivalent year-for-year basis may be substituted
• 3 years of related information system experience
  • In lieu of the experience requirement additional related education above and beyond what is required on an equivalent year-for-year basis may be substituted
• Skills
  • Exceptional attention-to-detail and organizational skills with the ability to establish priorities organize work and meet deadlines
  • High level of critical thinking to identify alternative solutions
  • Hands-on record maintenance or related administrative experience managing highly detailed records or data
  • Excellent communication skills both oral and written
  • Strong customer service focused interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and effectively handle highly sensitive and personal information with sound judgement tact and discretion
  • Computer skills including Microsoft Office suite and the ability to quickly and effectively learn systems used in HR (Oracle Guardian HireRight etc.)
  • Possess strong critical thinking skills to analyze information solve problems and make well-informed decisions

Essential Functions

• Analyzesandprocessesroutinetocomplex personnelactionstoensureaccuracy and identifies critical changes that should be made based on these actions
• Reviews and identifies impacts on employment status benefits and pay and communicatestobusiness ownersorcampus partnersofcritical HRpersonnelactions needed
• EntersdataforneworexistingHRrecordsintheHRinformationsystems and/orother related business programs
• Providesadministrativesupport inHumanResourcesbyassistingtomaintaincertain reports on metrics reflecting employment data for campus partners
• Participatesininternal auditstoensure HRdataisaccurateandmaintainsdataintegrity of Human Capital Management (HCM) records in the HR Information System
• Assistswithcreatingupdatingandmaintaininginternalbusinessprocess documentation as well as resources and training materials for campus partners
• Participatesinsystems dataandrecords managementactivitiesincludingassistingwith quarterly system testing data cleanup and the testing and implementation of process changes
• ServesasapointofcontactforadministratorsdepartmentheadslinemanagersHCM initiators and division approvers advising on HR processes policies and procedures and first-tier level HRIS issues
• Performs otherduties asassigned

Preferences

• 1ormoreyearsofrelatedhuman resourcesinformationsystemexperience
• Experienceinhighereducation
• ExperiencewithOracle HCMCloud
• Experiencewithend-user troubleshootingissueremediationtechnologyassistance requests
• Experienceinhuman resourcesdata/recordsmanagementorotherclosely relatedfield

Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University

Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center at or for support.

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