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HR Information Systems
Time Type:
Full time
Job Type:
Regular
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Hybrid 04 (On Campus 1 day/Month)
Excluded
Summary:
The HRIS Analyst serves as the functional liaison between Human Resources and the IT department, ensuring that Workday and legacy systems are optimized to support HR business operations. This role focuses on everyday functional health and data integrity monitoring the system to ensure it meets the daily needs of the HR team and its stakeholders. The HRIS Analyst identifies process gaps, manages HR-specific security access, and supports functional testing for system updates. By leveraging advanced reporting and audit tools, this role safeguards the accuracy of HR and benefit data while collaborating with IT to implement enhancements that streamline high-effort HR workflows.
Essential Functions:
1.) Functional System Oversight
2.) IT Collaboration & Configuration Support
Partner closely with the IT department to coordinate system configurations, updates, and maintenance; lead user-end testing (UAT) for HR to ensure that IT-led changes meet functional requirements before moving to Production.
3.) Security & Access Coordination
4.) Process Enhancement & Implementation:
5.) Legacy System Stewardship
Competencies:
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
Full-time.
35 hours per week.
Salary Range:
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
3 - 5 years of relevant experience.
A minimum of 3 years of experience providing HRIS backend management and configuration support.
Preferred Education and Experience:
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits
AU offers a competitive benefits package.
Other Details
Hiring offers for this position are contingent on successful completion of a background check.
Employees in staff positions at American University must deliver their services to the university from either the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, or perform work on-site at the university.
Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
American University is an E-Verify employer.
Current American University Employees
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Contact Us
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