HR Systems Associate

Maintain HR systems and provide operational support.

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Overview

Maintain HR systems and provide operational support.

You have:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Experience in Human Resources with a background in updating HR systems.
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel with the ability to build macros, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP.
  • Experience working in a globally distributed environment.
  • Language skills in French are considered a plus.

Job Description

The HR Systems Associate will maintain the Human Resource Systems supported by the HRIT team and provide operational support to the users of the Employee Directory system.

As the first point of contact with the HR community, this role requires good interpersonal and analytical skills. The successful candidate will be able to complete and track multiple concurrent activities with accuracy and timeliness.

Major Responsibilities

• Update shared reference data (i.e.: cost centers, department / location hierarchies) in HR systems including Workday, Cornerstone and the IRC developed People Directory

• Build or run standard reports

• Develop standard operating procedures for the collection and maintenance of employee data supplied by the IRC user community

• Manage the intake of data from feeder systems and ensure data extracted from HR systems is processed successfully by receiving systems

• Create and maintain data uploads into HR systems

• Provide operational training to new HR users

• Periodic audits of employee data and ad-hoc support to users as they correct employee data

• Resolve assigned Tier 1 issues / questions across all HR systems

• Configure and test system improvements

• Complete ad-hoc tasks in Workday or other HR systems as needed

Position Reports to HR System Lead The position directly supervises n/a Indirect Reporting: Director, HR Operations and Technology Other Internal and/or external contacts: Internal: Human Resource, Payroll, Finance, & IT External: 3rd party vendors

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelors or equivalent

Work Experience: Human Resources background with experience updating HR systems

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Strong proficiency in MS Office; Excel ability to build macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, analytical capabilities and workbooks required

• Self-motivated

• Able to work independently and in a team environment

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills

• Ability to work discreetly with confidential information

• Experience working in a globally distributed environment

• Flexibility in daily schedule and ability to understand and react quickly to changing priorities

• Experience working with a helpdesk ticketing system

Language Skills: French considered a plus

Working Environment: Standard office work environment

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

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Qualifications

Potential interview questions

Describe a time when you successfully managed multiple tasks. This question assesses your ability to multitask effectively in a busy environment. Provide a specific example illustrating your organizational skills and priority management.
How do you handle confidential information? This question evaluates your understanding of privacy and data protection. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of a challenging problem you solved? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What experience do you have with HR systems? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to adapt to a change in priority. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org