Oracle HCM Analyst

Position: Oracle HCM Analyst

Location: Hybrid in Addison, TX- 3 days a week

Duration: 6 month contract to hire

Job Summary:

Provides senior level functional support and serves as a subject matter expert for complex Oracle HCM application modules with a specialized focus on Payroll and Time and Labor.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as project lead for projects/enhancements, periodic releases, and business events in assigned areas:
• • Projects/Enhancements - • Lead projects/enhancements, define project timelines with milestones, gather and document business requirements, research system functionality, conduct fit/gap, demonstrate solution, configure the system, conduct UAT, update the configuration and solution guide.
• • Make recommendations for optimal design/configuration balancing requirements against delivered system functionality, mitigating any roadblocks by solutioning alternatives and/or influencing stakeholder.
• • Periodic Releases - • Review legislative updates, tax updates and release notes conduct impact analysis, regression testing to minimize business impact. Research, work with Oracle Support and / or use other resources to find solution options to mitigate any impacts.
• • Evaluate enhancements delivered, identify opportunities to enhance business process and/or user experience to maximize the use of application.
• • Business Processes – • Primary functional lead supporting the weekly, semi-monthly payroll processes, quarterly and year end processes, including other ad hoc business events that impact payroll.
• Provide functional support:
• • Provides tier 2 support for Oracle HCM. Research, conduct impact analysis across modules to trouble shoot issue to define solution options. Collaborate with HCM team members, business process owners, IST, consultants and/or Oracle support to resolve issue.
• • Escalates issues to the Manager – HR Technology or IST support to ensure uninterrupted operation.
• • Research and troubleshoot issues related to employee time calculations payroll processing.
• • Liaise with payroll to trouble shoot any earning, deduction, tax issues to include retroactive deduction processing.
• • Update and maintain configuration related to Time & Labor and Payroll.
• Provide Support for Reports and Interface related to assigned modules:
• • Collaborates with payroll on pay period/quarterly/annual data audits to research/analyze and explain differences.
• • Research report/interface data discrepancies and other issues and communicates to all impacted parties.
• • Gathers and documents requirements for new or enhancements to interfaces/reports.
• • Coordinate with developers and other technical professionals to create reports and interface programs.
• • Conduct end to end testing of interfaces/reports.
• • Coordinates with Payroll, IST and vendor to establish and maintain the interface file transmissions to the vendors.
• Maintains Knowledge base, functional skills and stays current on Oracle HCM Technology:
• • Active on the Oracle user groups to stay current on the product roadmaps and enhancement requests.
• • Researches, configures and conducts conference room pilots to evaluate new functionality in any area as assigned by the Manager.
• • Collaborates with HCM Technology team members to deliver end to end streamlined efficient business processes to meet business requirements.

Skills & Experience Experience :

5 years Supervisory Experience: Not Applicable Field of Experience: Oracle HCM HR analyst support experience plus 2 years of experience related to supporting Payroll and Time & Labor.

Education: Bachelor/University Degree Education Focus: Information systems, computer science or equivalent required, and functional training to include Oracle Payroll and Time & Labor strongly preferred

Additional Skills & Abilities

• Intermediate level knowledge using Oracle HCM tools (Design Studio, Application Composer, Page Composer, Workflow – Approval Rules/Notifications)

• Intermediate knowledge level using Oracle OTBI and some knowledge of BIPublisher, XML and SQL

• Knowledge of Oracle HCM security design including AOR and custom criteria.

• Ability to comprehend and apply Oracle White Papers and supplement the gaps

• Must be resourceful in obtaining knowledge and identifying solutions to complex problems

• Ability to handle medium size projects and constantly reprioritize based on business needs

• Collaborative and organized teammate, who builds positive meaningful relationships and trust

• Ability to communicate complex technical issues/solutions in a simple, logical and impactful manner

• Experience testing HCM application instances to successfully validate application setups, including input to test plans, test scenarios, and test scripts

• Strong HCM Business process experience

• Detailed, process-oriented individual, with project management skills, who has the flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic organization

• Knowledge and experience with Oracle SR process, refresh, and release management