Workday Analyst

This role involves configuring and maintaining Workday modules, developing workflows to drive efficiency, ensuring data accuracy, generating insightful reports, and troubleshooting issues. The Workday Analyst will collaborate with HR, Business Services, and academic teams to understand and translate business needs into functional solutions within Workday. As a subject-matter expert, you will ensure the system operates efficiently and aligns with organizational goals while continuously identifying and implementing improvements.

This is a full-time role with a hybrid weekly schedule (2-3 days in office required) following the initial training period.

About The Department: Macalester College's Information Technology Services (ITS) department offers comprehensive services to support the campus community's technological needs. These services include project management, systems consulting, software implementation and maintenance, database management, and data reporting. Additionally, ITS manages the campus network, telecommunications systems, central servers, and information security architecture.

• Business Process Improvement: Analyze current HR, Finance, Payroll, and Academic workflows and identify opportunities to streamline processes and increase efficiency within the Workday HCM, Financial Management, and Student platforms. BPI responsibilities include collaborating with HR, academic departments, and business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into functional specifications for Workday configurations and enhancements. Thoroughly documents critical Workday processes and integrations.
• User Support: Provide ongoing support to end users by troubleshooting issues, answering queries, and delivering training on Workday features and functionalities related to HCM, Financial Management, and Students. Proactively identify and resolve system issues, including data discrepancies, functional problems, and user challenges.
• Reporting, Analytics, & Data Standards: Develop and maintain custom reports, dashboards, and analytics to track HR, Financial Management, academic metrics, KPIs, and other critical data points to inform business decisions. Ensure data integrity within Workday by conducting regular audits, cleansing data, performing uploads, and addressing discrepancies to maintain high-quality data standards across HCM, Financial Management, and Student modules.
• System Upgrades, Updates, Configuration, and Maintenance: Stay current with new Workday releases and updates. Implement new features and enhancements for the HCM, Financial Management, and Student modules as required, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. Manage security roles, workflows, and custom fields for HR, finance, and academic functions to ensure seamless system functionality.
• Other Responsibilities: Completes other responsibilities as assigned. Participates as an active member of the team. Participates in department and college activities and supports implementation of shared goals and initiatives. Provides backup support to other members of the team.

• Required 3 to 5 Years of experience with the following:
• In-depth knowledge of key Workday modules, such as Recruiting, Benefits, Payroll, Time & Absence, Performance Management, and Workday Student functionalities.
• Workday s Report Writer, Calculated Fields, and Business Process configuration.
• Workday integration (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors, Prism).
• Workday security configuration and role-based access control.

• Compensation: The annual salary for this position is $108,152 - $113,068, depending on experience.

Benefits:

• At Macalester, we are proud to offer excellent comprehensive employee benefits. Here are some highlights:
• 10% employer contributions to the retirement plan.
• Outstanding vacation and sick time packages, plus an additional 10 holidays.
• Generous employer contribution to Health Savings Account.
• Tuition assistance which pays between 75% - 100% of eligible tuition for employee dependents at select institutions.
• Free primary care for most services through Nice Healthcare when enrolled in a Macalester health plan.
• Access to the athletics fitness facility, wellness coaching, and activities.
• These are just some of the great benefits Macalester has to offer! To see our full benefits packages and options, please visit our .

Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check is a condition of employment.

Application Guidelines:

• For best consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume through the webpage by June 1st, 2025. No applications submitted without cover letters will be considered. This position will be posted until filled.

Jaclyn Howard

Talent Acquisition Manager

Founded in 1874, Macalester College provides students with the inspiration, insight, and experience to become successful and ethical leaders. Located in flourishing St. Paul, Minnesota, Macalester enrolls over 2,000 students from across the country and around the world. Macalester is a preeminent liberal arts college recognized for its student service and celebration of internationalism.

At Macalester, we look at our employees through a whole-person, holistic lens. With comprehensive benefits and well-being programs, we provide and enable our community members to grow and care for themselves, their families, and one another. Our whole-hearted fidelity to community-building and social justice exemplify these ideals. Macalester College continuously prioritizes a culturally diverse and pluralistic community. We value individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences.

Our rich blend of people holding varied identities enhances our strong commitment to multiculturalism and global citizenship. We seek candidates who reflect and strengthen our campus environment. Macalester invites and encourages everyone to apply who would add depth to our community including those from all sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, religions, abilities, and ages.