HRIS Analyst: 6-12 month contract

HRIS Analyst: 6-12 month contract
Chicago, IL - 2 days onsite in the loop, 3 days work from home (WFH)
Summary
We're looking for an HRIS Analyst, to join us on a 6-12 month contract, that could get extended - to focus on PeopleSoft Time & Absence module (PeopleSoft experience not required), and focus on driving configurations + testing in a PeopleSoft environment + significant work with Excel (strong Excel experience is required).
Skills we're seeking

• 2+ years of experience as an HRIS Analyst
• Must have experience with HRIS configurations
  • Must have experience with testing HRIS configurations as well
• Must have strong Excel experience

Nice to haves

• PeopleSoft experience (not a requirement)
• SQL experience
• Reporting experience
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in an IT or HR related field

What you'll be doing
HRIS (PeopleSoft) Time and Absence Administration: Configurations & Testing focus:

• Serve as a primary point of expertise for complex timecard, overtime, scheduling, and absence related inquiries from employees, managers, Payroll, and HR partners.
• Independently troubleshoot, research, and resolve advanced PeopleSoft Time and Absence issues, including system errors, configuration discrepancies, entitlement miscalculations, and integration issues, escalating issues to the team's Analyst for further review.
• Conduct proactive and recurring audits of employee setup, schedules, time reporting codes, overtime eligibility, and absence plans to ensure alignment with Firm policies and payroll requirements.
• Review, adjust, and reconcile employee timesheets and absence balances, including retroactive corrections and multi period adjustments.
• Lead and execute vacation payout calculations and other complex absence reconciliations.
• Oversee and ensure completion of timecard balancing prior to payroll processing deadlines, including direct outreach to employees and managers regarding unresolved discrepancies.
• Run absence calculation processes, batch absence entries, and entitlement updates, and review and resolve processing or data load errors.
• Manage annual absence entitlement, carryover, and year end processes, including validation and post processing audits.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for systemic Time and Absence issues, partnering with the team's Analyst and HRIS and technical teams to log, track, and resolve defects or enhancement requests through to completion.
• Participate actively in system upgrades, implementations, and enhancement projects, including requirements gathering, testing, validation, and post implementation support.
• Contribute to the design, documentation, and maintenance of firmwide Time and Absence processes, controls, and training materials.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, record retention, and audit support related to time and absence transactions.
• Generate, review, and interpret firmwide Time and Absence reports and queries to validate payroll readiness, approvals, and compliance with policy requirements.
• Analyze report data to identify trends, recurring errors, control gaps, or training needs, and communicate findings and recommendations to appropriate stakeholders.
• Use query and reporting results to independently correct data issues and support continuous process improvement initiatives.