HR WORKDAY SPECIALIST

Are you passionate about delivering excellent HR support and advice? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a strong understanding of employment law and HR best practices? If so, we want to hear from you!

About the Role
As a HR Workday specialist, you will provide a business-focused HR service, offering professional guidance on operational HR issues across the organisation. This is a fixed-term contract opportunity to make a significant impact in our client s HR team.

JRRL are excited to offer a fixed-term opportunity for an experienced Human Resources Officer to join our client s small, friendly, and dynamic HR team as a Workday specialist.

Role Profile

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work within an effective HR team delivering a professional and comprehensive service.
A key focus will be supporting the implementation and ongoing use of the Workday HR system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the testing and implementation of the Workday HR system, including reporting, training, and user support
• Provide guidance and advice to managers on employee relations issues such as performance, capability, absence management, disciplinary, grievance, and flexible working requests
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment processes, from sourcing candidates to onboarding and offboarding, ensuring a smooth and professional experience
• Participate in key HR activities including performance reviews, PRP (Performance and Reward Process), and ensuring timely completion
• Support HR projects and initiatives within a fast-paced environment
• Maintain accurate HR records and always ensure data confidentiality
• aPrepare and analyse reports from Workday to support management decision-making

Additional Responsibilities & Requirements

• Knowledge of HR business processes and HR systems, with the ability to act as a functional expert for Workday HCM
• Provide excellent customer service to HR Systems end users, supporting Workday HCM systems implementation and HR data migration
• Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) activities for Workday modules, including Time/Absence, HCM, and Recruitment
• Act as the first point of contact for Workday positions and rehires, responding via ServiceNow
• Create custom reports for contingent and FTC employees with expiring contract end dates
• Develop new Job Profiles and upload Compensation Grades via EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder) into Workday
• Responsible for HR data audits, data entry, and resolving data queries received through the EMEA HRIS inbox
• Support integration between Workday and systems such as MS-Outlook and HireRight to ensure data accuracy
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, document, and analyse business requirements for Workday process changes
• Support data cleansing, data conversion, and extraction activities to ensure data integrity
• Generate templates, test data in sandbox environments, and upload data into Production via EIB
• Conduct regular data audits and ensure ongoing data accuracy post-Go-Live
• Create and update training documentation and user guides to facilitate user adoption
• Analyse current HR system workflows and recommend improvements

Candidate Profile

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven HR experience within a fast-paced, professional environment
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with Workday HCM, including recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, reporting, and data management
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data handling skills
• Experience supporting Workday systems implementation, data migration, and UAT testing
• Excellent customer service skills for end-user support
• Ability to act as a first point of contact for HR system issues via ServiceNow
• Knowledge of HR business processes and workflow analysis
• Ability to create custom reports, manage data audits, and perform data cleansing activities
• Experience uploading data via EIB and managing HR data in Workday
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to gather and document business requirements
• Capable of working independently and within a team, with excellent organisational skills
• High attention to detail and confidentiality in handling sensitive HR data
• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR qualification (preferred)

Personal Attributes:

• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and proactive with a positive attitude
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Analytical thinker with a solution-focused approach