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Ally Senior Analyst, Business Systems Development - Workday (Payroll & Benefits) in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Ref # 18830
Remote? No
Ally and Your Career
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Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?
The Opportunity
This role is on a hybrid schedule and must be able to work from Ally’s Charlotte or Detroit locations an average of three days per week.
As the Sr Analyst, Business System Development-Workday, you will be responsible for the design, configuration, administration, and maintenance of the Workday Payroll and Benefits products. This position plays a vital role in supporting and optimizing our Workday Payroll and Benefits system. The Sr Analyst, Business System Development-Workday will collaborate with HR, IT, and third-party teams to ensure system functionality aligns with business needs and enhances our HR processes. This position is part of the Workday development team within the Human Resources’ Enabling Solutions organization. This position will report to the Manager, Business System Development-Workday.
The Work Itself
• Oversee and configure Payroll and Benefits modules within Workday, ensuring accurate and compliant administration of employee payroll and benefits plans. • Analyze Payroll and Benefits business processes and recommend improvements leveraging Workday functionality. • Collaborate with Tier 2 and Tier 3 support staff to resolve complex issues. • Partner with HR teams to gather requirements for system enhancements and develop solutions. • Lead or participate in testing and continuous improvement of Workday features, partnering with business leaders to optimize processes and enhance the employee, manager, and HR operations experience. • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues, while coordinating with HR, IT, and/or third-party teams as needed. • Develop and maintain documentation for system processes, configurations, and user guides. • Maintain change controls documentation to align with governance and prioritization routines. • Stay updated on Workday releases and new features.
The Skills You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 3 years experience in required
- 3+ years of experience in financial services or related industry preferred, preferably in a system configuration role.
- 2+ years of experience with configurating Workday. Some Payroll and/or Benefits required.
- 3+ years of experience with configurating Workday Absence and Time Tracking preferred.
- 1+ year of experience managing Workday Payroll and/or Benefits implementation, upgrade, or enhancement project preferred.
- Experience with case management systems, such as ServiceNow, including ability to triage and manage assigned cases within defined processes and service level agreements.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret requests and provide actionable insights.
- Experience with operating in alignment with an agile project management methodology, such as scrum, including experience managing sprints in Jira preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and assigned projects in an organized, thorough, and timely manner.
- Demonstrated diligence and relentless commitment to follow-through.
- Demonstrated ability to convey ideas and recommendations to a wide variety of audiences at all levels in a clear, compelling, and succinct way while applying strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills.
- Foundational knowledge of gathering business requirements, engaging in problem-solving conversations, and developing and testing potential solutions.
- Ability to apply systems-thinking to look across HR and understand the "big picture".
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How We'll Have Your Back
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Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally’s total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including: * Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting. * Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs. * Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially. * Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts. * Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
Who We Are:
Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.
Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.
Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Base Pay Range:
An individual's position in the range is determined by the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.
Emerging: 70000
Experienced: 95000
Expert: 120000
Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan