Specialist: Workday Reporting & Analytics

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Job Summary

·       Develop Workday Advanced, Matrix and Composite Reports, Discovery Boards, Dashboards and Worksheets.

·       Translate business requirements into scalable reporting solutions.

·       Develop KPI frameworks and workforce reporting standards.

·       Enable self-service analytics and reporting adoption.

·       Build dashboards and visualisations.

·       Deliver workforce analytics, trends and executive insights.

·       Use data storytelling techniques to support strategic decision-making.

·       Develop and maintain Workday Prism datasets and pipelines.

·       Utilise SQL, Power Query and Excel for data analysis and reconciliation.

·       Ensure data quality, integrity, governance and compliance.

·       Identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement.

·       Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, Technology and business stakeholders.

·       Facilitate requirements gathering workshops and reporting consultations.

·       Build trusted relationships and support data-driven decision-making.

·       Bachelor degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, HR or related discipline.

·       Minimum 5 years Workday Reporting & Analytics experience.

·       Experience developing Workday reports, dashboards and analytical solutions.

·       Experience with Workday Prism Analytics.

·       Strong SQL, Excel and Power Query skills.

·       Experience engaging senior stakeholders and translating business requirements into reporting solutions.

·       Workday Reporting Certification.

·       Workday Prism Analytics Certification.

·       Experience within a multinational or Pan-African organisation.

·       Exposure to HR, Payroll and Finance data domains.

·       Data Analysis & Interpretation

·       Reporting & Dashboard Design

·       Data Visualisation & Storytelling

·       Business Intelligence

·       Stakeholder Management

·       Strategic Thinking

·       Problem Solving and Communication

·       Accurate and timely reporting delivery.

·       Increased self-service analytics adoption.

·       Improved business decision-making through insights.

·       Reduced manual reporting effort through automation.

·       Improved data quality, governance and stakeholder satisfaction.

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