HR Reporting Specialist

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Argyll & Bute, is currently looking to recruit a Senior HR Reporting Specialist for a 12 weeks contract on a rate of £196/day (Inside IR35). This role is work form home based.

Responsibilities:

- Build, maintain, and optimise standard/ scheduled and ad-hoc Business Objects reports for iTrent data users.

- Create bespoke HR, payroll, and workforce reports

- Manage Freedom of Information (FOI) and other internal and external data requests

- Design dashboards, scheduled reports, automated outputs, and data extracts.

- Update reports when things change

- Develop user friendly reporting solutions from the full iTrent database, using pre packaged filters and custom prompts.

- Ensure a reliable HR Reporting infrastructure

- Manage and maintain the CMC

- Ensure data accuracy through validation, testing, and reconciliation routines.

- Join data from other HR systems

- Analyse trends, patterns, and anomalies and present insights to HR, Payroll, Finance, and service leaders.

- Support audit requests and statutory reporting needs.

- Ensure data quality and definitions are consistent

- Work closely with HR, Payroll, IT, and other stakeholders to gather reporting requirements.

- Provide guidance on best practice use of reporting tools within iTrent and BO.

- Provide user training for self-service reporting

- Assist with business processes such as payroll cycles, HR compliance, and organisational structure data checks.

- Participate in testing when system upgrades occur

- Schedule BO reports for automated delivery via email or secure file transfer.

- Manage access permissions and ensure sensitive data is shared securely.

- Ability to supervise, support and allocate work to junior or less experienced staff

- Manage own and if applicable other’s workload

Essential Skills:

- Relevant Degree or equivalent vocational qualification in IT, Data Analysis, HRIS, Business Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

- Advanced Business Objects skills through qualification or experience

- Experience of developing positive partnerships with client groups and key stakeholders

- Strong experience in SAP Business Objects, supporting iTrent HR and Payroll system

- Experience supporting system upgrades or reporting migration projects

- Ability to advise in relation to Data and Reporting matters to managers including senior managers

- Developing and Maintaining a Business Objects Universe

- Experience of analysing data and information from various sources to produce complex reports and action plans

- Strong SQL or query-writing skills for complex data extraction

- Excellent communication skills to translate business needs into technical requirements

- Solid understanding of HR/Payroll data structures and relational/dimensional data models

Desirable Skills:

- Purpose and Mission Focus Employee Empowerment Data and Evidence Driven

- Agile

- Maximise Useful Technology

- Experience with additional BI tools (Power Bi, SQL Reporting Services, Tableau)

- Knowledge of iTrent modules beyond core HR (payroll, absence, recruitment, onboarding, time and attendance, case management, performance)

- Experience of supporting the development of others

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.