Human Resources System Analyst

HR Systems & Data Analyst- Greater Manchester

About the Role

We’re looking for a detail-driven and analytical HR Systems & Data Analyst to join our HR team. You’ll play a key role in maintaining, developing, and optimising our HR systems to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and efficiency across the employee lifecycle.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining HR process knowledge with technical and analytical expertise to deliver insights and improvements that make a real business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the HR Systems subject matter expert, supporting the configuration, maintenance, and development of core HR platforms (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, etc.)
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance through regular audits and validation processes.
• Produce accurate HR reports, dashboards, and analytics to support decision-making and strategic workforce planning.
• Partner with HR and IT teams to improve system workflows, automate manual processes, and enhance the employee experience.
• Support system upgrades, testing, and integrations with other business platforms.
• Manage user access, permissions, and security in line with GDPR and company policy.
• Provide training and support to HR and business users to improve system adoption and capability.

About You

• Proven experience working in HR Systems, HR Analytics, or a similar data-focused HR role.
• Strong technical knowledge of at least one major HRIS (e.g., Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, iTrent).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in HR reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or Excel).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large datasets.
• Understanding of HR processes and data compliance (including GDPR).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Experience in supporting HR system implementations or enhancements.
• Familiarity with SQL, Power Query, or data modelling.
• CIPD qualification or working towards one.