Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in 27 key business centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centres — New York, London and Hong Kong — we are uniquely positioned to advise leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex legal needs. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.
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Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with flexibility in accordance with the needs of the business.
Reporting to the Global Director Human Resource Information Systems & Payroll, with an indirect line to the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Global HR Reporting Analyst’s overall responsibility is to support the reporting needs across the HR enterprise by gathering requirements, extracting data from the various HR systems (PeopleSoft primarily but also iCIMS, viGlobal by Aderant, LawCruit, EMTRAIN, CE Manager, etc.) delivering reports following an established cadence, as well as day-to-day reporting. With the upgrade to PeopleSoft 9.2, report delivery leveraging Kibana analytics as well as delivered dashboards will also be required.
This position will be part of a strong team that will play a pivotal role in the firm’s Global HR program. To do this, the analyst will need to work closely with various stakeholders from the business, HR Directors, Centers of Excellence Directors, Managers, subject matter experts, and cross-functional project teams. The position requires experience in business/functional requirements management, defining/documenting data extracts and strong MicroSoftOffice skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint for presenting data. MSAccess skills are also preferred. The Analyst must have a strong attention to detail and understanding of complex ERP data relationships across functional areas (Compensation, Benefits, HR, L&D, Finance/Utilization).
Key Responsibilities:
* Works cross-functionally with different key stakeholders, including the CHRO, and end users to gather and document requirements
* Identify data needed to provide solutions to reporting needs of the business Provide general reporting support to the HR and Business community through the preparation and delivery of systematic generated data Design, build and deliver functional and useful reports in the current PeopleSoft 9.1 environment and after the transition to PeopleSoft 9.2, design Kibana dashboards Consult with clients / requestors as needed to evaluate their needs and determine appropriate reporting solutions
* Manage data privacy and confidentiality
* Drive data gathering, review and analysis of data working closely with business partners to distinguish user requests from true needs efficiently and professionally
* Will be responsible for recommending, creating, editing, and delivering standard weekly/monthly/quarterly HR reports, completing ad-hoc requests as needed
* Present reporting designs and solutions clearly in charts, tables, graphs and text, using creative-thinking expertise and solution prototypes
* Focus on accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring any discrepancies/anomalies are communicated to the appropriate data owners
* Meets with stakeholders regularly to review and validate the business and functional requirements, data accuracy and dependencies
* Obtains stakeholder buy-in and proactively manage expectations throughout projects
* Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives
Bachelor’s degree in a related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job
Experience, skills and personal attributes:
* Experience working in a similar business analyst position, successfully delivering impactful business process improvements and solutions
* Experience working in the legal industry or professional services preferred
* Must be analytical and solutions oriented towards solving business issues and opportunities
* Must be able to distil critical data and help to identify required actions based on indicative results
* Familiarity with General Data Protection Regulation preferred
* Proficient at developing data and business process design (Process flows, diagrams, etc.) and in using MS-Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Access
* Demonstrated knowledge of HR processes, terminology and data
* Experience with tools/platforms such as PowerBI, Tableau, Qlikview, Oracle Analytics Cloud or Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition desirable
* Experience with Structured Query Language desirable
* Experience with Oracle PeopleSoft HCM v9.1 and/or 9.2 required
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
* Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm
* Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities
* Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
* Strong client-service orientation; able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment
* Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
* Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion
* Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed.
Our culture promotes mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation and productivity among people from varying backgrounds and values different perspectives and ideas.
One of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote diversity and inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our diversity networks - LGBT+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability) and Work and Me (Family).
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm.
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