Senior ERP Application Analyst

What does working for Weld County Government offer you, aside from a fun, dynamic, innovative career? As a county, we value work-life balance and you're seen as someone who brings a lot to the table in and outside of being an employee. Join Team Weld - help make a difference!Under general supervision, the Senior ERP Application Analyst participates as a lead in the design, implementation and maintenance of Weld County's Workday ERP. The position is responsible for data transformations, integrations, reports and security administration for our test and production tenants. The incumbent will work closely with functional experts, department directors, and third party integrators as a technical expert. The position will assist in the testing and deployment of new functionality, and will provide long term IT support for the ERP environment.The annual salary is $113,630.72 - $143,944.00 (see benefit tab). This position will normally start at $113,630.72 annually.This position is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is therefore ineligible for overtime pay.As an applicant for this position, you should be aware of Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The act requires employers to announce the pay range for job openings. This range encompasses the nine pay steps that Weld County Government has available should you earn the position and demonstrate satisfactory performance over time.**Start date of April 15,2024**OPEN UNTIL FILLED The following job duties are established to outline the basic duties and responsibilities of the above captioned position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. ERP System Maintenance (40%):Collaborate with vendors and functional leads to provide ongoing support for changing business and security needs.Audit, report on, and maintain workday security configurations as needed. Maintain integrations with existing vendors and develop new integrations as needed, using a combination of Workday Cloud Connectors, Custom Cloud Connectors, EIBs, and Workday Studio solutions. Strong understanding of XML and XSLT.Maintain and build an inventory of Workday reports, leveraging Workday, Prism, and non-workday data sources.Monitor tenant update release cycles and perform testing and verification of core IT functionality with Tenant updates.Track and document changes to functional and business specifications.Perform data exports and transformations as needed to facilitate business needs.Serve as a liaison in the IT department to resolve data conversion and/or production issues, working closely with the ERP software vendor in their hosted environment.New Functionality Development and Implementation (40%):Work with functional experts and vendors to understand technical requirements of application.Prepare project plans, time and cost estimates for completing projects.Develop, coordinate, and implement plans to test business and functional processes during system development and quality assurance testing.During the implementation phase, may develop plans and programs to convert the existing data to the new system.During the implementation phase, may develop plans and programs to build interfaces between the ERP system and 3rd party products.Write and review document procedures from other team members as needed.Follow documented or established procedures to perform quality assurance activities.Coordinate work of team members to develop, test, modify, and document applications, processes, and scripts.Monitor, research, resolve and document post-implementation problems and revision requests.Other Duties as Assigned (20%): Keep abreast of new technologies to assess trends by monitoring industry developments and by participating in training and professional development opportunities.Collaborate with other analysts to properly support other county applications and business requirements as needed.Mentor and coach other analysts and functional experts who may have less experience in the platform, facilitating an environment focused on collaboration and growth. Confer and coordinate with internal or external programmers and other technical personnel as needed to develop automated business systems.Diagram and document all aspects of applications including maintaining operational runbooks.Write and review document procedures from other team members as needed.Create or assist others in the writing of user documentation, instructions, and procedures.Follow policies and procedures, the Weld County Code of Conduct and adhere to strict confidentiality guidelines and appropriate release of information outlined in both.Not all duties mentioned may be applicable to every position, and the examples provided do not encompass all possible duties that may exist within this job classification.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, AND 6 years related experience in software application development, programming, and analysis.OR;Associate degree from a two-year college or university, AND 8 years related experience in software application development, programming, and analysis.OR;High School Diploma or GED, AND 10 years related experience in software application development, programming, and analysis.Prior experience supporting Workday HRIS, BenAdmin, Payroll, Time & Labor, and Finance.Candidate must possess a driver's license by the employment start date and maintain a valid license for the duration of employment. Ability to quickly learn and support new applications from both a technical and functional perspective.Ability to effectively present information, verbally and written, and respond to questions from individuals and groups of managers and personal in order to consult and provide technical assistance.Ability to work with other groups within Information Technology to ensure that appropriate solutions are being delivered to our business partners.Ability to work under general supervision and guidance, while maintaining a positive attitude and team player mentality.Candidate must pass a background check prior to employment start date. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 3 Years of experience developing XLST3 Years of experience as a security administrator in an ERP System3 Years of experience maintaining integrations between ERP Systems and external partners.3 Years of experience writing custom reports in ERP Systems.Prior Experience with implementing or maintaining Workday HCM and/or FinancialsPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. COMPUTER USE (5.5 to 8 hours/day) - Utilize office equipment such as laptop or desktop computers to engage in business activities and communication. STANDING (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day) - Particularly for sustained periods of time.WALKING (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day) - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.REACHING (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day) - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.HANDLING (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day) - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands. Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand.TALKING (Not Limited) - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Talking is important for those activities in which workers must impart oral information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.HEARING (Not Limited) - Perceiving the nature of sounds. Used for those activities which require ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds.WORK ENVIRONMENT:Standard work hours for this position are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM almost exclusively in an office environment. The noise level of this environment is typically moderate. The Senior ERP Application Analyst is expected to work onsite exclusively during a 90-day evaluation period, after which the possibility of a hybrid work schedule, not to exceed 3 days remote per week, may be discussed. After hours availability and support will be required on an as-needed basis, and will be balanced on a rotating basis with other team members as required.Employment Type: Regular, Full-time