Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.
While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.
We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.
There are jobs and then there are careers. Since 1997, Paylocity has been hiring talented people, giving them big challenges, and providing the right resources to help them succeed. Our award-winning culture ensures all employees feel truly welcome, appreciated, and free to be themselves. While other companies talk about it, we make it happen. Join Paylocity and launch your career!
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Position Overview
The Data Analyst will design, develop and validate reports and metrics to measure business performance across Operations for management purposes.
The Data Analyst is responsible for analyzing operational data to identify performance gaps and unfavorable trends. This role will also help to improve the client experience and operational capability by presenting recommendations for process improvement projects.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively across functional teams such as Sales, Service, Finance Implementation to drive improvement and own strategic analytics priorities.
- Defining, tracking, and analyzing key performance indicators and providing operations reporting and analytics. Provide recommendations based on business knowledge, metrics, and trends to improve overall business health and performance.
- Identify and implement process and system improvements through an understanding of data flows and leveraging technology solutions.
- Reconcile and ensure consistency of data from various sources and assist in driving the automation of reports and analytics.
- Work with the team to develop and maintain complex data visualizations and reporting within PowerBI with multiple data sources.
- Maintain and clean data in Salesforce as needed, keeping it free of duplication and inaccuracies.
- Create and maintain reports and dashboards in Salesforce and other reporting systems.
- Create and maintain data documentation, including data dictionary.
- Troubleshoot data-related issues in Salesforce and other business systems.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in data analytics
- High School diploma required
- Strong MS Office skills, especially with Excel, specifically being able to import data and use pivot tables
- Understanding of report writing required
- Experience working with Power BI and other relational databases
- Experience working in CRM & Project Management tools such as Salesforce, Oracle, Monday.com, Netsuite, Zendesk
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Salesforce.com and TaskRay
- Experience with SQL, and statistical packages (R, SAS, Ste)
Soft Skills
- Team Player – will be able to collaborate with others to make awesome happen.
- Self-Motivated – you like to work hard, play hard.
- Adaptable – quick feet! You can shift priorities if needed.
- Highly Organized – detail-oriented is your thing!
Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.
We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.
This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $53,343 – $87,551/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.