Sr. Systems Analyst

Who we’re looking for 

Toyota’s Corporate Shared Services Payroll Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Sr. Systems Analyst.

The primary responsibility of this role is to support and optimize the payroll systems used to accurately and timely process payroll for 55,000+ team members across the North American Operations.

Reporting to the Manager, Payroll Technology the person in this role will support the Corporate Shared Services Payroll department's objective to focus on accurate and timely payroll processing and delivering an excellent team member experience.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Manage and support various systems and tools used by Payroll (UKG Pro Payroll, UKG WFM, UKG Community, ServiceNow, SharePoint), including user access, security roles, and permissions.

• Configure system settings, business rules, workflows and integrations and lead testing efforts including creating test scripts for execution based on specifications. 

• Lead coordination and implementation of system upgrades, enhancements, and releases, ensuring minimal disruption to payroll operations and change management impact to end users.

• Analyze data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process improvement to provide actionable insights and recommendations to leadership.

• Build relationships with key stakeholders (HR, Legal, Finance, Plant Business Units, IT, Security and external partners) to help analyze, troubleshoot, implement and measure requests and recommended actions.

• Identify and utilize current technology to perform data mining (auditing, aggregation, validation, and reconciliation). Gather, model, interpret, and analyze data explaining variances and trends. 

• Practice process improvement techniques to identify, re-engineer and enhance processes to identify trends, inefficiencies and opportunities for process improvement. Identify and resolve escalations or complex issues with strong emphasis on root cause analysis.

• Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing multiple systems (i.e. HR, Payroll, Time & Labor, General Ledger, Case management) and staying current with emerging technology (automation, RPA, AI agents, etc) to support a large and complex payroll organization.

• Develop and maintain system documentation, user guides, and training materials.  Provide training and support to end users.

• Represent payroll as a subject matter expert by developing a comprehensive understanding of its strategies, processes, policies, and data.

What you bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Sciences, Human Resources or related discipline or equivalent professional experience

• Strong demonstrated process and project management skills, including ability to lead projects across functional areas such as HR Analytics, HRIS and IT

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and present concepts and business recommendations to Senior Management and to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences

• Demonstrated experience in supporting HR or Payroll related technology enhancements, system upgrades, and process improvements through the documentation of functional business requirements, issues tracking/reporting, etc.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (including formulas, VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and IF statements within Excel) with the ability to think strategically and be creative in data visualization (dashboards, tables, charts, heat maps, process flows)

Added bonus if you have:  

• Proven system and data analytics experience using Workday, UKG WorkForce Management, UKG Pro Payroll, Business Intelligence, and Service Now (or similar platforms); ability to understand data flow and integrations across multiple systems

• Experience working in a large manufacturing industry organization

• Payroll experience in a technology or analytical role

• Training that supports Toyota Way guiding principles

• Proven experience using Power Automate, Power BI, Python, SQL

What we’ll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement

• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.

• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable).

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family

• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute

• Paid holidays and paid time off

• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more

• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)