Workday Data Analyst

Workday HR Data Analyst Job Title: Workday HR Data Analyst Department: Human Resources Location: London, WC1H 9AX Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week) Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum (Dependent on Experience) About the Role Sonic Healthcare UK is seeking an experienced and highly analytical Workday HR Data Analyst to join our HR Systems team.

Reporting to the Head of HR Systems, you will play a key role in driving data-led decision making across the organisation through the development of workforce analytics, management information, reporting frameworks, and dashboards within Workday. This role is ideal for someone with strong Workday reporting expertise who enjoys transforming complex HR data into meaningful insights that support operational and strategic decision-making.

You will act as a subject matter expert for Workday reporting and analytics while also supporting integrations, data maintenance, and system optimisation activities. Working closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, Recruitment, and business leaders, you will help ensure our people data is accurate, accessible, secure, and actionable.

Key Responsibilities

Workday Reporting & Analytics Design, develop, and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, and scorecards using Advanced, Matrix, and Composite Reporting. Create and maintain complex calculated fields to meet evolving business requirements. Develop workforce analytics and management information covering areas such as headcount, turnover, absence, diversity, recruitment, learning, and organisational effectiveness.

Produce executive dashboards and KPI scorecards that provide meaningful business insights. Translate business requirements into scalable reporting and analytical solutions. Deliver regular and ad-hoc reporting for HR, management, and senior leadership teams. Promote self-service reporting capabilities across the organisation.

Data Governance & Quality Support the development and administration of Workday reporting governance frameworks. Maintain reporting security and access controls in line with company policies and GDPR requirements. Perform data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance activities. Identify data quality issues and work with stakeholders to implement corrective actions.

Support audit, compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements. Workday Data Management Support data extraction, transformation, and analysis activities within Workday. Assist with data migration and mass update activities using Workday tools and EIBs. Analyse workforce data and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance data accuracy and reporting efficiency. Integrations & EIB Support Support the ongoing administration and monitoring of Workday integrations. Assist in troubleshooting integration failures and data interface issues. Support integration testing and validation activities.

Maintain and optimise Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) and related data processes. Support the wider HR Systems team with data loads, mass updates, and migration activities. Work with internal teams and third-party suppliers to support integration performance and data integrity. Contribute to the continuous improvement of Workday integrations and data processes.

Skills & Experience Essential Proven experience in a Workday Reporting Analyst, Workday Data Analyst, or similar HR systems role. Advanced knowledge of Workday Reporting, including: Advanced Reports Matrix Reports Composite Reports Calculated Fields Dashboards and Scorecards Strong experience delivering HR analytics and workforce reporting.

Experience administering Workday reporting security and governance. Good understanding of data transformation, validation, and reconciliation techniques. Experience supporting and maintaining EIBs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. Ability to interpret complex data and present insights in a clear, meaningful way.

Desirable Experience with Workday Prism Analytics and Discovery Boards. Experience with Workday integrations, including Core Connectors and Workday Studio. Knowledge of Workday HCM, Payroll, Recruitment, Learning, or Time Tracking. Personal Attributes Passionate about using data to drive business decisions. Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Able to communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences. Proactive, self-motivated, and delivery-focused. Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset. Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Why Join Sonic Healthcare UK? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing HR Systems function and play a pivotal role in maximising the value of Workday across the organisation. You will help shape our people analytics capability, influence data-driven decision making, and contribute to the ongoing development of one of the world's leading HCM platforms.

About Us

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres.

We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand. Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).

HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner. Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare.

With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

Due to the nature of work that Sonic Healthcare UK undertakes, our clients require that Employees filling certain roles, need, as part of their on-boarding to complete a DBS Check. This role falls into the category of requiring a DBS check (standard) Why Join Sonic Healthcare UK? At HSL/TDL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual salary review - salary and progression are aligned to our internal transparent pay structure (Progression Plus), supporting career development and structured annual salary reviews
• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement – one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay after probation
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance – 24/29 days.
• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required. We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities. PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA