Workday Analyst

Who We Are:

At Northland, we’re enablers of change, united by our journey to transform the energy sector into the foundation for a sustainable future. Since our inception, we’ve been early movers in the energy industry, adopting new initiatives that pave the way for communities across the globe and helping forge their path towards a carbon‑neutral landscape. We’re a different kind of independent power producer.

As developers, owners, and operators who are at the forefront of the energy transition, we’re uniquely positioned to leave a lasting impact in the regions where we operate. We’ve expanded our business across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia to become a global leader, all by bringing together industry experts to find solutions with an entrepreneurial mindset.

While our work powers communities across the globe, Northland is powered by our people.

As Workday Analyst, you will be responsible for liaising and maintaining the core global ERP platform in support of Northland Power’s business objectives. In this role, you will primarily provide technical expertise as it pertains to Workday ERP – Human Capital Management (HCM), Performance, Talent, Workforce, and Payroll and other Workday services; provide business analysis in assessing and designing enterprise application solutions and ensuring standards and best practices are followed.

You will collaborate closely with the Workday team, internal business partners, and designated vendors and partners, addressing business demand and support inquiries and ensuring that global business applications in scope are operational within the agreed service level agreements.

• Manage and support the Workday ERP system, primarily HCM functions, Benefits, Advance Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Succession and Payroll.
• Provide support for other Workday functions, including finance, strategic sourcing and more.
• Collaborate with business functional owners, superusers and vendors to align application solutions with organizational objectives.
• Plan, design, develop and deploy Workday solutions, create reports, dashboards, KPIs, discovery boards, workbooks, and manage vendor releases, patches, and enhancements.
• Lead business requirements gathering and prepare business requirements documents.
• Provide technical leadership in IT/OT application projects and implementations, working with implementation teams and vendors.
• Maintain IT standards throughout the SDLC and assist with ongoing systems and process improvement initiatives.
• Support the Manager, Enterprise Applications in ensuring vendors and service providers deliver quality solutions based on SLAs.
• Develop and maintain documentation relating to the technical environment, including testing and support.

• Flexible:
  Thrive in a fast‑paced, iterative environment and adapt to changes in focus and direction as the business requires.
• A proactive problem‑solver:
  Find creative solutions to help others, make sound decisions in complex situations, and know when to ask for help and elevate.
• A trusted advisor:
  Quickly establish rapport and build trust‑based relationships with managers and employees across the organization, handling sensitive and complex issues with confidentiality.
• Analytical:
  Transform trends and data into presentable themes, connecting the dots.
• Strong communicator:
  Communicate clearly (written and verbal) and tailor messaging for audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an equivalent business or related field.
• 3+ years of experience implementing and supporting Workday with a focus on configuring HR & Payroll modules;
  Workday HR/Payroll certifications are a must.
• Proficiency in the Finance module and strategic sourcing module, and an understanding of system integrations is an asset.
• 3+ years of experience eliciting business requirements and preparing business requirement documents.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience supporting business application systems, solution development, technical design system integrations, configuration and deployment along with end‑user requirements and…