About Kennametal

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Position Title: Analyst – HRIS

Job Summary

Reporting to the HRIS Manager and working closely with the HR technology team, the HRIS Analyst plays a pivotal role in supporting the HR Teams in using our HRIS systems correctly and assists them in resolving any problems they may have. With a passion for helping others, the candidate must be an effective communicator with excellent system skills and the ability to hone in on a problem to resolve it quickly

Key Job Responsibilities

• Resolve support requests in SuccessFactors from users and work with Vendors on problem solutions as tier-1 support.
• Drive quarterly release testing process with internal teams to carry out tests and identify problems with the new releases
• Support the HRIS Manager on any functional enhancement requests as required
• Support activities identified in the HRIS Roadmap and governance strategy in partnership with IT, Security, and business stakeholders.
• Maintain system processes and requirements within configuration workbooks and other documentation
• Review and assist with updating HRIS file imports, such as salary changes, checklist allocation, etc.
• Participate in internal data governance audit reviews; identify and share requested improvements and ensure system users follow best practice approach
• Assist with internal and external audit requests as required
• Has a high degree of understanding and adherence to the confidentiality of information
• Maturity to organize themselves to complete critical tasks first and rank less critical tasks correctly.

Preferred Areas of Education & Certifications:

• Fulltime Degree in IT or HR
• Knowledge of HR operations.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
• Automation Experience

Years of Relevant Work Experience Required

• 3+ years of overall HRIS or IT Support experience with a proven track record of assisting in the resolution to regular problems
• Functional contributor to system enhancements and changes
• Release Management and integrations experience
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and time management skills
• Experience with an HRIS System (required) and with SuccessFactors is preferred
• Experience with ADP products (GlobalView and Celergo) preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer