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# HR Systems and Data Specialist

- **Company:** Michael Page
- **Location:** Cardiff, UK
- **Salary:** £55,000.0 - £60,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Cleansing, Data Retrieval, Pivot Tables, SuccessFactors, SAP Human Resource Management Software, Powerquery, HR Software, Ceridian Dayforce, Oracle HCM, Workday
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.michaelpage.co.uk/job-detail/hr-systems-and-data-specialist/ref/jn-082026-7080384

## About the Role

The successful candidate will be highly analytical, comfortable working with imperfect data, and capable of bringing together information from multiple systems and stakeholders to establish a single source of truth., * Experience working with HR systems and people data.

 * Strong data cleansing, reconciliation, and validation experience.
 * Experience managing large and complex datasets.
 * Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Lookups, Power Query, and data analysis techniques.
 * Experience extracting data from multiple systems and combining datasets.
 * Strong problem-solving and investigative skills.
 * Ability to work with ambiguous or poor-quality data and establish reliable outputs.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
 * Experience with HRIS platforms such as Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, SAP HR, PeopleXD, or Dayforce.
 * Understanding of HR processes and employee lifecycle data.
 * Experience supporting HR transformation programmes.

## Description

The HR Systems and Data Specialist is responsible for analysing, cleansing, reconciling, and consolidating HR data from multiple sources to create accurate, reliable, and usable datasets. This role plays a critical part in improving data quality across HR systems, identifying inconsistencies, and ensuring HR information is structured and aligned to support reporting, workforce planning, compliance, and business decision-making.


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