HR Data and Reporting Project Analyst

Your role: We are seeking a Data and Reporting Project Analyst to join the HR Data & Reporting team at News UK, as we embark on an exciting Workday implementation project. This role will support our transition from legacy SAP HCM to Workday. In this 12-month hybrid project role, based at our Peterborough office with occasional travel to London, you will participate in data cleansing, mapping, and validation efforts to ensure a seamless system migration. You will collaborate closely with People Operations and the Payroll team, HRBPs/Coordinators, Subject Matter Experts/COEs and other key stakeholders.

Day to day you will:

• Clean and audit legacy SAP HCM data before extraction
• Map data fields from SAP HCM into Workday templates and workbooks
• Document legacy reporting logic for Workday and build custom reports
• Validate data loads during cutover cycles and resolve defects
• Generate business case scenarios and test cases

• Build custom reports and data visualizations using Workday and Tableau

• Ensure strict data privacy compliance during extraction phases.

• Functional or operational knowledge of SAP HCM (PA, OM, Time, ESS/MSS)

• Hands-on experience with SAP Ad-Hoc Query
• Excel capabilities (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables) and Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides)
• Direct involvement in a large-scale HRIS data migration
• Good understanding of GDPR and compliance audit
• Exposure to Workday or similar SaaS solutions and project tools such as Jira
• Exposure to data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.