HR Data Analyst

Specialty Building Products is currently looking for a HR Data Analyst to support the organization by maintaining accurate, secure, and actionable HR data and reporting. This role partners with Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Enablement, Operations, Sales, and other business stakeholders to produce recurring and ad hoc reports, improve data quality, and help develop dashboards that inform workforce and business decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, validate, and distribute recurring and ad hoc HR reports for stakeholders across the company.
• Support reporting related to headcount, turnover, recruiting, compensation, benefits, payroll, timekeeping, compliance, and other HR and business metrics.
• Use UKG and Cognos BI to extract, organize, analyze, and present HR data.
• Build and improve Excel-based reports, trackers, templates, and data-validation processes.
• Partner with Finance and other cross-functional stakeholders to define reporting needs and develop shared dashboards and workforce reporting.
• Review HR data for completeness, consistency, and accuracy; identify discrepancies and coordinate corrections with the appropriate teams.
• Assist with data audits, compliance reporting, and data-cleanup initiatives.
• Support HR technology projects, including reporting enhancements, system updates, testing, validation, and new-feature rollouts.
• Create and maintain reporting documentation, standard operating procedures, metric definitions, and user guidance as needed.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes, reduce manual work, and improve data accessibility and system utilization.
• Analyze workforce trends and proactively provide insights related to turnover, retention, staffing levels, and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and monitor key HR and workforce KPIs; identify trends, risks, and opportunities and communicate recommendations to HR leadership and business stakeholders.
• Protect confidential employee, payroll, benefits, and organizational information; exercise sound judgment, integrity, and discretion at all times.
• Respond to reporting requests with accuracy, timeliness, and clear communication.

Requirements:

• Experience working with HR, payroll, benefits, timekeeping, finance, operations, or other business data.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data cleanup, and reporting.
• Experience with UKG and/or Cognos BI is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of SQL is preferred; willingness and ability to learn SQL is valued.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, identify errors or trends, and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and follow-through.
• Proven dependability and the ability to handle sensitive, confidential information with integrity and discretion.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines while responding to changing business needs.
• Relevant experience, analytical capability, reliability, and willingness to learn are more important than a particular educational background.

Specialty Building Products is the leading distributor of specialty building products in North America. SBP operates under the brands U.S. LUMBER, Alexandria Moulding, REEB Millwork, DW Distribution, Millwork Sales, OrePac, and Amerhart. We serve the U.S. and 8 provinces in Canada from over 61 locations. Here at SBP we are a people first organization, our team is built upon strong culture and standards for success. We value your perspective and want to learn more about you with a commitment to laying the foundation for you to build a successful career with us. Join us and EVOLVE your future at Specialty Building Products!


Being a part of SBP you will be eligible for many benefits. Full-Time benefits would include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision given on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Company-Paid Life Insurance & Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Company-Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays
• PLUS ADDITIONAL PERKS!

We are proud to have the best team in our industry. We have experienced a tremendous amount of growth as a company. This growth has served not only our customer base but has also provided significant opportunities for advancement amongst our employees.


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Specialty Building Products is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy of Specialty Building Products not to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military status, genetic information, or other protected class status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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