Below are the 4 Implementation Consultants, 4 Kronos Analysts & 4 HRIS Analysts with Kronos & other systems experience. The Thor Group® also provides Kronos experienced payroll administrators, business analysts, project managers, software engineers, systems administrators, SME's & other HR/payroll techno-functional professionals on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does an implementation consultant who is experienced in software and manufacturing industries, as well as knowledgeable in Kronos Workforce Timekeeper; Attendance, Leave, and Connect; PeopleSoft and Oracle pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Kronos Workforce Timekeeper; Attendance, Leave, and Connect; Access Manager, Timeclock configuration and set up, ADP, PeopleSoft and Oracle. Areas of expertise include implementing Payroll, Human Resource Management, and Time & Labor Management systems across multiple industries. Educational background includes B.S. in Business Administration with major in HR Management.

Major responsibilities of this implementation consultant included workforce management functional configuration and implementation of time & attendance, labor forecasting, budgeting and scheduling applications. Key roles covered successfully analyzing, planning and implementing of Kronos’ solutions in various client environments (inclusive of international markets), utilizing project management experience, implementation methodology, and directing customers in planning, accessing, solution build, testing, certifying, deployment and support stages. Working independently within a virtual team environment, from a home-based office, in addition to providing support for overall Time & Labor Management application in global markets for domestic and international companies were positive experiences brought to the business table.

Another job covered providing support for overall Kronos Time & Labor Management application for a user-base of approximately 15,000 Users, across 55 plants. Tasks consisted of efficiently responding to help tickets that were composed of effectiveness of the application, pertaining to access/security, configuration changes, training, custom reporting, policy updates, software upgrades and hardware issues spanning across all the modules in place, which can include: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper, Accruals, Attendance, Connect Workforce Integration Manager (WIM), Record Manager, and Custom Reporting.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of an implementation consultant with work background in health systems, as well as skilled in Kronos Workforce Central Suite, Kronos Cloud, Connect/WIM, Kronos API’s and Kronos Leave & Attendance Modules? Technical skills cover Kronos Workforce Central Suite, Kronos Cloud, Connect/WIM, Kronos API’s, Kronos Leave & Attendance Modules, Kronos Advance Scheduler with Optimization and Kronos Clocks Model 4500/InTouch. Core competencies include providing software, technical and implementation support, as well as applying extensive experience in installing, configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting Kronos implementations of all sizes, including large enterprise installations. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems.

While working for a health system, main functions of this implementation consultant consisted of requirements gathering, business analysis, configuration, design, testing, training and support. This individual managed the Kronos software configuration to support required business pay practices. Configuring and supporting Advance Scheduler, ATK, Navigator and Mobile were some of the duties.

Notable tasks in another job included providing functional application support, as well as handling configure application, background processors, workforce device manager and workforce integration manager. Other roles covered developing and configuring payrules, workrules, accrual rules, access profiles and genies, in addition to configuring NGUI tool for various roles and responsibilities. Functions involved configuring and supporting 4500 clocks on workforce device manager, in addition to training and supporting the client on a successful transition during go live and stabilization. In-house training documentation and training procedures were developed. Aside from providing troubleshooting procedures for clock communication issues, configuration solutions were developed and instituted to resolve work rule configuration challenges.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this implementation consultant who is proficient in Kronos Workforce Central, Lawson and Oracle with work background in business services, software and transportation industries? Technical competencies involve Kronos Workforce Central (WFC), Lawson, ADP, Oracle, Access, Visio and MS SQL. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science (Information Technology) and Master’s in Information Technology.

Important contributions of this implementation consultant included managing the integration of Kronos Workforce Central 4.3 and Oracle 11.5, as well as developing Connect interfaces for data imports between the systems. The job entailed designing Visio server diagrams to mitigate project milestones and deliverables and leading weekly Kronos meetings to discover and resolve issues and challenges. Tasks covered instructing client end users on Kronos training and new process learning, in addition to providing full admin support for test users during rollout.

In another job, this specialist handled the full implementation of Kronos Workforce Central WFC 5.2 to seven hospitals and maintained all Kronos application, Connect, DCM and SQL servers, also applied service patches to the WFC environments. Support was provided to Lawson Payroll and HR as well as Kronos WFC 5.2 by configuring employee access, defining security rights, pay rules and pay codes and developing training rollouts. Servicing the Connect 5.0 data import interfaces to and from WFC 5.0, along with developing and designing specialized reports for Kronos WFC using Crystal 9.0 were skills brought to the table. Updating and copying the production SQL database in to the TEST environment regularly were carried out. The DCM v5.0 server was configured and sustained, communicating to all the data collectors.

What can an implementation consultant with work background in the software industry, as well as specializations in Kronos bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Kronos, XML, HTML, SuccessFactors, SharePoint, SQL Server, Query Analyzer and Confluence. Educational attainment includes Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems.

Working with areas such as implementing an integrated ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) solution for Enterprise level (2,500-20,000 employees) clients and serving as key point of contact for client during implementation from kickoff to go live were some of the responsibilities of this implementation consultant. Duties covered gathering and documenting client needs and requirements for implementation of configurable solution. Projects were managed, including project plan and schedule, driving clients to complete tasks and meeting key milestones throughout the project lifecycle. Client solutions were configured using XML, HTML and SuccessFactors proprietary tools. This individual worked with client throughout implementation to offer best practices advice and guidance for rolling out solution and managing change within their organization.

Other functions consisted of conducting train the trainer sessions and system administrator training, in addition to deploying the solution to client and transitioning the account to internal support team for ongoing maintenance. The job covered consistently receiving outstanding feedback from customers regarding responsiveness and support, along with collaborating with internal engineering and product management teams to research; solution functionality issues and questions were troubleshot and resolved. Functions consisted of constantly monitoring for and offer suggestions for improvement of process efficiency and effectiveness opportunities within the SuccessFactors organization, along with ensuring the highest levels of client satisfaction and constantly monitoring for up-sell opportunities within current client accounts.

What can a Kronos analyst with specializations in Kronos Workforce Central, Labor Levels, Labor Accounts, Pay Codes and Work Rules, as well as work background in banking, retail and financial services industries bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Kronos Workforce Central (WFC), Labor Levels, Labor Accounts, Pay Codes, Work Rules, Holiday & Overtime, Access Profiles, Display profiles and Accruals. Areas of expertise include installing Kronos 8.1 applications, upgrading the Kronos database from 8.0 to 8.1 and ensuring the performance and reliability of the Kronos systems. Educational attainment includes Master’s degree in Applied Economics.

Working with areas such as performing the upgrade to Kronos WFC solution and adding the consumer division also upgrade to Kronos WFC 8.1. to include attendance and leave modules were some of the responsibilities of this Kronos analyst. Developing and writing/rewriting multiple Interfaces utilizing Kronos Workforce Integration Manager (WIM) were some of the duties. This individual was responsible for supporting day to day production Kronos environment, including but not limited to documenting all Kronos reported production issues, troubleshooting Kronos configuration making required adjustments, testing code changes and making best practice recommendations. Qualified software build pre-releases was handled by testing builds, using Kronos application on customer hosted database (Oracle and or SQL) for customer compliance and release to customer.

Other functions consisted of providing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for various customer problems and presenting them to the stakeholders. The job covered creating and modifying configuration setup including but not limited to Access Profile, Pay Rules, Scheduler and Advanced Scheduler.

Could your organization use a Kronos analyst who is experienced in retail, manufacturing and education industries, as well as proficient in Kronos Workforce Central, Workforce Record Manager (SDM), Accruals and Attendance? Technical proficiencies cover Kronos Workforce Central, Workforce Record Manager (SDM), Kronos Accruals, Kronos Attendance, Kronos WDM, Kronos Process Designer and Global Time Off Request and Kronos Connect/ Integration Manager. Strengths includes years of Kronos experience.

Some impact contributions of this Kronos analyst included providing the highest tier support for various issues including in touch clock, interfacing, attendance, accrual inquiries, time off requests, reporting issues and integration issues with Kronos 6.3 for 1,000,000 employees worldwide. This individual collaborated with international HR and IT users to resolve needs of the business using meetings. Key roles involved coordinating a call with the team to document the proper troubleshooting steps for complex ‘off network clocks’ which were clocks outside the company network. Notes were posted to intranet and the session for new hire training process was recorded. Skills brought to the table involved identifying cases where an issue becomes a change request or generating a change request for the issue. Functions covered performing root cause analysis, documenting change request and passing to developers for configuration changes. The job consisted of volunteering to create a new hire document for fast acclimation to the company applications and policies.

Key roles in another job involved recommending solutions for implementation and production opportunities, in addition to documenting and performing parallel compare process. A spreadsheet was created to place data for comparisons between old and new payroll output files and explained each difference.

Would a Kronos analyst with familiarity in financial services and banking industries help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Kronos Workforce Central (WFC), Workforce Timekeeper and Oracle. Advantage involves years of extensive experience as Kronos consultant with specialization in Kronos WFC.

Making a positive difference with partnering with management and Kronos administrators to reduce issues from the Kronos Timekeeping system and to improve interfaces with ongoing assessments was one of the key focuses of this Kronos analyst. Internal meetings on system build strategies were led for complex configuration; work was done with tables, interfaces and SQL developers. Responsibilities covered being accountable for gathering new Kronos business requirements, as well as developing and testing Kronos pay rules, pay codes, work rules, function access profiles (FAP), data access profiles, labor level sets and shift guarantee’s holiday rules. Proposing and implementing a balancing process to confirm pay code/hours totals between Kronos and pay files created for SAP Payroll process in order to reduce/eliminate errors in employee paycheck were carried out.

Notable tasks included acting as a liaison to management and Kronos administrators to increase credibility of the new Kronos timekeeping system, along with performing parallel and end-to-end testing to validate configuration processes for human resources, payroll and benefits transactions. Functions involved troubleshooting and solving all problems in software and configuration in WFC suite specializing in Workforce Scheduler (WFS) in addition to Workforce Time Keeper. This individual implemented Kronos best practices to ensure efficient time-keeping for managers, employees, and payroll staff. Leave of absence, reasons, eligibility, documents, and Leave rules from HR practices were configured.

Could your organization use a Kronos analyst who is experienced in insurance, banking and wholesale industries, as well as proficient in Kronos Workforce Central, Workforce Timekeeper, Accruals, Activities, Leave and Attendance? Technical proficiencies cover Kronos Workforce Timekeeper, Accruals, Activities, Leave, Attendance, Advanced Scheduler, Forecaster and Kronos WFC. Areas of expertise include creating Kronos Connect interfaces using XML and API to Import employees, Labor levels, employee groups and to export employee’s hours to Payroll Software.

One of the primary tasks of this Kronos analyst included implementing Kronos best practices to ensure efficient time-keeping for managers, employees, and payroll staff. Experiences included implementation of Kronos Workforce Center Timekeeper, Scheduler, Connect/Workforce Integration Manager, Data Collection Manager/Workforce Device Manager and Kronos terminals. Different versions of interfaces were deployed through the Workforce Integration Manager (WIM) Tool. Key roles covered creating and maintaining application configuration relating to Kronos Timekeeper and Workforce Scheduler pay rules, work rules, pay codes, holiday table, accrual rules, profiles, Labor Level entries and sets, Hyperfind queries, Function Access Profiles, Genies and Scheduler Org Map. Day to day production Kronos environment was supported, including documenting all Kronos reported production issues, trouble-shooting Kronos configuration, making required adjustments, testing code changes and making best practice recommendations.

Implementing Kronos applications on various mobile platforms and working with Workforce Device Manager (WDM) were some of the important contributions. This individual was accountable for gathering new Kronos business requirements, developing and testing Kronos pay rules, pay codes, work rules, Function Access Profiles (FAP), Data Access Profiles, Labor Level Sets, Shift Guarantee’s Holiday Rules and much more.

Could your organization use a human resources information systems (HRIS) analyst who is experienced in software, financial services and manufacturing industries? Technical proficiencies cover Kronos HRMS, SAP, Access, Crystal Report and Lotus Notes. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management and Associate’s degree in Business Administration. This individual is a Certified Compensation Professional.

Primary tasks of this HRIS analyst included serving as a member of the Kronos’ Human Resources department reporting to the manager of HRIS, as well as delivering HR programs: open enrollment, performance management and compensation programs. Evaluating tools and making recommendation for process improvements were also handled. Input data was audited. Key roles covered managing the installation of Kronos Workforce Leave, coordinating with the application consultant, along with handling IT support, benefits and payroll. Aside from conducting user acceptance testing, issues and requirements were documented and communication with the project team was held. Corporate headcount reporting, including attrition and demographic data analysis, were managed.

Contributions involved configuring the applicant tracking tool for staffing organization, along with working with the vendor, staffing and implementation team to gather requirements and conduct user acceptance testing. Designing and delivering training to HR and managers on HR tools/ programs using Adobe Captivate were completed. This individual created, maintained and modified human resource reports for use in various organizations, including board of directors and functional organizations, on ad hoc and scheduled basis. Kronos HRMS, Crystal Reports and Microsoft tools were used to collect and analyze data. Work was done with requestor to ensure proper parameters were set and data was collected at appropriate levels.

What can a human resources information systems (HRIS) analyst with work background in manufacturing, business services and education industries, as well as specializations in Kronos bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Kronos, ADP, Hrizon, iPay and eTime. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Ecology & Systematic Biology, minor in Statistics. This specialist has several years’ experience in HR, Payroll & HRIS.

Working with areas such as serving as key member of the workforce management software (Kronos 5.1) implementation team responsible for configuration/ testing, creating manuals, and training 2000 employees was part of the job as HRIS analyst. Duties covered serving as Kronos application administrator and ensuring the integrity of the database (activating new hires, updating schedules, resetting passwords). Aside from assisting the manager and employees with time card issues, database and time clock issues were also resolved. Critical reports were developed for managers and human resources (headcount, analyzing overtime, PTO usage, hours worked for Worker’s Comp, audit reports to verify integrity of data, salary summary for review). Intranet sites were maintained for the payroll department.

Responsibilities in another job consisted of processing biweekly payroll for 600 employees, generating manual checks and processing quarterly incentives or bonuses. Tasks involved entering HRIS data (new hires, terminations, all status changes, tax forms and direct deposits) in addition to serving as 401k administrator: enrolling new participants, making changes and corrections, approving and processing loans and hardships. Other tasks included handling benefits billing: auditing, processing bills. This individual managed the implementation of e-Time (automated time cards): configuration, testing, creating training manuals, conducting all employee and manager training.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this human resource information systems (HRIS) analyst who worked in software, business services and retail industries, as well as proficient in Kronos Workforce Timekeeper, ADP and PeopleSoft? Technical competencies involve Kronos Workforce Timekeeper, ADP, PeopleSoft and Ceridian. Educational attainment includes BBA in Marketing.

Important contributions of this HRIS analyst included serving as database administrator utilizing Ceridian 7.0.1 and supporting both HR and payroll with Crystal Reporting. Training was conducted (Ceridian, Access, Excel) within the HR department. Tasks covered ensuring data integrity and validation, creating and reconciling weekly vendor files, as well as serving as liaison between HR and IT.

Key roles in other jobs involved reconciling and quality assuring twelve data files transmitted weekly to vendors, in addition to implementing strategies for routine data integrity verification. IVR and Ben admin test scripts were developed for the conversion to PeopleSoft. Duties consisted of educating and supporting corporate and district offices on health and welfare plan administration for 450 dealerships and 35,000 associates. Technical support was provided for 25 customer service representatives at a benefit call center that supported 35,000 associates nationwide. Test scripts were created for IVR testing and prepared system documentation. In addition, this specialist served as solution consultant, conducted analysis, created configuration documentation, configured clients’ databases, created test scripts, conducted user acceptance testing and unit testing Databases for Workforce also known as eTime. Clients’ databases were configured for eTime implementation. The clients’ databases were also upgraded. Other skills brought to the table involved implementing employee and manager self-service and creating user manuals for clients.

Does a human resources information systems (HRIS) analyst who is experienced in government, construction and marketing industries, as well as knowledgeable in Kronos pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves Kronos Workforce Timekeeper & Scheduler, Oracle, Sage 300/Timberline and Access. Educational background includes Bachelors of Science in Cyber Security (ongoing).

One of the major responsibilities of this HRIS analyst included processing manual timesheets and Kronos Timekeeping punches & edits for payroll of approx. 1,000 employees, including union, non-union, exempt, appointed/elected, limited service, full time, part time staff and summer youth; on a weekly and biweekly basis. Kronos user maintenance was carried out, to include profile access, user views, pay rules, work rules, device assignments, accrual updates & adjustments, schedule maintenance (group & individual), pay codes and leave of absence tracking. This individual provided Kronos training (individual & group) of basic users (over 1,000), editors/approvers (approx. 300), & refresher training as required. Assistance was provided in the upgrade to Kronos 7.0.7 converting organization to a cloud based version, with heavy involvement in compatibility verifications for all interfacing software, Java, IE, & also including heading the heavy user testing phase.

The job covered assisting the payroll manager in large payroll projects including: retroactive pay calculations exceeding past several years & for over 100 employees (based on contract negotiations). Functions consisted of maintaining the FMLA information for employees, status, availability, approvals and pay outs, along with providing DOL vital statistics reports both monthly & quarterly, to state officials & internal parties. An additional function involved acting a payroll liaison for all communications within company and outside entities (verbal/ written).