About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a major digital and enterprise transformation program focused on HR and Payroll systems. This role will suit someone who has a strong background in system implementation, business process improvement, and stakeholder engagement within complex, regulated environments.
The successful candidate will work across business, technology, architecture, governance, and vendor teams to support the delivery of modern HRIS and payroll capabilities, ensuring alignment with enterprise data and digital strategies. This role plays a key part in defining requirements, improving processes, managing delivery risks, and enabling future-state workforce systems.
Key Responsibilities
System Implementation & Support
- Support implementation and enhancement of HRIS and payroll systems (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM)
- Assist with system configuration, testing, and deployment activities
- Ensure solutions meet business and compliance requirements
Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering
- Engage with stakeholders to elicit, define, and document functional and non-functional requirements
- Translate business needs into user stories, process maps, and solution requirements
- Support traceability from requirements through to delivery
Process Improvement & Optimisation
- Analyse existing HR and payroll processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies, risks, and automation opportunities
- Contribute to process redesign and future-state operating models
- Support continuous improvement initiatives
Data Analysis & Reporting
- Develop and support HR and payroll reporting and dashboards
- Analyse workforce data to provide insights on metrics such as turnover, workforce composition, and time tracking
- Support data quality and consistency across systems
Testing & Compliance Support
- Assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT), test case development, and defect management
- Ensure payroll and HR processes comply with relevant legislation, policies, and governance standards
- Support audit and compliance activities as required
Stakeholder Engagement & Delivery Support
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across business, IT, risk, legal, privacy, and transformation teams
- Support delivery planning, dependency mapping, and risk identification
- Contribute to effective communication between technical and non-technical t
Essential Skills & Experience
- Minimum 3+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst
- Demonstrated experience supporting HR or Payroll system implementations
- Strong knowledge of HCM/Payroll platforms such as Workday HCM, SAP SuccessFactors (EC/ECP), or Oracle HCM
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and processes
- Proven stakeholder management experience, including engagement with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
- Experience working within large-scale transformation or system integration projects
Highly Regarded
- Experience in government, insurance, health, or disability sectors
- Understanding of data governance, information lifecycle, and retention policies
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with detailed delivery execution
- Formal project or delivery certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or Scrum
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Krunal Patel on Krunal.Patel@davidsonwp.com, quoting reference JN -052026-43320. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
