HR & Payroll Business Analyst

Our client, a large end-user organisation, is looking for a HR & Payroll Business Analyst who must have previous large scale ERP experience, to act as a bridge between the business and the Payroll and T&A Transformation Project Team to ensure that requirements are clear, solutions are cost effective, well designed and sustainable. The role can be completed on a primarily remote basis with only the occasional requirement to visit the client’s offices in Milton Keynes.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• BCS Certificate in Business Analysis (desirable)
• Strong experience of complex HR Business Analyst (8 years +)
• Experience with one of the following - Midland, Core hr, cronos, iTrent
• Experience of HR, Payroll and T&A systems essential
• Strong and proven ERP project experience
• Experience of working in blue collar environment an advantage
• Experience of working in a structured project environment essential
• Good understanding of structured project methodology (e.g. Prince2)
• Skilled in use of Visio & standard Business Process Mapping techniques
• Good knowledge of best practice techniques for requirements capture
• Experience of creating functional specifications, wireframes, data & process flow diagrams

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Capture, prioritise and obtain business sign off for requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of key future requirements and processes
• Develop new processes and ways of working and obtain buy in from business stakeholders
• Provide up to date process documentation for the business
• Investigate options and provide recommendations to facilitate informed decision making
• Lead and facilitate groups in defining business and system requirements, right fit for the business
• Where a new external solution is required, the BA is responsible for establishing a clear, transparent product and supplier selection process, with an agreed set of assessment criteria, so that an objective decision can be reached.
• Evaluate, analysis and build processes around new system
• Understand suppliers (vendor/s name) processes, configurations and security functionality.
• The BA is responsible for building cost and benefit estimates to support the justification for new projects and for establishing how benefits will be measured
• Partner with other business groups and team members such as IT, HR and team members to ensure all key elements and business benefits are captured and accounted for
• Define the functional solution and obtaining buy in and approval from business owners and Group IT.
• The BA is responsible for reviewing test plans and providing input and assistance to the testing function to ensure that test plans are comprehensive
• Resolves system issues, identifies root causes and determines the best course of action
• The BA is responsible for working with the business to ensure that process change is successfully adopted to deliver sustainable business change
• The BA is responsible for managing small changes through to delivery
• Responsible for delivering high quality business analysis, sharing best practice and keeping up to date with the latest techniques and approaches
• The BA is responsible for working with Key Stakeholders in creating and maintaining standard documentation in support of the above

Personal Attributes & Behaviours

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to clearly explain complex concepts
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to effectively prioritise and deliver in a demanding environment
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on own as well as part of a team
• Proactive, shows initiative and takes ownership
• Current driving license essential
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Ability to collaborate and develop strong partnerships with service providers and team members

Location:  Milton Keynes

Candidates must be eligible to work in this country.