Business Systems Analyst - People Systems

Tassal; Hobart, Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Employee assistance program

Birthday day off

Product discounts

Flexible location (Hobart & Sydney)

Job summary

Tassal is seeking a Business Systems Analyst – People Platforms to partner with P&C, Payroll, site teams and Digital & Data. You will modernise processes, select technology and deliver secure, scalable solutions across the People & Workforce landscape.

You’ll focus on Dayforce and broaden into the People & Workforce tech stack, driving automation, data quality and governance, with integrations to Entra ID, Snowflake, Boomi and Power BI.

Qualifications

• 3+ years configuring a cloud HCM platform; Dayforce preferred; Workday/SAP/UKG considered.
• Experience with payroll, time and attendance, and rostering in a shift-based hourly workforce.
• Understanding of APIs, SQL or reporting, and identity management.
• Experience with low-code automation (Power Automate/Power Apps) and release management in production environments.
• Process mapping and Lean or continuous-improvement methods.

Responsibilities

• Partner with P&C, Payroll and site teams to identify root causes and design improvements with business cases.
• Co-own the People & Workforce backlog and retire manual/legacy processes for a consistent employee experience.
• Assess requests against Dayforce, Power Platform, Snowflake and Boomi; recommend practical, scalable solutions.
• Translate business requirements into functional/technical specs; avoid shadow IT and unnecessary customization.
• Configure and maintain Dayforce workflows, security roles, testing, and release schedules; manage environments and governance.

Skills

Cloud HCM platform

Dayforce experience

Payroll knowledge

APIs/SQL reporting

Low-code automation

Release management

Lean/continuous improvement

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Dayforce

Microsoft Power Platform

Snowflake

Boomi

Power BI

AI agents

Job description

About the opportunity

The Business Systems Analyst – People Platforms is the technical partner for Tassal’s people and workforce systems. The role works closely with People & Culture (P&C), Payroll, site teams and Digital & Data to modernise processes, select the right technology, and deliver secure, scalable and well-governed solutions.

Purpose of the role

The role begins with a strong focus on Dayforce and progressively broadens across the People & Workforce technology landscape as the improvement backlog matures. It balances platform stability and support with continuous improvement, automation, integration and data quality.

Key Responsibilities

Process modernisation

• Partner with P&C, Payroll and site teams to identify process root causes, design practical improvements and build business cases demonstrating administrative time savings, reduced risk and improved data quality.
• Co‑own the People & Workforce backlog with the HCM Systems Manager, prioritising the retirement of manual, duplicated or legacy processes and ensuring a clear, consistent employee and manager experience.

Right‑tool solution design

• Assess requests against existing tools—including Dayforce, Microsoft Power Platform, Monday.com, Snowflake, Power BI, Boomi and AI agents—and recommend the simplest sustainable solution, explaining cost, licensing, support, scalability, risk and Digital & Data architecture trade‑offs.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional and technical specifications, configuration over unnecessary custom development and avoiding new spreadsheets, email‑based workflows or other shadow systems.

Build, release and controls

• Configure and maintain Dayforce workflows, forms, business rules, security roles and reporting; manage technical escalations with Dayforce and implementation partners while building internal capability and reducing external reliance.
• Manage environments, testing and release schedules for vendor and internal changes, controlling production configuration access and maintaining change controls, audit trails and technical documentation so changes are assessed, approved, tested, communicated and reviewed after implementation.

Integration and data

• Own and support people‑data integrations—including Entra ID–Dayforce synchronisation, finance and ERP feeds, Boomi flows and Snowflake feeds—and build reporting and analytics foundations with the Data & Analytics team within agreed payroll and people‑data governance.
• Maintain a clean, consistent employee master across Dayforce, Entra ID and downstream applications, partnering with P&C as the business data owner to address legacy gaps in Chris21 employee history and residual Taleo data.

Automation and AI

• Automate approvals, notifications and hand‑offs currently reliant on email, spreadsheets or manual follow‑up, and develop AI‑assisted case triage and self‑service solutions for common P&C enquiries.
• Lead the technical build of advanced scheduling and workforce forecasting for shift‑based operations and safely implement agentic AI opportunities across people workflows with appropriate governance, privacy and human oversight.

Essential skills and experience

• At least 3 years’ experience configuring a cloud HCM platform. Dayforce experience is preferred; Workday, SAP SuccessFactors or UKG experience will also be considered.
• Working knowledge of payroll, time and attendance, and rostering in a shift‑based, hourly workforce, including how awards and enterprise agreements translate into system rules.
• Integration and data capability, including an understanding of APIs, SQL or reporting, and identity management.
• Experience with low‑code automation such as Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps or similar tools and in release management, testing and change control within a production environment.
• Process mapping, root‑cause analysis and Lean or comparable continuous‑improvement methods.
• Ability to explain technical options and trade‑offs clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.

Desirable

• Dayforce certification or any related HCM certification
• Experience with Snowflake and Power BI.
• Hands‑on experience using AI tools or agents to automate workflows.
• Experience in manufacturing, primary industries or another multi‑site operating environment.

Why join us?

At Tassal, you'll be part of a values‑led organisation where people genuinely care about what they do and the impact they have. We work hard, support one another and celebrate success together.

We offer:

• Ongoing professional development, coaching and career growth opportunities
• Exposure to diverse operational teams and complex people challenges
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
• A paid day off to celebrate your birthday
• Discounts on Tassal products
• Flexibility on location, with hubs in Hobart and Sydney.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including neurodivergent candidates. If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, let us know.