Functional Business Analyst - ERP Transformation

Charterhouse Partnership; Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Charterhouse Partnership is partnering with ACU to recruit a Business Analyst for ACU’s Workday ERP Transformation. The role will deliver specialist business analysis across HR, Payroll, Finance and Time & Attendance, leading requirements and process design to support successful Workday implementation.

You will elicit business needs, map current and future-state processes, and work with vendors and internal teams to ensure effective data migration and integration.

Qualifications

• This role requires substantial Business Analysis experience in a large ERP or transformation program.
• Proven ability to elicit, analyse, document and manage complex requirements.
• Experience mapping current and future-state processes and conducting gap/impact analyses.
• Knowledge of HR, Payroll, Finance, or Time & Attendance domains.
• Experience in data migration, integrations, reporting and testing for large projects.
• Strong analytical, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Workday experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse, validate and document business, functional and non-functional requirements with traceability.
• Map current-state processes and design standardized future-state processes aligned with Workday.
• Assess impacts and provide evidence-based recommendations across the program.
• Contribute to solution design ensuring configurations meet requirements and outcomes.
• Define requirements for data migration, integrations, reporting, workflow and security roles.
• Develop business scenarios, test cases and expected outcomes; support SIT/UAT and cutover activities.
• Facilitate workshops with business owners, SMEs, teams and vendors to build agreement.
• Produce change impact, communications, training, readiness, go-live and transition artefacts.
• Maintain auditable artefacts; support hypercare and benefits measurement.

Skills

Business Analysis

ERP Transformation

Stakeholder Engagement

Requirements Elicitation

Process Design

Workday Knowledge

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Charterhouse + ACU

We're excited to share that Charterhouse has been selected as ACU's recruitment partner for a handful of critical hires on its Workday ERP Transformation. This is one of them, and we'd love to hear from you if it sounds like your kind of challenge. The right candidate can be based in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

About ACU

ACU has a bold vision for its future. Vision 2033 sets out its mission as a Catholic university to be a "Christian presence in the university world," helping shape the coming generations in Australia and beyond by enabling flourishing lives, fostering thriving communities and building a more ethical future.

ACU is a publicly funded university with seven campuses around Australia, more than 200 partner universities on six continents and a campus in Rome. It's one of the largest university contributors to the care economy in Australia and ranks among the top universities worldwide. Staff are supported with a positive culture, generous leave and flexible work arrangements, and everyone is welcome to engage with the mission, whether as Catholics, members of other faiths, or people with no religious affiliation who embrace the vision and strategic direction.

About the role

This role provides specialised business analysis and process design expertise for ACU's enterprise-wide ERP Program across HR, Payroll, Finance and Time & Attendance. You'll lead the analysis of business requirements, operating model impacts and future-state processes to support successful implementation of Workday-aligned solutions and business transformation outcomes.

What you'll do

• Elicit, analyse, validate and document business, functional and non-functional requirements, with clear traceability from business need through to delivery
• Map current-state processes and work with stakeholders and implementation partners to design and validate standardised future-state processes aligned with Workday
• Assess business, process, policy, governance, data and service impacts, and give evidence-based recommendations
• Provide business analysis expertise through solution design, making sure configurations align with requirements and agreed outcomes
• Define and validate requirements for data migration, integrations, reporting, workflow and security roles, and support mapping, cleansing and reconciliation
• Develop business scenarios, test cases and expected outcomes, and support SIT, UAT, payroll parallel activities, defect triage, retesting and acceptance evidence
• Facilitate workshops with business owners, SMEs, project teams and vendors to build agreement on requirements and future-state processes
• Provide analysis and artefacts for change impact, communications, training, readiness, cutover, go-live and transition to operations
• Maintain accurate, current and auditable requirements, process, decision and analysis artefacts in line with program governance and quality standards
• Support hypercare, lessons learned, benefits measurement and sustainable process and control improvements

About you

• A relevant degree with substantial relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and education or training
• Substantial experience as a Business Analyst in a large, complex organisation, preferably within an ERP or enterprise transformation program
• Proven experience eliciting, analysing, documenting, validating and managing complex business and functional requirements
• Proven experience mapping current and future-state processes, running gap and impact analysis, and supporting process redesign
• Knowledge of business process design, service delivery models and one or more of HR, Payroll, Finance, Procurement, workforce management or Time & Attendance
• Experience supporting enterprise solution design, data migration, integrations, reporting, testing and implementation in complex transformation programs
• Highly developed analytical, facilitation, consultation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to give clear, practical recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including accurate requirements, process, testing and governance documentation
• Workday experience is desirable
• A demonstrated commitment to cultural diversity and ethical practice, and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and workplace health and safety

Good to know

This role doesn't require a Working with Children Check. Preferred candidates will need to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.