Payroll Business Analyst

Michael Page; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page partners with a Melbourne healthcare client to hire a Payroll Business Analyst on a fixed-term contract. The role supports end-to-end payroll processes across multiple platforms, collaborating with Payroll, HR, and Project teams to document current and future-state processes.

The successful candidate will gather requirements, map processes, and drive functional documentation, testing, and data migration activities.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years experience supporting a payroll, HRIS, workforce management, or system implementation project.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processes, award interpretation, payroll compliance, and payroll controls.
• Exposure to payroll platforms such as SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), Workday Payroll, Dayforce, Oracle HCM, Chris21/iChris, or SAP Payroll.
• Hands-on experience with SIT, UAT, parallel payroll testing, or payroll reconciliation activities.
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data validation, and reconciliation of large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Payroll, HR, Workforce Management, and Project teams to document current and future-state payroll processes.
• Gather, analyse, and document business requirements for payroll system enhancements and implementation activities.
• Develop detailed process maps, workflows, business requirements, and functional documentation using Visio or Lucidchart.
• Coordinate and execute payroll testing activities, including SIT, UAT, and parallel payroll validation.
• Perform payroll data analysis, reconciliations, and exception reporting to support system configuration and migration activities.
• Support payroll data migration, cleansing, and validation activities during implementation phases.
• Facilitate workshops with payroll SMEs and key business stakeholders to capture business rules and operational requirements.
• Investigate payroll system issues, document findings, and assist with resolution activities alongside project and vendor teams.
• Create user guides, training materials, and knowledge transfer documentation to support business readiness.
• Identify process improvement opportunities within payroll and workforce management functions and assist with implementation.

Skills

Payroll processes

SIT/UAT testing

Excel skills

Stakeholder engagement

HRIS knowledge

Tools

SuccessFactors

Workday

Dayforce

Oracle HCM

Chris21/iChris

SAP Payroll

Job description

• Partner with Payroll, HR, Workforce Management, and Project teams to document current and future-state payroll processes.
• Gather, analyse, and document business requirements for payroll system enhancements and implementation activities.
• Develop detailed process maps, workflows, business requirements, and functional documentation using Visio or Lucidchart.
• Coordinate and execute payroll testing activities, including SIT, UAT, and parallel payroll validation.
• Perform payroll data analysis, reconciliations, and exception reporting to support system configuration and migration activities.
• Support payroll data migration, cleansing, and validation activities during implementation phases.
• Facilitate workshops with payroll SMEs and key business stakeholders to capture business rules and operational requirements.
• Investigate payroll system issues, document findings, and assist with resolution activities alongside project and vendor teams.
• Create user guides, training materials, and knowledge transfer documentation to support business readiness.
• Identify process improvement opportunities within payroll and workforce management functions and assist with implementation.

• Partner with Payroll, HR, Workforce Management, and Project teams to document current and future-state payroll processes.
• Gather, analyse, and document business requirements for payroll system enhancements and implementation activities.
• Develop detailed process maps, workflows, business requirements, and functional documentation using Visio or Lucidchart.
• Coordinate and execute payroll testing activities, including SIT, UAT, and parallel payroll validation.
• Perform payroll data analysis, reconciliations, and exception reporting to support system configuration and migration activities.
• Support payroll data migration, cleansing, and validation activities during implementation phases.
• Facilitate workshops with payroll SMEs and key business stakeholders to capture business rules and operational requirements.
• Investigate payroll system issues, document findings, and assist with resolution activities alongside project and vendor teams.
• Create user guides, training materials, and knowledge transfer documentation to support business readiness.
• Identify process improvement opportunities within payroll and workforce management functions and assist with implementation.

Fixed Term ContractExposure to enterprise payroll and HR platforms.

A successful 'Payroll Business Analyst' should have:

• 2-4 years experience supporting a payroll, HRIS, workforce management, or system implementation project.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processes, award interpretation, payroll compliance, and payroll controls.
• Exposure to payroll platforms such as SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), Workday Payroll, Dayforce, Oracle HCM, Chris21/iChris, or SAP Payroll.
• Hands-on experience with SIT, UAT, parallel payroll testing, or payroll reconciliation activities.
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data validation, and reconciliation of large datasets.
• Experience documenting business processes, requirements, workflows, and operating procedures.
• Healthcare, hospital, aged care, or complex workforce environment experience highly desirable.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work closely with Payroll Managers, HR teams, and technology partners

Our client operates in the healthcare industry in Melbourne and are transitioning to a modern payroll solution. You'll work closely with project stakeholders, payroll specialists, HR teams, and system vendors to help document processes, support system testing, analyse data, and contribute to the successful delivery of a new payroll platform

• Fixed-term contract.
• Exposure to enterprise payroll and HR platforms.
• Hybrid working environment