Payroll Transformation Analyst (Hybrid, Fixed-Term)

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

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.