Remote-Eligible Workday Systems & Data Analyst

Starlight Children's Foundation Australia; Sydney; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Self leave days

Carer’s leave

Reproductive health leave

Pet owner leave

Public Holiday swap

Work from anywhere 20 days/year

Mental health & wellbeing support

Growth opportunities in aworkplace

Job summary

Starlight Children's Foundation Australia is seeking a Systems & Data Analyst to administer Workday and related HR platforms, ensuring accurate data, reliable performance, and timely support for managers and staff.

You will partner with People & Culture and Technology to optimise systems, deliver workforce insights, and translate technical concepts into practical guidance for users across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience configuring and administering Workday or a similar Human Capital Management (HCM) platform.
• Sound understanding of P&P processes across the employee lifecycle and the ability to configure systems that support efficient, customer-focused ways of working.
• Experience maintaining employee, organisational and workforce data with a strong commitment to data accuracy, integrity and governance.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Workday and other P&P systems to support operations.
• Configure and maintain business processes, workflows, approvals and structures.
• Ensure system access and settings align with policies, processes and compliance.
• Support system enhancements, new functionality and continuous improvement
• Maintain clear, practical documentation, procedures and user guides.
• Configure processes across recruitment, onboarding, employee movements, leave, performance and offboarding.
• Test and validate configuration changes before implementation.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of workforce data, organisational structures, job profiles and compensation frameworks.
• Conduct regular data quality reviews and support compliance reporting.
• Provide Level 1 and Level 2 user support, resolving workflow issues.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend improvements to configuration or documentation.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc workforce reports and dashboards.
• Identify trends and insights to support workforce planning & decision‑making.
• Apply a broad understanding of Australian Employment Laws to ensure people processes and system configurations support compliant practices.

Skills

Workday administration

Data governance

HR analytics

Dashboard reporting

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IT or related field

Tools

Workday

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Starlight Children's Foundation Australia is seeking a Systems & Data Analyst to administer Workday and related HR platforms, ensuring accurate data, reliable performance, and timely support for managers and staff.

You will partner with People & Culture and Technology to optimise systems, deliver workforce insights, and translate technical concepts into practical guidance for users across the organisation.