Senior Systems Consultant

Usyd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Sydney is seeking a full-time fixed-term specialist to lead continuous improvement projects and provide HRIS system support. You will collaborate with vendors, architects, analysts, and users to ensure usability, data integrity, accuracy and compliance across HR systems.

The role requires strong project skills, the ability to work autonomously, and experience with HRIS like Workday or Ascender Pay is highly desirable. This is a fixed-term appointment until January 2028.

Qualifications

• Experience with system analysis, design and implementation of information systems.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and deliver quality outcomes in a large organisation.
• Experience in HRIS data extraction, analysis and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day HRIS support to HR group and University managers.
• Design tools and materials to support HR staff and end users, including training to increase self-service usage.
• Ensure approval flows and system notifications align with HR policy and authority.

Skills

HRIS expertise

data extraction

testing

training delivery

stakeholder management

project skills

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Tools

Workday

Ascender Pay

Job description

Full time fixed term opportunity until January 2028

Utilise your expertise to provide support for Human Resource Workforce Systems users across the University through ensuring usability, data integrity, accuracy and compliance

Base Salary $131,108 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The primary purpose of this role is to lead continuous improvement projects and system support ensuring usability, data integrity, accuracy, and compliance. This position will define system requirements and specifications and be Responsible for assigned testing activities with minimal supervision including participation in identifying scenarios to be included in the test execution. Working in the systems team, the successful candidate will interact with system vendors, solution architects, business analysts, business users, and management. Candidates should possess strong project skills and be able to work autonomously with little supervision. Experience in using the Workday or Ascender Pay system is highly desirable.

What are we looking for?

Ideal candidates for this role will be experienced in system analysis, design and implementation of information systems or continuous improvement initiatives within a large organisation. You will possess excellent communication skills and problem-solving ability within a business environment. We are looking for people who can build and maintain positive working relationships to influence key stakeholders and work consultatively to facilitate the delivery of quality outcomes.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• provide day to day support to the Human Resource group as well as University managers and staff in the use of the Human Resource Information System ensuring compliance with HR policies and procedures
• design and supply tools and materials to support Human Resource staff and other end users to effectively utilise the existing Human Resource systems for their needs, including training as needed to increase utilisation of self-service functions
• ensure approval flows and automated system notifications are configured correctly to meet Human Resource policy and procedure requirements in accordance with the formal delegations of authority
• coordinate and organise user acceptance testing, roll out of system patches, fixes and updates to minimise disruptions, and communicate system improvements, updates and outages across the University
• conduct detailed research and analysis as part of the broader Human Resources agenda and work with the reporting and analytics team to ensure system optimisation and data accuracy and integrity.

About you

• post graduate qualifications in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• demonstrated experience working with a large, entity wide HRIS dealing with extraction, analysis and maintenance of data
• experience managing or participating in HR system implementations, upgrades or system projects
• previous experience in a shared service environment (HR or operational)
• experience in delivering training to support the implementation or alteration to HRIS systems or processes
• previous experience working in a Higher Education environment or large organisations.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion , evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People , women , people living with a disability , people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds , and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ . We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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