Workday Systems & Data Analyst - Impactful People Tech

Starlight Childrens Foundation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Self leave days

Carer's leave

Leave for reproductive health

Pet owner leave

Work from anywhere 20 days/year

Mental health and wellbeing support

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Starlight Childrens Foundation is seeking a Systems & Data Analyst to administer Workday and related HR platforms, ensuring data accuracy and reliable system performance. You will partner with People & Culture and Technology to optimize workflows, deliver workforce insights, and communicate technical concepts in clear, everyday language.

The role emphasises configuring HR processes across recruitment, onboarding, movements, leave and performance, plus maintaining documentation and data quality

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to translate people experiences into technology-enabled processes.
• Strong data accuracy, integrity and governance mindset.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience producing workforce reports and trends.
• Experience configuring Workday or similar HCM platforms.
• Ability to support testing, configuration changes and troubleshooting.

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 and compliance.
• Support system enhancements, new functionality and continuous improvement.
• Maintain clear documentation, procedures and user guides.
• Prepare workforce reports and dashboards; provide insights for planning.

Skills

Communication

Relationship management

Data accuracy

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Business-process translation

Tools

Workday

Job description

Starlight Childrens Foundation is seeking a Systems & Data Analyst to administer Workday and related HR platforms, ensuring data accuracy and reliable system performance. You will partner with People & Culture and Technology to optimize workflows, deliver workforce insights, and communicate technical concepts in clear, everyday language.

The role emphasises configuring HR processes across recruitment, onboarding, movements, leave and performance, plus maintaining documentation and data quality