Workday Systems & Data Insights Analyst

Starlight Children's Foundation Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Self leave days

Carer’s leave

Reproductive health leave

Pet-friendly leave

Public Holiday swap

Work from anywhere 20 days/year

Mental health & wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Starlight Children's Foundation Australia is seeking a Systems & Data Analyst to administer Workday and related HR platforms, ensuring data accuracy and reliable system performance across the employee lifecycle. You will partner with P&P and Technology to optimise processes and deliver workforce insights through dashboards and reporting.

You will translate technical concepts into practical guidance for managers and employees, enabling confident use of our platforms and driving continuous

Qualifications

• Experience configuring and administering Workday or a similar Human Capital Management (HCM) platform.
• Strong understanding of P&P processes across the employee lifecycle and ability to configure systems that support efficient, customer-focused ways of working.
• Experience maintaining employee and workforce data with a strong commitment to data accuracy, integrity and governance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience producing workforce reports, identifying trends and recommending improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to support system enhancements, test configuration changes and troubleshoot user issues with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong planning, organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes.

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 config

Data governance

Data analytics

Reporting

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Workday

Job description

Starlight Children's Foundation Australia is seeking a Systems & Data Analyst to administer Workday and related HR platforms, ensuring data accuracy and reliable system performance across the employee lifecycle. You will partner with P&P and Technology to optimise processes and deliver workforce insights through dashboards and reporting.

You will translate technical concepts into practical guidance for managers and employees, enabling confident use of our platforms and driving continuous