Business Systems Analyst

Langham Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

25 days holiday + bank

Pension

Job summary

Langham Recruitment is partnering with a FTSE 100 housebuilder to recruit a Business Systems Analyst for payroll and finance systems. You will gather requirements, map processes, and drive system changes across payroll and finance domains while engaging senior stakeholders.

The role supports system enhancements, documentation, and UAT activities, with a hybrid work pattern and opportunities to influence value through technology and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or Business Systems Analyst in payroll or finance systems environments.
• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting payroll-related projects, upgrades, implementations or integrations.
• Ability to map and improve complex business processes.
• Experience producing high-quality analysis and project documentation.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Engage with payroll, finance and operational stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Analyse and document current and future-state business processes.
• Support the delivery of payroll and finance system enhancements and transformation projects.
• Produce functional specifications, process maps, user stories and BRDs.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder meetings across multiple business areas.
• Support system testing, UAT planning and implementation activities.
• Work with third-party software providers and internal technical teams.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and efficiency gains.
• Assist with change management and user adoption activities.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Business process mapping

Data analysis

SQL exposure

UAT / Test Management

Power BI

Tools

Zellis ResourceLink

Zellis Quantum

Oracle Payroll

SAP Payroll

Workday Payroll

Oracle Financials

SAP Finance

Dynamics 365 Finance

Unit4

NetSuite

Power BI

Job description

Business Systems Analyst - Payroll & Finance Systems | FTSE 100 | £47,500 + £4,400 Car Allowance + up to 12% Bonus | Hybrid - 1 day per week in either Warrington, Birmingham or York

We are recruiting on behalf of a FTSE 100 housebuilder who are seeking an experienced Business Systems Analyst to support a range of payroll, finance and business systems projects across the organisation. This role will suit a Business Systems Analyst or BA who has strong experience gathering requirements, improving processes and delivering system change within payroll and finance environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with payroll, finance and operational stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Analyse and document current and future-state business processes.
• Support the delivery of payroll and finance system enhancements and transformation projects.
• Produce functional specifications, process maps, user stories and business requirements documentation.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder meetings across multiple business areas.
• Support system testing, UAT planning and implementation activities.
• Work closely with third-party software providers and internal technical teams.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and efficiency gains.
• Assist with change management and user adoption activities.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience working as a Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst or similar within payroll or finance systems environments
• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting payroll-related projects, system upgrades, implementations or integrations.
• Ability to map and improve complex business processes.
• Experience producing high-quality analysis and project documentation.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Technical Experience

Payroll Systems

• Zellis ResourceLink
• Zellis Quantum
• Oracle Payroll
• SAP Payroll
• ADP
• Workday Payroll
• MHR iTrent
• Moorepay
• Dayforce (Ceridian)

Finance Platforms

• Oracle Financials
• SAP Finance
• Dynamics 365 Finance
• Unit4
• Sage
• NetSuite

Other Desirable Technical Skills

• Data analysis and reporting, SQL exposure, Systems integration projects, UAT/Test Management, Process automation initiatives, Power BI or reporting tools

Ideal Candidate

• Strong understanding of payroll processes, payroll legislation impacts and finance workflows.
• Comfortable operating between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Commercial mindset with a focus on delivering business value through technology and process improvement.

Package

• £47,500 basic salary
• £4,400 car allowance
• Up to 12% annual bonus
• Private Healthcare, 25 days holiday + bank, Pension