Business Systems Analyst in Birmingham, West Midlands
Posted by Langham Recruitment
£47,500 a year
Birmingham · Permanent
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.
- 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.
Experience with one or more of the following payroll and finance platforms would be advantageous:
Payroll Systems
- Zellis ResourceLink, Zellis Quantum, Oracle Payroll, SAP Payroll, ADP, Workday Payroll, MHR iTrent, Moorepay, Dayforce (Ceridian)
- Oracle Financials, SAP Finance, Dynamics 365 Finance, Unit4, Sage, NetSuite
- Data analysis and reporting, SQL exposure, Systems integration projects, UAT/Test Management, Process automation initiatives, Power BI or reporting tools
- 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.
- £47,500 basic salary
- £4,400 car allowance
- Up to 12% annual bonus
- Private Healthcare, 25 days holiday + bank, Pension
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