Payroll Analyst

Job Title:

Payroll Analyst

Location:

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Duration: 6 Months

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• Responsible for elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business requirements.
• Research and exploration of user requirements, costs, and benefits in support of documentation required for the demand management process.
• Responsible for analyzing the business needs to identify new processes and process improvements that will meet those needs.
• Documents current business processes and models to define requirements and/or gaps.
• Analyze detailed system factors including input/output requirements, information and paper flow, hardware, and software needs.
• Analyze “soft” system factors including roles, responsibilities, policy, culture, etc.
• Evaluate the impact of potential software and process changes on the organization.
• Develop and facilitate groups as necessary in pursuit of eliciting and defining requirements.
• Assist in the creation of the business case documentation.
• Understanding of architectural consistency and usability standards.
• Defines and develops user test cases and validates test results during testing.
• Executes unit and functional test cases.
• May conduct system demonstrations and training sessions, as well as participate in design/review of training content.
• Plays a third level support role by helping to troubleshoot and resolve issues with production systems.
• Participates in associate meetings and communicates any concerns to management.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business, or another related field or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience leading data migration requirements from legacy systems into a new ERP (Sage X3) environment.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in requirements elicitation, documentation, and management, with emphasis on data mapping, transformation rules, and validation.
• Deep understanding of data structures, data quality, and migration best practices, with the ability to identify gaps and risks early.
• Self‑driven and accountable professional with strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to drive outcomes with minimal oversight.
• Working knowledge of Confluence and JIRA.
• Experience in any of the following business areas is desired:
  Sales operations, order entry, accounting, finance, procurement, warehouse operations, order management, and order fulfillment.
• Minimum of 3‑5 years’ business analysis or systems analysis experience is preferred.
• Bonus:
  Sage X3 experience (ERP).

• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Detail oriented, proactive, creative, and efficient.
• Intermediate level abilities in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word.
• Familiarity with application integration methods to include understanding of data mapping process.
• Ability to effectively work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to work on simultaneous and complex projects, with domain expertise in at least one business area.
• Expertise in ERP solution selection and implementation is a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences in written and non‑written format.
• Ability to work with all levels of associates.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a very dynamic environment.
• Ability to learn new systems and tools.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies, processes, and procedures.
• Active listener.
• Effective in a variety of formal/informal presentation settings: one‑on‑one, small, and large groups.

• Analyze payroll and timekeeping data to identify trends in overtime, labor costs, and workforce behaviors.
• Serve as a consultative partner to site leadership and HRBPs, translating complex data into clear recommendations for labor efficiency.

• Identify opportunities to remove manual processes (e.g., reducing Punch Exception Form volume) and drive greater standardization across departments.
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