Business Analyst

HRIT BA/Technical Analyst Requirements

Possess a minimum of 8+ years of experience in Business Analysis, within HRIT and Payroll domains.

Demonstrate strong expertise in HCM platforms including Workday and global payroll platforms like ADP systems (EV6, Streamline/GDMS, Celergo and WFN etc.)

Lead requirements gathering activities as an IT Analyst with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams.

Strong stakeholder facing skills, conduct workshops, stakeholder meetings, and working sessions to collect, analyze, and document business requirements.

Create, analyze, and validate detailed functional specifications, including business requirements, Functional Specification documents, Interface Data mapping specs, and user stories.

Translate business requirements into technical specifications, including integration requirements and acceptance criteria.

Support and validate Workday HR integrations, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and reliability.

Develop and maintain detailed data mapping documents for system integrations, particularly Workday to Payroll and Benefits interfaces.

Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in payroll and benefits systems, supporting integrations and processes.

Facilitate requirement prioritization, resolve conflicts among stakeholders, and obtain formal requirement sign-offs.

Collaborate with IT and technical teams to define end-to-end solution designs aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Enforce standards and procedures across design, development, testing, and deployment phases.

Create and maintain test strategies, test plans, and detailed test scripts for payroll systems and integrations.

Support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and other validation activities.

Validate test results, ensure traceability to requirements, and coordinate defect management and resolution with QA and development teams.

Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (including ADP and other payroll and benefit vendors) for incident management, escalation, and resolution.

Ensure alignment of payroll data across systems and maintain data integrity across global payroll platforms.

Demonstrate strong technical skills, understanding of payroll processes, compliance requirements, and financial integrations such as GL postings.

Ensure compliance with organizational security policies, audit requirements, and data privacy standards including SOX and regulatory requirements.

Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements, design, development support, testing, and deployment.

Operate within Agile delivery models and actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to engage effectively across technical and business stakeholders.

Manage multiple priorities independently while ensuring timely delivery of assigned tasks and deliverables.

Strong proficiency in understanding, writing, and optimizing SQL queries for system integrations.

AI certifications (e.g., Google Cloud, AWS, or similar platforms) are considered a plus.