SAP HR Business System Analyst - Gft

As an SAP Business System Analyst within the HR & Compensation Technology group, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team contributing towards various deliverables on new and/or annual projects related to HR technology. In your role, you will analyze the business requirements on assigned projects to help ensure program/project system needs are identified, configured, and delivered in line with the strategic goals or objectives of the project. The primary area of responsibility for this role is SAP on-premise Personnel Administration, Org Management, Benefits & Pensions, Time Management, and Payroll, and integrations to third-party vendors and other non-SAP applications.

Understands the HR business and factors opportunities and risks into requirements, conducts information gathering sessions. Prepares detailed business system requirements: identifying, tracking, and resolving business systems issues and configuring the SAP on-premise system for all or most of payroll, benefit, pensions, time, and other modules.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Assess, research, analyze, and document sponsor/stakeholder needs in accordance with Project Life Cycle and Capability Maturity Model deliverables, selecting appropriate information gathering and/or modeling techniques to solve problems. Guide QA through testing objectives and assist with analysis of testing results.
• Contribute to successful project completion by identifying risks and developing/recommending mitigation strategies. Recommend business solutions that satisfy sponsor/stakeholder needs, continually exploring and assessing options for value-add to clients.
• Function as a liaison between the business and the developers. Walk stakeholders through requirements and manage expectations regarding scope.
• Contribute to test case creation; ensuring that test cases are tightly integrated with requirements specifications.
• Participate and work collaboratively within cross-functional project teams comprised of HRCT Teams, Business Partners, T&O IT Teams, and Vendors.
• Develop system specifications and test plans according to existing standards and methodologies.
• Elicit the requirements needed to carry out business processes including interviews, cross-functional workshops, etc.
• Translate business needs, processes, and procedures into a workable system, articulating specific software requirements by communicating these requirements with technology experts and business stakeholders.
• Work closely with business architects and other technology staff to deliver project results while implementing risk analysis and meeting required deliverables.
• Provide direction, expertise, feedback, coaching, and development to build the capability of more junior staff with a strong drive to learn.
• Participate in planning with other Business Analysts, the Project Manager, and business in the early stages of project formation.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

• Proven experience (7+ years) working in small to medium-sized projects in Agile or iterative waterfall project teams as a Business Analyst with a university degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong knowledge of SAP configurations in all or most of Personnel Administration, Org Management, Benefits & Pensions, Time Management, and Payroll modules.
• Strong knowledge of SAP payroll schemas, rules, and functions.
• Strong knowledge of SAP dynamic actions.
• Ability to analyze application integrations and facilitate discussions with HR business partners to resolve issues and/or improve application performance.
• Analyze and understand business data to support decision-making and effectively present information.
• Evaluate alternative procedural and systematic solutions that meet needs while maintaining business standards.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work independently under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with an ability to work effectively with all levels of staff and management.
• Strong analytical, trend analysis, problem identification, and resolution skills.
• Great attention to detail, organizational skills, and an analytical mind.

Nice-to-have:

• SAP and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Experience an asset.
• Ability to read ABAP codes and debug ABAP programs or ability to work with technical resources to read ABAP codes and debug ABAP programs.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference in our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Flexible work/life balance options.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.

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Job Skills:

Agile Methodology, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Requirements Analysis.