Senior Business Analyst (fixed term till 30 June 2026) Business/Systems Analysts (Information & Communication Technology)
Rarangi Utu a-Matauranga - Education Payroll Limited (EPL) is a Crown entity that delivers pay to schools and kura on behalf of the Ministry of Education. With around 200 employees, we deliver one of the largest and most complex payrolls in Australasia.
The combination of great people and cutting-edge technology enable us to pay around 100,000 teachers and support staff across around 2,500 schools accurately and on time every fortnight. That's approximately $283 million a fortnight and $7.4 billion per annum.
The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for analysing, describing and documenting functional requirements and impact assessments. They are the interpreter and subject matter expert for requirements and the interaction with the wider business. They will collaborate with developers, testers and others to ensure the requirements are met. They have a deep awareness of how EPL's business operations work and help stakeholders explore technology possibilities to more effectively execute their roles. As the senior, they play a key role in mentoring others and shaping and leading EPL's BA practice.
A regular day for the Senior BA will have them attending morning stand ups with their team, working on and developing user stories, engaging with stakeholders, supporting the team to deliver on time and ongoing mentoring and training to encourage skill development.
If successful, you'll be appointed between $88,000 and $132,000 depending on experience and capability.
Because of the highly collaborative nature of our work, Education Payroll is primarily an office-based workplace. Our office is in central Wellington, close to the train station for an easy commute. We do offer flexible working arrangements after our people have completed an initial training period.
Key accountabilities:
Planning, scoping and working on multiple inter-related initiatives developing our payroll engine and EdPay, the payroll user interface for school administrators.
Providing business analysis expertise to support business process changes, production issues and enhancement requests.
Making recommendations based on analysis of information and data and preparing requirements, specifications and designing business processes.
Reviewing data sets for problem identification and control reconciliations utilising SQL and other tools as required.
Working closely with the business and development team to ensure requirements are understood.
Developing and maintaining business process documentation.
Mentoring and providing subject matter expertise on process and best practice for conducting requirement analysis within EPL.
Developing and maintaining a strong understanding of the business areas assigned to them.
To be successful in this role you will need to be:
Curious, ask good questions and have attention to detail.
Adaptable, flexible and able to manage working on multiple initiatives.
An excellent relationship builder/maintainer with strong communication and engagement skills.
Able to analyse complex issues/situations and stakeholder requirements to develop effective options.
You will also bring:
A relevant tertiary IT qualification and/or equivalent experience.
Must have 5+ years as a Senior Business Analyst.
Must have 2+ years' experience working in an Agile environment.
Previous experience in planning, implementation, and introduction of new stakeholder requirements.
Previous experience in the development of current state baselines, future state modelling and business requirement gathering and documentation.
Previous experience of analysing complex issues and developing effective options for action.
A good understanding of business process management and process modelling using BPMN 2.0 with experience to ARIS as a relevant toolset.
Previous experience in coordinating and overseeing the work of other Business Analysts, including mentoring, and providing subject matter expertise on process and best practice for requirements elicitation.
Kia mama ake nga mahi | Make things easier
Ma te marama ka pai ake | Improve through understanding
Ako ma te mahi | Learn through doing
Te mahi ngatahi | Work as a team
Me whakaute i te tangata | Treat everyone with respect
Me pehea te tono - How to apply
We'd love to hear why you'll be a great addition to the team. Please submit an up-to-date resume and cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role through SEEK.
Applications are open until 9:00am, Friday 15 November 2024. You can find a copy of the position description and our recruitment process on our careers site here:
https://educationpayroll.co.nz/work-with-us-mahi-ki-a-matou/
If you have any questions about the role, please contact ******.
To be considered for this role, you must have the right to work in New Zealand.
We are not engaging with recruitment agencies for this role at the moment.
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