Senior Business Analyst

Overview

Remote
On Site
Full Time

Skills

HRIS/Payroll system migration projects.

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Location: Remote

Project Name: Cost Allocation Tracking System (CATS) Migration

Duration: 8000 Hours (4000 Hours -Each FTE)

No of FTE-2


Project Overview

We are seeking an accomplished and detail-oriented Senior Business Analyst to lead the analysis, documentation, and transformation efforts for a strategic HRIS and Payroll System Migration initiative. This role is critical in ensuring that all system requirements, business processes, and post-migration documentation strictly adhere to federal regulatory standards and compliance mandates.

The selected candidate will serve as a strategic liaison between business stakeholders, compliance teams, and technical implementation partners. This individual will be responsible for managing the end-to-end lifecycle of business requirements, ensuring the production of audit-ready, federally compliant documentation, and supporting a seamless transition from legacy HRIS platforms to modern, integrated solutions.


Key Responsibilities

Requirements Elicitation & Analysis

  • Lead comprehensive requirements gathering sessions with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and Compliance stakeholders.
  • Develop and validate Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs), and other technical specifications.
  • Translate complex business processes into clear, actionable system requirements and use cases.
  • Conduct impact assessments and gap analyses between legacy and target-state systems.

HRIS & Payroll Migration Oversight

  • Provide domain expertise throughout the lifecycle of HRIS and Payroll system implementation or migration.
  • Define data mapping, validation, and transformation strategies in collaboration with data migration teams.
  • Ensure accurate migration of employee records, payroll structures, timekeeping configurations, benefits, and compliance rules.
  • Manage integration workflows and dependencies with third-party payroll and HR service providers.

Federal Compliance & System Documentation

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation in strict adherence to federal, state, and agency-specific compliance standards (e.g., FLSA, HIPAA, FMLA, IRS reporting).
  • Prepare audit-ready deliverables including traceability matrices, SOPs, test evidence, and user access control logs.
  • Ensure post-migration documentation reflects the fully implemented system landscape and updated business processes.
  • Support compliance and legal teams during internal and external audits and regulatory reviews.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

  • Facilitate structured workshops, interviews, and JAD sessions to solicit requirements and feedback.
  • Present findings, process flows, and recommendations to executive leadership and technical teams.
  • Maintain consistent communication across business units, managing expectations and ensuring alignment on deliverables.

Testing Support & Quality Assurance

  • Collaborate with QA teams to design comprehensive test plans and user acceptance criteria.
  • Validate test results to ensure conformance with business requirements and compliance needs.
  • Support UAT execution and resolution of defects to meet go-live timelines with minimal disruption.


Required Skills and Experience

  • A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 3 years in HRIS/Payroll system migration projects.
  • Demonstrated expertise in authoring and maintaining federally compliant documentation within enterprise IT or HR transformation projects.
  • Strong understanding of payroll and human capital management processes, including regulatory compliance (FLSA, ACA, IRS, HIPAA, etc.).
  • Experience with leading HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, ADP, or UKG.
  • Experience with process modeling.

  • Experience in supporting training material.

  • Proficiency in business analysis tools and methodologies, including JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, Excel, and requirements traceability frameworks.
  • Exceptional analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences effectively.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Industry certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, SHRM-CP/SCP, or equivalent.
  • Prior experience supporting government or public sector HRIS initiatives.
  • Familiarity with data privacy regulations and audit frameworks, including GDPR and CCPA.
  • Understanding of both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.


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