A professional services firm in Missouri is actively seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a transition project involving Workday and UKG systems in St. Louis, with remote options available for candidates based in the U.S.
About the Opportunity:
Responsibilities:
Gather, validate, and prioritize business requirements with People Team, business, and IT stakeholders
Document current-state and future-state processes, including business requirements and functional specifications
Partner with IT teams to review solution designs, support configuration needs, and coordinate testing activities
Define testing strategy and develop test scenarios, test cases, and expected results for system and integration testing
Support cutover, go-live readiness, stakeholder communication, and post-transition issue resolution
Qualifications:
5 to 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or HR/Payroll Systems Analyst
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Hands-on experience with Workday
Experience supporting an Entity Transition, Merger & Acquisition, or Organizational Change
Experience writing business requirements documents and functional specifications
Experience partnering with IT teams on system configuration, integrations, and testing
Experience developing test strategies, test cases, and supporting user acceptance testing
Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Desired Skills:
Business Analysis certification such as CBAP or PMI-PBA, or Workday/UKG certification
Experience with JD Edwards and UKG/Kronos
Experience with payroll and timekeeping concepts such as pay rules, accruals, earnings codes, and payroll integrations
Experience partnering with an organizational change management team
Knowledge of HR data privacy, compliance, and data governance practices
Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
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