Senior Business Analyst (New ERP Implementation)

Senior Business Analyst

VANRATH are recruiting a Business Analyst for an implementation a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

This Business Analyst assignment is to design, configure, and implement the HR and Payroll modules respectively, while supporting the ICT projects team. Establishing requirements across the organisation for core system implementation projects.

Reporting into the Senior Manager, this is a full time post 37 hours per week suiting a senior Business Analyst looking for an ideal opportunity to work on an interim basis.

Remuneration

• £22.88ph (plus holiday pay and pension from day one)
• Hybrid working
• Working with excellent, experienced colleagues

Responsibilities

• Requirement Gathering: Engage with service area stakeholders to capture detailed business requirements specific to HR or Payroll processes.
• Process Mapping: Analyse and document current and future state processes to support system configuration and functional design.
• ERP Configuration Support: Work closely with the ERP implementation team and vendor to align system setup with defined business requirements.
• User Engagement: Act as a key liaison between operational teams and the technical project team, ensuring clarity of requirements and addressing issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Testing Support: Design and execute test scenarios, including user acceptance testing (UAT), system testing, and defect resolution tracking.
• Data Migration: Support data validation and reconciliation activities to ensure clean migration of legacy HR/payroll data to the new ERP system.
• Change Management: Assist in assessing the impact of change on service users and contribute to training, communications, and transition planning.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain business process documentation, functional specifications, and system change logs.
• Continuous Improvement: Provide insight and recommendations to improve business processes using the functionality and automation available within ERP system.
• Project Delivery: Contribute to project planning, milestone tracking, and reporting. Escalate risks or blockers appropriately.

Ideal Person

• Applicants must have a degree or post graduate qualification in any discipline
• Be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have 2 years' (4 years' if criteria 1 is not met) experience gathering and analysing functional requirements for systems or digital projects
• Strong understanding of either HR or Payroll processes and compliance requirements
• Ability to develop process maps, documentation and user stories
• A full current driving licence valid in the UK and access to a vehicle OR have access to a form of transport that enables you to carry out the duties of the post
• Previous experience using Technology One ERP system

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Temporary contract Business Analyst job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Ross Stevenson in the strictest confidence.