Senior Data Analyst
Posted
Summary
Senior Data Analyst on an initial 12-month contract supporting a major HRIS transformation: cleansing and migrating HR/payroll data into Workday, building source-to-target mappings, and supporting data loads, UAT and payroll parallel testing. Core tools: SQL, advanced Excel, Workday EIBs, with Power BI and Python advantageous.
Salary: $900 - $1,000 p/d
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst to support a major HRIS transformation, with a strong focus on preparing, cleansing and migrating HR data into Workday.This is a hands-on role suited to a data professional with experience across HR and payroll datasets, data migration and enterprise system implementations. You will work closely with HR, payroll, technical teams and implementation partners to ensure data is accurate, complete and ready for successful migration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse, profile and cleanse HR and payroll data across multiple source systems.
- Develop source-to-target data mappings and transformation rules aligned with Workday data requirements.
- Identify data gaps, resolve quality issues and validate datasets ahead of migration.
- Support Workday data loads, mock conversions, reconciliation, UAT and payroll parallel testing.
- Assist with cutover planning, production data validation and post-implementation support.
- Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders to validate data and resolve discrepancies.
- Maintain data documentation, governance standards and clear data ownership.
- 7+ years’ experience in data analysis, data migration or business analysis.
- Experience delivering at least one end-to-end HRIS or ERP data migration.
- Strong experience working with Workday and/or complex HR and payroll datasets is highly regarded.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong SQL capability for data manipulation, reconciliation and validation.
- Understanding of data mapping, transformation, data quality and relational databases.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Workday data loads, EIBs, payroll parallel testing, Power BI or Python will be advantageous.
What's on offer?
- $900 - $1,000 p/d
- Inital 12-month contract
- 3-4 days p/w in office
- Nearby Melbourne CBS location
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a significant HR technology transformation, helping deliver high-quality data and a successful Workday implementation.