Business Analyst

Business Analyst – Business Change Workstream

Day Rate: £400 – £450 p/d outside IR35

Location: Stoke-on-Trent

Contract: Until 5th July – with view to extend

Role Overview

An experienced Business Analyst is required to support a major SAP HR & Payroll implementation, working within the Business Change / SC Workstream. The role will focus on owning and designing priority business processes and supporting the organisation through end-to-end change from design through to post go-live sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

Business Process Design

• Own the design of priority business processes within the Business Change Workstream
• Facilitate process design workshops with Change Managers, SMEs and Process Owners
• Lead the definition of To-Be processes aligned to SAP HR & Payroll functionality
• Identify and document key process changes and business impacts

Process Mapping & Documentation

• Create and maintain a library of To-Be Business Process Maps
• Illustrate how processes operate across HR, Payroll, Finance, Procurement, IT and Directorate areas
• Ensure documentation supports change, training and operational readiness

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Support

• Conduct stakeholder analysis to identify impacted groups and change requirements
• Work closely with SMEs, Change Managers and Training Consultants
• Act as a key point of contact for process-related queries

Target Operating Model

• Provide input into the Target Operating Model where appropriate
• Ensure process designs align with future-state organisational structures

Go-Live & Post Go-Live Support

• Support business continuity planning
• Assist with post go-live stabilisation and sustaining change
• Resolve process-related issues during transition phases

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst on large change or transformation programmes
• Strong business process design and mapping experience
• HR and Payroll implementation experience, ideally SAP
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

• SAP HR and/or SAP Payroll implementation experience
• Experience contributing to Target Operating Model design
• Experience in public sector, shared services or complex organisational environments