Business Payroll Analyst

We are seeking a Business Analyst for our client in Plainville, Connecticut. This opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong business analysis experience and a background supporting payroll and leave-related processes in Workday. In this role, you will assess leave configuration requirements in Workday, analyze payroll and leave-related business processes to identify business requirements, process gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement, and translate stakeholder needs into clear functional documentation, user stories, and process artifacts that support system configuration efforts. The ideal candidate will be comfortable partnering with cross-functional teams, gathering and documenting requirements, and helping align business processes with system capabilities in a structured environment.

Responsibilities:

• Review Workday leave setup and recommend updates that align business rules with operational and compliance expectations.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to assess gaps between current workflows and desired future-state processes.

• Facilitate discussions with business users to clarify issues, validate requirements, and support decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

• Assist with document review, testing preparation, and validation of configuration changes affecting payroll and leave administration.

• Support Agile delivery activities by contributing to backlog refinement, requirement prioritization, and ongoing sprint collaboration.

• Help address employee or stakeholder inquiries related to payroll and leave processes by providing organized research and resolution support.

Qualifications:

• Experience in business analysis with a focus on payroll, HR operations, or related business process environments.
• Working knowledge of Workday, particularly in leave configuration or comparable functional areas.
• Ability to perform gap analysis and convert findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong documentation skills, including requirements gathering, process mapping, and document review.
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum practices and the ability to collaborate effectively in iterative delivery models.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work with business stakeholders, support teams, and operational users.
• Background in customer support, call center service, or issue resolution is helpful for managing process-related inquiries.

Compensation

$36.10-$41.80 Hourly

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