Senior Business Analyst - SAP Payroll - Brisbane

Are you an experienced SAP Payroll professional who thrives on solving complex business challenges and driving payroll transformation?

We’re seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Business Analyst – SAP Payroll to join a high-performing team where you’ll play a key role in shaping and optimising payroll solutions across a large and complex environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines deep SAP Payroll expertise with strong stakeholder engagement skills and a passion for continuous improvement.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end business analysis activities for SAP Payroll projects and enhancements
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, IT and external vendors to deliver business-critical solutions
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and SAP configuration designs
• Support upgrades, integrations, testing cycles and payroll parallel runs
• Drive process improvement, automation and digital transformation initiatives
• Ensure payroll compliance with Australian legislation including STP, PAYG and superannuation requirements

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience working as a Business Analyst within SAP Payroll environments
• Strong knowledge of Australian payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Proven experience delivering SAP Payroll projects, upgrades or enhancements
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with SIT/UAT testing and payroll reconciliation processes
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) experience
• Exposure to UKG (highly regarded)
• Knowledge of integrations, APIs, IDocs or middleware technologies (highly regarded)
• Experience in large, fast-paced or shared services organisations (highly regarded)
• Proven experience in understanding rules and schemas is highly advantageous

Why Whitehaven?

• Opportunity to work on large-scale payroll transformation initiatives
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Exposure to enterprise-level SAP landscapes and projects
• Influence meaningful change and process improvement
• Competitive salary package and career growth opportunities

If you’re a proactive SAP Payroll Business Analyst looking to make a real impact in a strategic business-facing role, we’d love to hear from you.