Business Analyst

Position: Senior Business Analyst - HRIT and Payroll domain Location: Rahway, NJ- onsite from day 1 Contract Visa: USC/ Green Card/ - W2 Role & Responsibility: HRIT BA/Technical Analyst Requirements: · Possess a minimum of 8+ years of experience in Business Analysis, within HRIT and Payroll domains. · Demonstrate strong expertise in HCM platforms including Workday and global payroll platforms like ADP systems (EV6, Streamline/GDMS, Celergo and WFN etc.) · Lead requirements gathering activities as an IT Analyst with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams. · Strong stakeholder facing skills, conduct workshops, stakeholder meetings, and working sessions to collect, analyze, and document business requirements. · Create, analyze, and validate detailed functional specifications, including business requirements, Functional Specification documents, Interface Data mapping specs, and user stories. · Translate business requirements into technical specifications, including integration requirements and acceptance criteria. · Support and validate Workday HR integrations, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and reliability. · Develop and maintain detailed data mapping documents for system integrations, particularly Workday to Payroll and Benefits interfaces. · Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in payroll and benefits systems, supporting integrations and processes. · Facilitate requirement prioritization, resolve conflicts among stakeholders, and obtain formal requirement sign-offs. · Collaborate with IT and technical teams to define end-to-end solution designs aligned with enterprise architecture standards. · Enforce standards and procedures across design, development, testing, and deployment phases. · Create and maintain test strategies, test plans, and detailed test scripts for payroll systems and integrations. · Support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and other validation activities. · Validate test results, ensure traceability to requirements, and coordinate defect management and resolution with QA and development teams. · Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (including ADP and other payroll and benefit vendors) for incident management, escalation, and resolution. · Ensure alignment of payroll data across systems and maintain data integrity across global payroll platforms. · Demonstrate strong technical skills, understanding of payroll processes, compliance requirements, and financial integrations such as GL postings. · Ensure compliance with organizational security policies, audit requirements, and data privacy standards including SOX and regulatory requirements. · Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements, design, development support, testing, and deployment. · Operate within Agile delivery models and actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. · Demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to engage effectively across technical and business stakeholders. · Manage multiple priorities independently while ensuring timely delivery of assigned tasks and deliverables. · Strong proficiency in understanding, writing, and optimizing SQL queries for system integrations. · AI certifications (e.g., Google Cloud, AWS, or similar platforms) are considered a plus.