Business / Systems Analysis
Technical Business Analyst – Payroll
- Daily market rates
- ASAP start + CBD location + great culture
- Be the go-to technical BA working with complex payroll data
- Join a high-profile payroll remediation & optimisation program
- Location: Queensland - Australia
- Work type: Contract
- Date Posted: 3 October, 2025
- Reference: #18029
Overview
Our client is in the remediation and optimisation phase of a major Payroll uplift program. They’re looking for a Technical Business Analyst with strong data skills to deep-dive into payroll data, identify gaps, and support compliance and efficiency improvements.
You’ll be working with Aurion Payroll (experience ideal, but supported by SMEs) and play a hands-on role in shaping accurate, reliable payroll outcomes for a complex enterprise environment.
About the Role
As the Technical BA, you’ll sit at the heart of payroll remediation – digging into data, analysing complex pay rules, and helping the business make confident decisions.
Key responsibilities:
- Analyse large payroll datasets and identify issues or optimisation opportunities
- Write and run SQL queries across high-volume datasets (reports, ETL, data loads)
- Support payroll system remediation within Aurion (experience desirable)
- Build reports and dashboards in Power BI; automate processes using Power Automate
- Partner with SMEs, HR, and Finance to validate outcomes
- Provide insights on compliance with IR/ER frameworks
- Assist with back pay calculations and payroll adjustments
- Translate complex data findings into clear insights for executives
About You
You’re a Business Analyst with strong technical and data chops who enjoys working in payroll and compliance-heavy environments. You thrive on making sense of complex data and turning it into action.
We’re looking for:
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst with strong data analysis skills
- MS SQL – ability to write queries on large datasets, ETL, and data loading
- Experience with Aurion Payroll (highly regarded, SMEs available for support)
- Strong Power BI reporting and Power Automate workflow skills
- Solid understanding of IR/ER rules and payroll compliance obligations
- Experience calculating and validating back pays
- Ability to influence and communicate with executives and senior stakeholders
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