Business Analyst at PEP

Purpose of the job

To provide a support service to the People Support Department with regard to HR and Payroll systems and business processes. 

Key Responsibilities

• Manage system requirements of SAGE payroll system
• Manage queries from other business entities within Pepkor group
• Project Management
• Reporting
• Elicit, understand, document and prioritise business and user requirements 
• Support existing applications, technologies, processes and users 
• Extraction and evaluation of data and critical analysis of information 
• Produce functional specification documents and systems documentation 
• Change control, QA testing and facilitation of User acceptance testing 
• Provide user training and assistance 
• User security maintenance and access control 
• Assigned tasks and ad hoc projects

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies 

• IT, BA, Payroll/HR Related Qualification will be advantageous
• Minimum of 3 year’s relevant systems/business analyst experience 
• Self-starter, strong customer service orientation
• Understanding of technical environments advantageous
• Above average computer literacy: MS Project, Excel, Word, Visio, Access and BasicSQL
• Above average GSuite/MS Office experience
• Financial acumen will be advantageous
• Sage 300 People → or any experience using a payroll system
• Understanding of payroll/HR environment 
• SQL and scripting advantageous
• Project management exposure is advantageous
• Agile methodology exposure advantageous
• Competencies required: Accuracy, Planning, Cooperation, Persuasiveness, Drive, Initiative, Helicopter view, Innovation