Senior People Systems Specialist / HRIS

About the role

A long-term contract Senior People Systems Specialist is sought in Leederville, Western Australia, to support, enhance and optimise a large organisation's People Systems landscape. Working at the intersection of HR, payroll and technology, the role partners with HR, payroll, IT and business stakeholders to improve processes, support system initiatives and protect the integrity of people and payroll data. The contract runs until July 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on HR and payroll system processes, configuration and compliance
• Translate business requirements into effective system solutions
• Support system enhancements, upgrades, integrations and continuous improvement
• Lead testing activities including system testing, regression testing and UAT
• Analyse, validate and reconcile workforce and payroll data
• Support operational, compliance and business reporting
• Drive data quality, governance and system optimisation

Required profile

• Experience in an HRIS, People Systems or Payroll Systems environment
• Comfortable engaging with stakeholders across business and technical teams
• Background in HR systems administration, people systems support, payroll systems, HR technology, implementations, upgrades or integrations, testing and UAT coordination, and data analysis and reporting

Required skills

• Strong understanding of HR and payroll processes
• Experience with enterprise HRIS or People Systems platforms; SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, Workday, Aurion, Chris21 or Oracle HCM highly regarded
• Ability to interpret business and legislative requirements
• Experience coordinating or leading testing activities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, and stakeholder engagement skills

What we offer

• Contract through to July 2027
• Work on significant People Systems initiatives
• Collaborative team environment and exposure to enterprise HR and payroll systems