Business Analyst (HR)

ZipStaff•St. Louis, MO

About The Position

ZipStaff is hiring a Business Analyst (HR) for a major Midwest utility. In this Workday business analyst role, you will bridge business stakeholders and technical teams, translating workforce, financial, and operational goals into scalable Workday configurations and enhancements. This is a nine-month contract based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; mathematics, computer science, or business is preferred.
At least 3 years of experience with IT systems or projects, including Business Analyst experience.
At least 3 years in a customer-service-oriented and/or IT-related field.
Familiarity with Workday architecture, business process frameworks, and at least one core module.
Solid knowledge of business analysis principles, ERP/SaaS applications, and Microsoft Office.
Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and change-management skills.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of Workday experience, including hands-on configuration, testing, reporting, or support of one or more Workday modules.

Responsibilities

Lead discovery workshops to gather, document, and prioritize moderate-to-complex requirements and translate them into Workday configuration specifications.
Map current- and future-state workflows and manage Workday business process flows.
Configure and support Workday workstreams, including HCM/Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Talent, Learning, Absence, Time Tracking, and Financials.
Support UAT and QA, develop test scenarios, and troubleshoot system and integration issues.
Help design Workday reports, dashboards, data loads, and security permissions.
Support integrations, change management, and training.
Act as the business analyst point of contact on Agile teams.
Partner with vendors and coach teammates.