Business Systems Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada • Dartmouth, NS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Business System Analyst within the HR & Compensation Technology group, you will be part of a cross-functional team contributing towards various deliverables on new and/or annual projects related to HR technology. In your role, you will analyze business requirements on assigned projects to help ensure program/project system needs are identified, configured, and delivered in line with the strategic goals or objectives of the project. The primary applications used are SAP On-Premise and Workday. Experience in Workday and/or SAP Personnel Administration, Org Management, Benefits & Pensions, Time Management, Payroll, and integrations to third-party vendors and other non-SAP applications is preferred.

Requirements

• General experience as a Business Analyst in Agile/iterative waterfall projects, with a university degree or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis, trend analysis, and evaluating procedural/systematic solutions.
• Effective communication and collaboration with HR business partners, staff, and management to resolve issues and improve application performance.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in AI tools, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and data conversion to support decision-making and streamline work delivery.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience an asset
• Workday Understanding
• Working understanding of LucidChart

Responsibilities

• Understands the HR business and factors opportunities and risks into requirements, conducts information gathering sessions.
• Prepares detailed business system requirements: identifying, tracking and resolving business systems issues and configure the SAP on premise system for all or most of payroll, benefit, pensions, time and other modules.
• Assesses and documents sponsor/stakeholder needs using appropriate techniques, aligning with Project Life Cycle and Capability Maturity Model deliverables.
• Assists in Identifying risks, recommending value-added business solutions to meet stakeholder needs.
• Acts as a liaison between business and developers, managing stakeholder expectations and clarifying requirements.
• Assists in ETL processes (Extract, Transform, Load) to ensure accurate data conversion and integrity across systems.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams (HRCT, Business Partners, IT, Vendors) to drive project success.
• Develops system specifications and test plans, ensuring alignment with standards and methodologies.
• Elicits requirements through interviews, workshops, and other methods to support business processes.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact in technology transformation
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services and technology
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level