Senior Functional Analyst

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Work type:full time
Location:Sydney, NSW
Categories:Information Technology

• Employment Type: Full time, continuing role as a Senior Functional Consultant
• Must have Peoplesoft Human Capital Management and Global Payroll application
• Location: Kensington (Hybrid Flexible Working)

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

About UNSW IT and the role:

UNSW IT is part of the Operations Division at UNSW. The IT team at UNSW plays a critical role in enabling the University’s teaching, research, and industry engagement.  Would you be keen to make a difference and work in higher education ?

The Senior Functional Analyst will provide functional design and configuration, drawing upon their expertise and experience, to deliver the design and development of solutions that are aligned to meet current and future needs, ensure they are integrated across the organisation and established methods and standards are followed.

This position reports to the Lead Business Analyst and has no direct reports.

Specific accountabilities for this role include:

• Perform a lead role in driving process improvements and identifying innovative and new ways of using or enhancing the system to ensure systems are being fully leveraged by the University.
• Partner with customers to design and develop solutions to meet business needs.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support to the University's internal integration management systems and other systems, including but not limited to expert level advice and guidance to users on system issues, resolving the more complex inquiries and ensuring satisfaction with UNSW IT services.
• Perform a lead role in IT Enterprise Solutions projects working collaboratively with the project managers, vendors and business users, including managing project scope, impact assessments, risk analysis, testing and co-ordinating with various stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
• Perform and lead system, integration, penetration and performance testing, planning of user acceptance testing, and sign-off on the People Information Management System (PiMs) and associated systems.
• Ensure system configuration operates in line with user needs, maximises PeopleSoft and other products’ delivered functionality and incorporates timely technology advances.

Your skills and experience includes

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience including extensive experience within IT.
• At least 5 years of functional experience with PeopleSoft Human Capital Management and Global Payroll applications in business analyst, functional consultant or business systems support role, in a large and complex organisation, ideally in higher education.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience in a range of application development methodologies including ‘agile’, ‘waterfall’, ‘lean’ and ‘rapid’ application development methodologies.
• High-level knowledge and competency in the use of professional business analysis techniques and methods (eg Use Case Analysis, UML).
• Well-developed skills in the use of standard office toolsets including the MS Office suite, drawing/diagramming tools (eg Visio) and project management tools (eg MS Project).
• Advanced consultation, influencing and negotiation skills and proven ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proven capacity to exercise initiative, flexibility and to be proactive in development of robust solutions to problems.
• Proven excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to establish effective working relationships with fellow IT colleagues, the business and other stakeholders.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognize it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over December/January holiday period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.

Contact: Jen MacLachlan, Senior Talent Acquisition – IT Portfolios [email protected]

Please note applications sent directly to the contacts above cannot be accepted.

Applications close: Sunday 7th of April 2024 at 11.30pm

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Advertised:18 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:07 Apr 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time