Business Analyst - Payroll

Business Analyst - Payroll We're looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow. Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them. About you: As a Business Analyst, you are expected to have experience dealing with UK payroll. The position requires you to formulate product solutions for internal and external stakeholders. This involves investigation, evaluation and specification of the problem and solution. The Business Analyst represents the customer and their needs throughout the product development cycle and is accountable for ensuring the product developed meets the agreed functional needs. You will be part of the Product Team, working closely with Engineering team following agile principles to deliver the functional needs. Day-to-day, you will:

• Develop detailed user stories and requirements
  
  documents from stakeholder and customer feedback, ensuring clear alignment with product goals. Collaborate with Engineering to design commercially viable solutions, prioritise backlog items, and participate in functional reviews to support successful feature delivery. Lead sprint planning and grooming sessions to ensure Engineering fully understands requirements, and provide ongoing support to answer questions during the build process. Prepare and maintain product documentation, including online help and training materials, and assist with sales engagements by supporting demos and identifying potential product enhancements. Your skills and experiences might also include: Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle, with experience in systems analysis or development, ideally in an Agile or Lean environment. Proven ability in requirements gathering, business case writing, process mapping, and conducting workshops to define business needs. Proficiency in
  
  Microsoft Project, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and JIRA (or similar), with additional skills in the Microsoft Tech Stack (.Net, SQL Server) and the Atlassian suite. Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders effectively; experience in financial/payroll software and knowledge of UK/ROI industry standards is highly beneficial. What are we all about? The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace. What does Access offer you? We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment where you can balance work and life while maintaining a
  
  strong office team-based culture. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career. On top of a competitive salary, our standard 25 days holiday (which goes up the longer you're with us), and a matched pension scheme, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have one charity day allocated to support a cause that matters to you. At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live,
and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together. Love Work. Love Life. Be You.