Business Analyst (HCM & Financials) – Paying up to £480 Per Day, Inside IR35, Based in Swindon, Hybrid Working, To Start ASAP, 6 Month Contract

Your new company

Step into a role with a highly respected, innovation-led public sector organisation at the forefront of driving economic growth, technology advancement and national productivity. Operating across a broad ecosystem of partners, businesses and government bodies, the organisation plays a critical role in supporting cutting-edge innovation and delivering impact at scale.

With a strong focus on digital evolution, the organisation is investing in its core platforms to improve efficiency, data capability and user experience. Its Workday HCM and Financials platform sits at the centre of this transformation, and this role offers the opportunity to shape how it is enhanced and adopted across the business.

Your new role

This is a key role sitting at the intersection of business, technology and delivery, focused on enhancing and evolving the organisation's Workday platform. You will act as the primary interface between stakeholders, Workday teams and integration specialists, ensuring business needs are translated into clear, practical and scalable solutions. You will lead end-to-end business analysis activities, from requirements gathering and process mapping through to functional and technical specification. A strong focus of the role will be on integrations and data flows, working with technical teams to define mappings, transformations and validations across both inbound and outbound interfaces. You will contribute to solution design across Workday modules, including HCM and Financials, supporting enhancements and ensuring alignment with best practice and standard functionality. Alongside this, you will assess the impact of system changes and releases, ensuring downstream systems and processes remain aligned and effective. The role also plays a critical part in delivery and adoption. You will support testing activities, facilitate workshops and user sessions, and help stakeholders understand and embed changes effectively. By combining technical understanding with strong stakeholder engagement, you will ensure that system improvements translate into real business value.

What you'll need to succeed

You will bring strong experience working as a Business Analyst within Workday environments, with exposure to HCM and/or Financials modules. You will have a solid background in requirements gathering, process mapping and translating business needs into technical solutions. Experience working with Workday integrations, data flows and mapping is essential, alongside an understanding of tools such as EIBs, Core Connectors, APIs or similar. You will be confident working across technical and non-technical stakeholders, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and drive clear outcomes. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are key, as is the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently within a fast-paced environment. Experience working in Agile delivery environments and familiarity with structured process modelling approaches will also be highly advantageous. Previous experience within public sector or large, complex organisations would be beneficial.

What you'll get in return

This is an opportunity to work at the centre of a highly impactful organisation, contributing to the optimisation of critical systems that support innovation across the UK. Alongside a competitive day rate and flexible working, you will be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team with strong potential for extension as the programme evolves.

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