People Systems Analyst
| Posting date: | 28 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35000-55000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 0NY |
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 23905-43933907 |
Summary
Murphy is recruiting for a People Systems Analyst to work within our IT team in Leeds.
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.
We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.
This role exists to help support the IT people systems infrastructure. We use SAP SuccessFactors across almost the entire suite of products, and the ongoing development and improvement of the system is key to our continued success.
A day in the life of a Murphy People Systems Analyst
- Ensure the ongoing sharing of best practice and up-skilling of People Team members Group wide, travelling to Operational Units as required
- Be responsible for maintenance, quality and consistency of HRIS database information, including changing configurations and workflows
- Troubleshoot, analyse, detect, identify and correct technical problems and deficiencies
- Be able to support other members of the People/end-user community by providing “how-to-do” type of support – act as primary key contact to HRIS system for all Murphy users
- Escalate any questions, incidents unable to answer in the first instance to HRIS system support team
- Liaise with Murphy IT team to escalate technical issues and ensure that appropriate solution is found or issue further escalation to vendor, if needed
- Work closely with Murphy IT to review and assess impact of new HRIS system upgrades – to find ways of limiting the risks involved in introducing new system upgrades
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Thorough knowledge, experience and understanding of SuccessFactors
- Experience working with SuccessFactors or on a SuccessFactors implementation project in a mid to large organisation
- Essential to have worked extensively with Employee Central, ONB 2.0 & Recruitment as well as at least one of either LMS, Compensation, P&G or Time off.
- Will have worked either within an HR Operations team working closely with IT or an IT team working closely with HR Operations
- Experience on an integrated payroll system is key. Integrated with SF is preferred.
- Must have experience of IT processes such as writing scripts, testing and change management
- Strong understanding of gathering and manipulating large volumes of data in excel (e.g. formatting and formulae) and summarising findings
- Maintain system and process documentation, including development of relevant guidance notes and delivery of training to core HR team and/or self-service users
- Knowledge of HR policies, guidelines and workforce trends
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.
We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.
This role exists to help support the IT people systems infrastructure. We use SAP SuccessFactors across almost the entire suite of products, and the ongoing development and improvement of the system is key to our continued success.
A day in the life of a Murphy People Systems Analyst
- Ensure the ongoing sharing of best practice and up-skilling of People Team members Group wide, travelling to Operational Units as required
- Be responsible for maintenance, quality and consistency of HRIS database information, including changing configurations and workflows
- Troubleshoot, analyse, detect, identify and correct technical problems and deficiencies
- Be able to support other members of the People/end-user community by providing “how-to-do” type of support – act as primary key contact to HRIS system for all Murphy users
- Escalate any questions, incidents unable to answer in the first instance to HRIS system support team
- Liaise with Murphy IT team to escalate technical issues and ensure that appropriate solution is found or issue further escalation to vendor, if needed
- Work closely with Murphy IT to review and assess impact of new HRIS system upgrades – to find ways of limiting the risks involved in introducing new system upgrades
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Thorough knowledge, experience and understanding of SuccessFactors
- Experience working with SuccessFactors or on a SuccessFactors implementation project in a mid to large organisation
- Essential to have worked extensively with Employee Central, ONB 2.0 & Recruitment as well as at least one of either LMS, Compensation, P&G or Time off.
- Will have worked either within an HR Operations team working closely with IT or an IT team working closely with HR Operations
- Experience on an integrated payroll system is key. Integrated with SF is preferred.
- Must have experience of IT processes such as writing scripts, testing and change management
- Strong understanding of gathering and manipulating large volumes of data in excel (e.g. formatting and formulae) and summarising findings
- Maintain system and process documentation, including development of relevant guidance notes and delivery of training to core HR team and/or self-service users
- Knowledge of HR policies, guidelines and workforce trends
- Excellent stakeholder management skills