Senior Business Systems Analyst

Overview

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Senior Business Systems Analyst in the Trial Court Administrative Services (TCAS) Center of Excellence Human Resources Payroll System Support (HR PSS) unit of the Branch Accounting and Procurement (BAP) office.

The Senior Business Systems Analyst provides lead system module support for the Phoenix SAP HR Payroll system utilized by trial courts. This includes support in the Organizational Management, Personnel Administration, Time Management, Benefits, Payroll, Employee Services and Manager Services modules. Currently, there are twenty courts utilizing the HR Payroll system.

The Judicial Council
The Judicial Council of California is the policymaking body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work life balance and includes substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, student loan forgiveness as part of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and retirement savings plans. In San Francisco, the office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations. To be eligible for Judicial Council employment and participation in the Judicial Council’s Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee’s primary residence/remote work location must be in the State of California and within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Business Systems Analysts in providing essential SAP system module support and maintenance for complex issue resolution in Organizational Management, Personnel Administration, Time Management, Benefits, Payroll, Employee Services, and Manager Services for the end users in TCAS Shared Services and the Trial Courts.
  • Monitor, receive, and assess incoming requests or system issues by reviewing Phoenix Change Request Management (ChaRM) tickets, evaluating system bulletins such as SAP Service Marketplace and BSI updates, and identifying problems through testing or routine reviews of system functionality.
• Serve as lead in reviewing, analyzing, and executing on-going system maintenance to ensure tables and schemas are properly designed and running at optimal system performance.
• Review, analyze, and document SAP notes that will need to be manually tested or that can be part of general automated testing using Variance Monitor (VM).
• Manage the build, documentation, configuration, and testing of any corrections required to mitigate issues resulting from the application of SAP notes using the Phoenix ChaRM process.
• Participate in SAP system upgrades as a module expert.
  • Review, analyze, and document system changes for each module to assist in the tasks needed to complete the project plan.
  • Collaborate with other module leads on integration touch points to ensure business processes continue to work as needed.
  • Develop a configuration and test plan with other module leads to ensure adequate testing will be conducted across the Phoenix landscape.
• Monitor and coordinate all related tasks according to established timeline and escalate issues to TCAS management as needed. 
• Receive request(s) and identify need for training or knowledge transfer sessions.
• Develop, create, and maintain documentation using existing program templates to align solution design, process flow, system and manual steps, decision points, and impacts. 

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 
Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of experience providing technical and business process support, analysis, or project management for systems/applications. Possession of a bachelor’s degree in a directly related field such as computer science, management information systems, etc., may be substituted for one of the years of required experience. An additional four (4) years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year for-year basis.

OR

One (1) year as a Business Systems Analyst with the Judicial Council of California or one (1) year of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of a Business Systems Analyst in a California superior court or California state-level government entity.

Desirable Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of SAP HR/Payroll (USA Public Sector), Personnel Administration (PA), Employee Services (ES), Manager Services (MS), Taxes, W2, Benefits Administration (BA), Organization Management (OM), or other relevant experience to solve business problems in support of the Phoenix SAP system.
• Experience with SAP HR/Payroll systems, including functional configuration and design, integration with third-party systems, testing, and support.
• Hands-on experience performing configuration and testing on at least 2 US Payroll implementations.
   

Other Information

Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment authorization to work in the United States will be required.

How To Apply

This position is Open Until Filled . Submission of our official application, a resume and a response to the supplemental questions is required. To ensure consideration of your application for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by 5:00P.M. on Thursday, July 30, 2026 .

To complete the online application, please click the Apply for Job button.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation. Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at (415) 865-4260. Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is available by dialing 711. Once connected, provide the relay operator with the number for Human Resources: 415-865-4260.

Pay and Benefits

$7,941 - $11,912 per month

Please note, due to statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary range is subject to a temporary 3% reduction. In exchange for this reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an additional 5 hours of paid personal leave per month through June 30, 2027.

Some highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Judicial Council of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Supplemental Questions

To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, we will review your response to the following question. Please indicate for which employer you performed these functions. Your answers should not exceed a total of two pages.

1. Describe your experience supporting SAP HR/Payroll (USA Public Sector). Include specific modules (PA, OM, Time, Benefits, Payroll, ESS/MSS), configuration tasks you completed, and examples of complex issues you resolved.
2. Provide an example of a change you made to payroll schemas or Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs) to resolve a business problem. Explain the issue, the configuration steps you took, and how you validated the solution.
3. Describe your role as a module expert during a system upgrade. Include how you analyzed module impacts, collaborated with other module leads on integration points, and prepared configuration and testing plans.
4. Explain your experience leading or mentoring Business Systems Analysts or similar roles. Include how you assign work, review deliverables, and support knowledge transfer or training for end users.