US Payroll Analyst / Senior Analyst

Job Description :

Under supervision, performs work that is varied and that may be somewhat difficult in character but usually involves limited responsibility. Some evaluation, originality, or ingenuity is required.

Essential Job Duties :

Processes weekly, biweekly, or semimonthly payrolls in accordance with company policies and regulatory environment requirements.

Administers paychecks by importing hours from time and production records.

Determines earnings by calculating gross pay, required withholdings, deductions, and net pay. using established procedures developed in coordination with company policies, regulatory environments, and payroll system provider requirements.

Distributes payroll reports and checks to various field offices.

Conducts a final audit of all data received, entered and exchanged between the HRIS and payroll systems.

Conducts and / or assists in periodic and annual payroll audits in conjunction with state and federal regulations (Bureau of Labor Statistics, MWR, Workers Compensation, etc.).

Ensures the appropriate new hire and term paperwork is processed and verified in a timely manner to meet the company guidelines for payment.

Validates the data integrity of new hire information, set-up direct deposit, withholdings and / or deductions in accordance with regulatory environment requirements.

Reviews documents for completion, coordinating with appropriate HR staff to resolve complicated payroll related issues in conjunction with the HRSC as related to pay.

Assist functional units with special / exception payrolls and related reporting as needed.

Prepare general ledger reports and entries to be submitted to corporate / operating units and communicate payroll data as required.

Conducts and / or assists in periodic, quarterly and annual payroll tax audits in conjunction with state and federal regulations.

Processing one or more of the following may become a focus : Unions, Garnishments, Tax, and / or banking relationships.

May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills, Education and Experience :

High School diploma required, Bachelor’s degree preferre

Minimum 4 - 7 years of professional payroll experience plus extensive W2 reconciliation.

Experience processing a mid to large company payroll of 1,000 + employees required.

Multi-state payroll and Union experience required.

Knows and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Strong knowledge of payroll processing systems.

Cloud-based (Oracle, Workday etc.) a plus.

Strong verbal and written communication skill.