Senior Payroll Analyst

This is a Full Time Job

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Overview and Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled and well-versed Senior Payroll Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of payroll processes, compliance, and systems, and will be tasked with ensuring the exactness and timely processing of payroll for our organization. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with impressive analytical and communication skills, and a well-developed commitment to maintaining confidentiality and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Tasked with end-to-end payroll process for weekly and biweekly union and non-union payrolls
• Audit and reconciliation of HR and payroll data to identify and tackle discrepancies and ensure accuracy
• Ensure employee tax setup is compliant with federal, state, and local tax regulations, including multistate taxation rules
• Audit payroll documents to ensure compliance with SOX requirements and company policy
• Provide support on testing of system updates and projects, including creating test scripts, running payroll processes, and identifying and resolving errors
• Ensure timely and compliant response and set up of employee garnishments
• Provide ad hoc reports to management and other internal stakeholders as needed
• Ensure that all record-keeping meets organizational and legal requirements
• Build and maintain robust and collaborative relationships with cross-functional business partners in Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and Technology
• Provide timely and reliable responses to inquiries regarding payroll issues, policies, and procedures
• Special projects as assigned

Basic Qualifications
• 4 years of payroll experience, preferably in a large multi-state environment
• Ability to interpret union contracts, company policies, and Federal and State payroll regulations
• Detail-oriented with impressive analytical skills
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite with advanced Excel skills
• Deep written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Ability to troubleshoot and tackle complex issues
• Ability to work self-reliantly and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and work well under pressure

Additional Qualifications
• CPP preferred
• Experience with SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP)
• Oracle Fusion, or other large-scale HCM system preferred.