Payroll and HR Analyst

The Payroll and HRMS Analyst

Main Points

• Must have experience with Paylocity 
• Bachelors degree preferred 

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of complex payroll duties and analysis in the application of best practice payroll processes.
• Perform semi-annual review and testing of Workday updates and functionality in addition to periodic review and testing tenant config changes in Workday.
• Analyze, review, and audit payroll to ensure accuracy.
• Ensure accuracy of payroll tax through regular audits and reconciliations.
• Work with third party vendor regarding accuracy of periodic, monthly, and quarterly tax filings and year-end W-2 data.
• Apply knowledge of Federal, State, Local, and ER tax regulations in reconciling payroll tax liabilities, tax audits, reporting, and final pay requirements.
• Manage, maintain, and audit local tax jurisdiction set-up and withholding requirements.
• Monitor and confirm statutory tax regulation updates and update tax rate changes.
• Manage garnishment outsourcing reconciling and auditing process through 3rd party vendor.
• Complete data driven payroll projects.
• Complete all required training modules and certifications prior to the due date.
• Ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed to ensure a safe work environment for all.
• Communicate professionally with all internal and external contacts.
• Follow all Company policies and execute Company standards on appearance and functionality as well as appropriate brand representation.
• Communicates any concerns or issues to leadership to ensure proper efficiency of department and company operations.
• Provides high quality customer service to both internal and external groups.
• Analyzes and explains all components of Payroll.
• Integrates and prepares payroll data from incoming documents relating to Compensation, HR, Benefits and Taxation.
• Verify and reconcile all payroll entries prior to completion.
• Ensures all documentation is properly authorized and supported according to company policies, procedures, regulatory practices and legal requirements.
• Performs reconciliations and detailed audit analyses to ensure accurate processing.
• Reviews, loads, monitors, and reconciles 3rd-party wage garnishment processing.
• Reviews, processes and reconciles stale dated checks, and ACH returns and replacements.
• Solves day-to-day operational problems of varied scope and complexity.
• Maintain knowledge of organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
• Other projects and duties as assigned by leadership.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Contributes ideas on ways to optimize or improve the team, the department, and the Company
• Maintains extensive understanding of all HR systems with the ability to troubleshoot issues, participate in vendor/system transitions and provides training and support to managers with regard to the use of the systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• PHR certification preferred
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience of payroll preferred
• Experience with Paylocity, Novatime and bswift is preferred
• Four (4) years’ experience in payroll preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including but not limited to: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook. Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills.