Oracle
Serves as a liaison to employees and third party payroll vendors to ensure payroll processing accurately reflects company specific pay policies. Audits employee pay records and reconciles totals by departmental cost center, location, etc. Participates in payroll system upgrades and implementations. Works directly with employees to resolve outstanding payroll inquiries. Ensures FLSA status is correctly captured in the system per employee. Interprets pay policies, e.g. vacation, LOA, disability, workers compensation, governmental regulations, withholding exemptions, etc. and ensures amounts/deductions are calculated and applied to various accounts correctly. Ensures company compliance with federal and state payroll standards. In house payroll expert, staying current with changes in the law. May assist with audits such as internal, state, federal, etc. for correctly classifying and paying employees. May prepare tax reports and related documentation. Documents payroll processes and procedures. May train other payroll staff. May be back up to those who perform specialized tasks or activities.
Duties and tasks are standard with some variation. Completes own role largely independently within defined policies and procedures.
Overview:
We’re looking for an experienced Payroll Analyst to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll as well as provide excellent service and problem resolution to employees, in a friendly and professional manner. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, inquisitive, and analytical with exceptional communication skills and the ability to think outside the box for problem solving and solutions. Our ideal candidate is someone who can quickly pick up our payroll operations processes with minimal supervision.
Job Responsibilities:
Duties and tasks are assigned and prioritized based upon the company’s evolving needs and includes but not limited to:
Assist in the preparation of employee semi-monthly payroll
Analyze, verify and input payroll data
Manage daily payment processing runs
Manage terminations
Manage garnishments
Manage leave of absence pay (LOA’s)
Manage escheatment process
Process daily ISO, NQ, RSU stock files and monthly ESPP DQ’s
Reconcile and prepare semi-monthly vendor wires for payroll deductions
Manage daily banking tasks (ACH funding, check printing, ACH rejections & stop payments)
Manage overpayment process
Process employees withholding allowance certificates (Form W-4)
Process pay history requests (statement of earnings copies)
Research vacation and timecard inquiries
Process W-2 copy requests
Participates in payroll system upgrades and implementations.
Key Qualifications:
3-5 years’ experience preparing and processing multi-state semi-monthly payroll tasks
Strong understanding of general HR & payroll wage and hour laws, tax laws, functions and processes
Experience reviewing and analyzing – payroll variances, IRS Forms W-4, wage garnishments, deduction set-ups, and all other pertinent information
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Good written and verbal communications, including following directions and documenting processes
Have excellent time-management and prioritization skills
Adaptable to a fast changing work environment while able to work well under stress and tight deadlines
Experience with Oracle payroll/HR applications a plus, but not required
Responsible for assisting in the preparation, distribution, and accounting of employee payroll.
Serves as a liaison to employees and third party payroll vendors to ensure payroll processing accurately reflects company specific pay policies. Audits employee pay records and reconciles totals by departmental cost center, location, etc. Participates in payroll system upgrades and implementations. Works directly with employees to resolve outstanding payroll inquiries. Ensures FLSA status is correctly captured in the system per employee. Interprets pay policies, e.g. vacation, LOA, disability, workers compensation, governmental regulations, withholding exemptions, etc. and ensures amounts/deductions are calculated and applied to various accounts correctly. Ensures company compliance with federal and state payroll standards. In house payroll expert, staying current with changes in the law. May assist with audits such as internal, state, federal, etc. for correctly classifying and paying employees. May prepare tax reports and related documentation. Documents payroll processes and procedures. May train other payroll staff. May be back up to those who perform specialized tasks or activities.
Duties and tasks are standard with some variation. Completes own role largely independently within defined policies and procedures.