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About this role
Sr. Payroll Analyst provides proactive support for payroll programs, policies, processes, and payroll applications. The role processes payroll details (including overtime, benefits, and taxes), prepares payroll reports, and resolves pay issues through strong customer service and compliance-focused documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide first level response support to managers, team members, employees, and customers
- Assist in payroll processing including overtime computations, mandatory contributions, benefits deductions and payroll taxes
- Prepare reports illustrating payroll expenditures including tax payments and benefit plan disbursements
- Review payroll audit reports to identify root causes and lead efforts to remedy errors and prevent recurrence
- Input or maintain data for employee data changes ensuring accuracy and compliance
Technical Overview
The role centers on payroll operations including tax setups, amendment processing, payroll audit review, and accurate maintenance of employee data changes in HR/Payroll systems. It also requires generating reporting on payroll expenditures such as tax payments and benefit plan disbursements, and coordinating cross-functionally to improve processes and customer outcomes.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior payroll professional who can independently support payroll programs, policies, processes, and payroll applications with strong attention to compliance. They have experience processing payroll (including overtime computations, mandatory contributions, benefits deductions, and payroll taxes) and reviewing payroll audit reports to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
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Deal Breakers
Must have demonstrated payroll processing experience including overtime computations and payroll taxes, Must be able to review payroll audit reports and identify root causes, Must be able to maintain accurate employee data changes within HR/Payroll systems
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