Location
Urbandale, IA | United States
Job description
Job Title - Payroll Analyst
Location - Urbandale, Iowa 50322
Duration: 6+ Months Contract
Responsibilities
- Define requirements, develop test plans and implement system updates and regulatory bulletins to the payroll system and modifications and enhancements to the payroll functionality in the human resources technology applications. Coordinate with vendors and other company departments to support development and modification of payroll interfaces required to support direct deposit, online pay documents, payroll general ledger files and new hire reporting.
- Reviews and reconciles payroll tax data and completes assigned payroll tax filings.
- Extract and analyze data to respond to internal and external requests and to complete regulatory filings and reports. Provide payroll report training to other payroll employees.
- Coordinate with company representatives and benefits, payroll and IT staff to complete system setup and testing to integrate human resources systems for company acquisitions.
- Research and analyze payroll issues and assists in the development of payroll policies and procedures. Update payroll documentation and provide guidance to other staff as necessary.
- Act as a liaison to accounting, treasury and payroll customers to coordinate activities and resolve issues.
- Research payroll bank account and the payroll payable reconciliation items and works with general accounting to clear outstanding items and coordinate escheatment activities.
Communications/Contacts
Internal - Human resources management and staff, information technology staff, users of human resources systems, employees and managers requesting human resources data. External - Consultants, vendors, auditors.
Performance Expectations (Key Success Factors)
Maintain, modify or enhance existing systems and applications to meet changing requirements, ensuring payroll systems and applications are current and in compliance. Monitor payroll and tax filing requirements and recommend solutions to support payroll goals and projects. Analyze and identify system data to provide information to meet the customer/user requirements or to complete regulatory reports. Develop and manage project plans for assigned projects; effectively review and prioritize projects and resources. Perform responsibilities as directed within determined time frames and with a high degree of accuracy. Provide accurate input into the budget process and contribute to meeting the actual targets. Establish and maintain effective work relationships within the department and the company. Maintain the professional competence, knowledge and skills necessary to effectively complete responsibilities; enhance job knowledge and abilities by taking personal responsibility for professional development and training. Maintain sensitive and confidential information regarding company information. Attend work on a regular basis and support the company's employee policies and procedures, including workplace safety rules. Ensure all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understand and comply with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business/accounting or related field or equivalent related work experience. Typically six years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.
- Five years of related experience in multi-state payroll administration or human resources information systems.
- Accounting skills to reconcile and balance payroll and tax accounts and perform and develop payroll accounting processes and complete payroll tax filings.
- Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; ability to identify key causes and workable solutions.
- Proficiency in software skills to create spreadsheets and databases and to extract information from the human resources/payroll, time entry and general ledger systems. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
Job tags
Salary
