Payroll Analyst
Roth Staffing Companies

Job Info

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Job Title: Payroll Analyst

Pay Rate: Up tp $42.18/hr. W2
Location: Irvine, CA 92606
Contract: 6 months, possible temp to hire

Job Description: Summary:

Ensure the most efficient means are employed to produce an accurate timely payroll, as well as providing up to date guidance on potential impact to management and employees.

Key Responsibilities:

* Independently seek, develop, and propose improvements to efficiently process high-volume bi-weekly payroll cycle including overseeing system upgrades, releases, patches, enhancements, and new versions in either areas:

* Developing spreadsheets for independent determination of payroll requirements, (e.g., LOAs, retroactive termination payments, anticipated severance payments, and garnishments) that cannot be handled by the system; this includes ongoing reviews of compensation payments prior to system entry.

* Time Management System (TMS): Identifying business solution improvements; establish vendor requirements to ensure the delivery of solutions

* Lead portions of projects including developing and delivering training, communication, and ensuring adoption by users

* Develop and analyze queries and ad hoc reports to meet data request specifications from internal and external sources, as well as determining most efficient and effective software for report production

* Determine need for and provide guidance to employees to ensure their understanding of a variety of payroll implications, e.g., multi-state taxation, relocation, LOA

* Represent Edwards to third-party vendors to ensure services provided meet company standards

* Other duties as assigned by leadership

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in human resources, Accounting, Computer Systems, or related field, 4 years' experience in Payroll analysis required

Additional Skills:

* Proven expertise in MS Office Suite and payroll related systems

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills

* Proven success adhering to and leading project schedules and managing moderate sections of projects

* Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships

* Advanced knowledge and understanding of payroll analysis

* Advanced understanding of payroll principles, practice and standards

* Good negotiation and conflict resolution skills

* Good leadership skills

* Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the organization to influence change

* Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment

* Ability to assess risks, analyze situations and determine next course of action

* Strict attention to detail

* Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels

* Ability to manage confidential information with discretion

* Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and representing the organization on specific projects

* Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships

Must haves:

-Seasoned payroll processor with the history of generating payroll form the beginning to end, processing timecards for hourly population, issuing manual payroll checks, and checks/balances.

-Experience with UKG Pro, and Kronos Time and Attendance.

-Strong Excel & MS Office skills.

-Generating LOA worksheets for calculations for future payroll payments

-Applications include but not limited to Workday, ServiceNow Ticketing.

-Familiar with establishing garnishments for payments and agency responses.

-Understanding the

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