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As subject matter expert in North America & Puerto Rico payroll processing and analytics, apply skills and experience to resolve unique and complex payroll issues that may affect HR, Commissions, or Finance. Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues, communicate resolutions with impacted parties, document resolutions, recommend preventative actions, and work with colleagues to implement preventative solutions.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate payroll activities for special, unique, and annual payments such as minimum wage updates, annual bonuses, or annual health insurance changes. Identify tables and codes for revisions; validate revisions & updates accuracy and effective dates.
Import, validate, and load time-keeping; calculate retroactive pay and overtime changes. Validate PTO programs accrue and deduct accurately. Reconcile year-end vacation cut-off and purge.
Prepare journal entries with supporting documentation. Prepare financial reports and forecast expenditures for treasury and finance.
Reviews, verifies, and tracks gathered documentation for internal audits and litigation requests.
Test payroll software revisions and releases for usability (UAT) and functionality (SIT) against business and one’s own expectations. Document test script failures; working outside the test script, apply experience of real world situations and document failures. Provide feedback to software release team.
Draft Gantt chart charts, job aids, process flow charts, procedures and similar to support effective operations. Identify Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for improvement initiative. Recommend continual improvements to increase efficiencies.
MINIMUM Requirements
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Management Information Systems or equivalent discipline. In lieu of bachelor’s degree, an additional four years of directly related analytical and systems experience may be considered.
Experience
At least 4 years Workday Payroll analytics experience with increasingly more responsibility
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred
Experience with SOX 404 internal control procedures for payroll
Strong excel (Pivot tables, index) working application
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Accurate mathematical and reconciliation skills
Professional verbal and written communication skills
Process and continual improvement driven
Ability to research and learn advanced Excel skills to enhance efficiencies and effectiveness