Payroll Analyst I
About The Position
The Payroll Analyst I supports enterprise payroll operations for a large, complex, highly unionized workforce of more than 40,000 employees across more than 150 collective bargaining agreements. The role processes, audits, and analyzes payroll to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely payment through data validation, reconciliation, and application of union contracts and federal, state, and local payroll regulations. The analyst partners with HR Management, Total Rewards, HRIS, field management, and other teams to support labor agreements, resolve payroll issues, and improve payroll processes. The role also contributes to payroll system enhancements through testing and implementation activities, manages high-volume transactions and employee inquiries, and supports knowledge transfer to team members. The position works normal business hours during MST.
Requirements
- 0–2 years of payroll experience, including payroll processing in large and complex organizations.
- Experience using payroll systems such as Workday or ADP and Excel for data analysis and reconciliation.
- Knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Regular Rate of Pay calculations, and collective bargaining agreements.
- Understanding of federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to accurately manage high-volume transactions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
- Ability to work normal business hours during MST.
Nice To Haves
- Payroll experience in a large, complex organization.
- Experience with Workday Payroll.
Responsibilities
- Process, audit, and analyze payroll for a large, complex workforce covered by more than 150 union agreements.
- Validate and reconcile payroll data and audit each payroll cycle, including complex deductions and earnings such as leave of absence, one-time payments, union dues, commissions, PTO, and time reporting.
- Review and evaluate collective bargaining agreement ratifications and apply changes to payroll processes.
- Analyze payroll data to ensure compliance with union contracts, internal policies, and regulatory requirements, including new or revised labor agreements.
- Work cross-functionally with HR Management, Total Rewards, HRIS, field management, and other teams to align payroll processes and requirements.
- Use Excel to review, reconcile, and validate payroll data, and respond to employee payroll inquiries through ServiceNow.
- Resolve payroll tickets involving time and absence corrections, additional earnings, rate overrides, and other pay adjustments for on-cycle and off-cycle payrolls.
- Participate in payroll system testing, upgrades, and implementation efforts.
- Transfer knowledge to other team members and support the team.
- Perform other non-essential duties as assigned or necessary.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- Retirement plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
