Payroll Analyst
Americo Financial Life and Annuity•Kansas City, MO
•Onsite
About The Position
The Payroll Analyst is a senior-level individual contributor role within the Human Resources department, and is responsible for the accurate, timely, and compliant administration of payroll, payroll tax activities, workforce reporting, and payroll system maintenance. This role serves as the organization's subject matter expert for payroll operations, payroll compliance, employee data management, workforce reporting, garnishments, unemployment claims, and year-end payroll processes.
Requirements
- 3+ years of progressive payroll experience
- Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, garnishments, unemployment claims, and compliance requirements
- Experience processing multi-state payrolls.
- Demonstrated experience performing payroll reconciliations and resolving complex payroll issues.
- Experience developing and maintaining payroll, workforce, and compliance reports.
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to independently create Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and perform data validation and large dataset analysis
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- High level of discretion and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now
- Experience with ADP Workforce Manager
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation
- Experience supporting year-end payroll processing, including W-2s and fringe benefits
- Experience administering payroll system security and access controls
- Experience creating custom reports using ADP reporting tools, DataBridge, or similar platforms
Responsibilities
- Process and audit weekly payroll, ensuring accurate earnings, deductions, taxes, and timekeeping data
- Research and resolve payroll discrepancies, including employee inquiries, overpayments, and underpayments
- Maintain payroll records and documentation in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
- Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local wage and hour laws
- Serve as the internal payroll tax resource, supporting proper taxation, filings, reconciliations, and audits
- Administer payroll-related compliance activities, including garnishments, levies, child support orders, and unemployment claims
- Support internal and external audits by providing required payroll documentation and reconciliation support
- Coordinate year-end payroll processes, including W-2 preparation, reconciliation, and annual balancing
- Calculate, process, and ensure accurate reporting of taxable fringe benefits and imputed income in compliance with IRS regulations
- Perform payroll reconciliations across payroll registers, tax liabilities, benefit deductions, and general ledger interfaces
- Analyze payroll data to identify discrepancies, trends, and opportunities for process improvement
- Develop, maintain, and validate recurring and ad hoc payroll, workforce, and compliance reports, dashboards, and data extracts
- Support month-end, quarter-end, year-end, audit, and regulatory reporting requirements
- Partner with HR, Finance, and business leaders to deliver payroll insights and reporting support
- Maintain payroll-related employee records and ensure data integrity across systems
- Process employee lifecycle and compensation changes, including hires, terminations, and organizational updates
- Administer payroll system security, user access, and internal controls
- Support system testing, upgrades, implementations, and continuous process improvements in partnership with HR and IT
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Robust bonus program
- Comprehensive, paid training program
- Generous paid time off (accruing monthly, increasing with tenure, over three weeks annually)
- 11 paid company holidays
- Maternity and parental leave program
- Paid STD and LTD
- Flexible benefits
- PPO and HDHP medical plan options
- HSA and FSA eligibility
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Company paid life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Confidential EAP
- Wellness program
- Comprehensive health resources
- Corporate fitness discounts
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Tuition reimbursement programs
- Paid parking
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
