Payroll and System Analyst

Christman•Lansing, MI

About The Position

The Christman Company Job Description: Build More w ith Your Career at Christman Are you interested in becoming an employee-owner with a leading national general contractor that will provide you with opportunities to Build More in your professional career? The Christman Company is looking for Payroll System Analyst in Lansing, MI. The Payroll System Analyst will play a key part in ensuring accurate and efficient payroll processing while adhering to company policies and legal requirements. This position is ideal for someone with strong analytical and technical skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality support to both the payroll function and the broader finance team. What You Will Do: As Payroll System Analyst , your p rimary daily responsibilities of this role includ e , but are not limited to :

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business or related job field.
Four (4) years of experience with job costing, prevailing wages, and union environments.
Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.
Have the ability to interact with and develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people, including internal and external customers, in different situations.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks while completing work within established deadlines.
Ability to follow instructions, respond to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and keep commitments.
Must have excellent written and oral skills.
Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft 365 including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Have a passion for team-based planning and problem-solving.
Have a wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals .

Nice To Haves

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
Solid knowledge of FMLA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other benefit related regulations.
Proficiency using Payroll systems such as Workday, Vista, and ADP.

Responsibilities

Prepares payroll reporting for certified payrolls, OCIP/CCIP, and union fringes.
Assists payroll manager to create annual team objectives.
Escalates potential service issues to payroll manager.
Identifies process improvement initiatives and define standards for new processes.
Covers for team members in back-up role for vacation and/or high-volume work efforts.
Participate as a team member to achieve successful support and enhancements of payroll systems.
Work with internal teams and with vendor consultants to properly support payroll applications.
Manage the day-to-day operational needs of the payroll systems environment.
Perform daily configuration support of payroll systems to monitor the functionality and provide troubleshooting support for end user reported issues.
Develop and modify reports, analytics, metrics, and dashboards for payroll management applications.
Assist in testing major releases, identifying impact and enhancement opportunities associated with a new release, and communicating appropriately to payroll end users.
Monitor and process, as assigned, the various integrations to outside systems that are in production.
Covers for team members in back-up role for vacation and/or high-volume work efforts.
Actively participate identify any potential issues as well as identify any new solutions to existing issues.