Payroll & HRIS Specialist

Energy Northwest • Richland, WA

2d • $109,870 - $157,952 • Onsite

About The Position

Energy Northwest is hiring a Payroll & HRIS Specialist to support the Payroll department’s Human Resources Information System (HRIS). The role uses analytical, technical, and specialized expertise in time and labor, union-related employment law, system troubleshooting, audits, and reporting. Under limited supervision, the specialist supports HRIS production and testing to ensure the system meets business needs, facilitates interfaces among software, hardware, and people, and supports the company’s Human Resources and Payroll programs. The position serves as a subject matter expert for Workday HRIS and time and labor, as well as interfaces for financial reporting. The selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Richland, Washington.

The posting describes two possible qualification and salary levels: Senior Payroll & HRIS Specialist and Payroll & HRIS Specialist II. The role is eligible for annual at-risk compensation based on agency performance and the rules of the applicable incentive plan. Energy Northwest offers retirement programs, insurance coverage, paid time off and holidays, and other benefits described in the posting. Employment visa sponsorship is not provided; applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment.

Requirements

• For the Senior Payroll & HRIS Specialist level: bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, or a related field, and eight years of combined experience in Payroll, Human Resources, or Finance with exposure to related work; or an associate degree and ten years of such experience; or a high school diploma or GED and twelve years of such experience.
• For the Payroll & HRIS Specialist II level: bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, or a related field, and five years of combined experience in Payroll, Human Resources, or Finance with exposure to related work; or an associate degree and seven years of such experience; or a high school diploma or GED and nine years of such experience.
• An advanced degree in a related field of study or business may be accepted in lieu of two years of experience.
• Ability to work onsite in Richland, Washington.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment; the employer does not provide employment visa sponsorship.
• Ability to support the biennial refueling outage and participate on the Emergency Response team when designated.

Responsibilities

• Provide HRIS and payroll oversight for time and labor, payroll processing, tax updates, compensation, benefits, and related disciplines.
• Coordinate with Compensation, Benefits, and HR HRIS teammates to ensure incentive plan payouts, merit processing, general wage increases, and stipends are accurate and timely.
• Work with HR, Payroll, and IT to troubleshoot production issues and analyze data to resolve issues arising during routine operations and special projects.
• Consult on business systems and recommend enhancements; plan and execute interfaces between software capabilities and operational demands; review and update integrations and modify systems and procedures as needed.
• Ensure data integrity and maintenance.
• Design, build, and test tasks and activities for business-process configuration enhancements and upgrades.
• Support software implementations, software updates, data analysis, and other assigned projects.
• Identify training needs and train end users on HRIS and associated systems.
• Run, update, and create ad hoc reports; support Workday testing and basic report writing; sort data and provide clear reports and basic analyses to leadership.
• Introduce and design new modules and enhancements; troubleshoot application software problems, including logic or coding errors and performance issues.
• Assist with legacy-system and records retrieval for audits and records requests; provide information for approved requests from Legal, HR, Corporate Finance, and other applicable departments.
• Perform payroll year-end activities.
• Design systems to accurately calculate and process incentive plans, merit processing, general wage increases, stipends, regulatory reporting, and financial reporting.
• Perform analysis, reporting, and training for other employees as needed.
• Identify and lead or facilitate reviews of cross-organizational issues and enhancements, and identify alternative solutions and recommendations.
• Research projects and inquiries, develop alternatives or recommendations, and submit findings to leadership.
• Participate on the Emergency Response team when designated and support the biennial refueling outage.
• Review and update desk procedures, train others on HRIS and payroll disciplines, and maintain working relationships with teammates, including bargaining-unit employees, while understanding collective bargaining agreement provisions.
• Assist with the Workday travel and expense reimbursement module as needed.
• Perform other appropriate duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits through the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement System pension plan, a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match, and a 457(b) savings plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance options.
• Flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsidies, health reimbursement arrangement, health savings account, supplemental life insurance, and credit monitoring/identity theft insurance may be available as voluntary benefits.
• Qualifying employees typically begin accruing 160 hours of personal time per year; accrual increases at service intervals.
• Nine paid holidays per calendar year.
• Annual at-risk compensation incentive plan, based on agency performance against defined metrics and eligibility rules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior