Payroll Time and Attendance Specialist

Wabtec•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Payroll Time and Attendance Specialist will be responsible for the accurate and timely submission of employee time transactions in accordance with Wabtec policies and pay practices. Maintains a high standard of quality and accuracy by being proactive in managing time transaction submissions to meet all payroll processing deadlines. Provides excellent customer service and works closely and collaboratively with HR and other cross-functional departments. The Time Partner will support process and technology improvements that result in efficiencies and increase precision across enterprise time and pay.

Requirements

Associate’s or Bachelor’s (preferred) with 4+ years of relevant experience in Time and Pay.
Proficiency in workforce management applications such as UKG Pro WFM, ADP Workforce Manager, and Workday Time.
Experience with Workday Payroll a plus.
Ability to support WFM activities in a complex labor environment and comply with legislation.
Experience working in a manufacturing and union environment.
Must adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment.
Ability to multitask and work within tight deadlines.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPS and Pivot Tables)
Excellent oral and written communication skills with a strong customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

Ensure the day-to-day time management responsibilities are executed accurately and in a timely manner, including but not limited to timecard validation and approval, balancing WFM totals, exporting time data, importing time data into Workday, historical time corrections, payroll processing results approval, and internal & external audit requests.
Conducts routine audits of time data, ensuring completeness of data for processing.
Collaborates with the Pay team for off-cycle payments as a result of pay errors and termination pay.
Manages HR Service Now tickets and emails for assigned groups, ensuring timely resolution.
Completes reconciliations, corrections, root cause analysis, troubleshoots issues and problems.
Provides support to Associate Time Partners for time validation & approval, balancing, data import to Workday, solving complex problems, and errors.
Partners with internal and external stakeholders on projects with impacts beyond WFM based on knowledge of HR Systems, HR Analytics, Compensation, Finance, and Internal Audit.
Looks for ways to improve processes and supports department operational and transformation initiatives.
Demonstrates understanding of policies and calculations for all groups.
Ensures pay practices and pay policies comply with wage & hour laws, federal & state regulations, and company policies & procedures.
Participates in various projects, which may include implementation, process improvement, and year-end activities.
Perform other related duties as assigned.