What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Analyst position at Barbara Walker?
Growing corporate office for manufacturing firm has a full time opening for a Payroll Analyst. This position is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of U.S. and Canadian payroll for 250 employees; while supporting payroll compliance, reporting, reconciliation, and continuous improvement activities. This role serves as a key resource for employees and managers regarding payroll-related questions and works closely with Human Resources, Finance, and external payroll and benefit vendors to ensure payroll transactions are accurate, compliant, and properly recorded.
Required Skills & Experience
Associate's or bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent payroll experience.
3 years of payroll processing or payroll administration experience.
Experience processing payroll independently through the full payroll cycle.
Experience processing multi-state U.S. payroll.
Working knowledge of federal and state payroll and wage-and-hour requirements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, lookups, filtering, and data analysis.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience processing Canadian payroll.
Experience processing payroll with Paylocity is strongly preferred.
Experience with Canadian payroll requirements, including CPP/QPP, EI, provincial taxation, and year-end reporting.
Experience with payroll tax administration and multi-state taxation.
Experience with payroll reconciliations, general ledger interfaces, and audit support.
Experience supporting 401(k), benefits, or other payroll deduction reconciliations.
Experience with payroll system implementations, testing, or process improvement.
Experience onboarding and setting up employees in payroll and HRIS systems as part of mergers, acquisitions, or other employee population transitions.
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) designation.