Payroll Analyst (Time & Attendance)

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Time & Attendance (T&A) Analyst to join our pharmaceutical client in Rahway, NJ. This is a 6-month contract to start with the potential for extensions. 

Pay: $28.00 - $33.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.


Schedule: Hybrid

Description:
The Time & Attendance (T&A) Analyst will be a hand-on role ensuring accurate, timely payroll processing and compliance across our US & Puerto Rico Non- Exempt employee population. This role will partner closely with several cross functional business units such as HRBPs, IT, Legal, Total Rewards and vendor partner teams and report to the HR Operations Associate Director- US/ PR Payroll Support and Global Supplier Manager. The ideal candidate combines payroll and T&A technical expertise with strong customer service and process-improvement skills.

Key responsibilities

• Process regular payroll runs (biweekly) end-to-end, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Accurately process and reconcile time, attendance, and payroll data to ensure employees are paid correctly and on time while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, company policies, and internal controls.
• Execute end-to-end payroll processing reviews on a biweekly schedule, including data gathering, pre-run validation, T&A validation, payroll calculations, approvals, and final disbursements.
• Calculate wages, overtime, retroactive adjustments, deductions, audit T&A time sheets, and final payoffs in accordance with policy and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate payroll and time records and documentation to support audits, statutory reporting, and internal control requirements.
• Generate and distribute standard and ad-hoc T&A reports for HR, Finance, and management as required; escalate reporting issues as needed.
• Act as a point of contact for employee T & A payroll inquiries; research and resolve discrepancies promptly and professionally while maintaining confidentiality.
• Work closely with HRBP/ Finance/ IT and Benefits teams to validate new hires, terminations, status changes, leaves, and other payroll-related data between Workday/ADP Payroll and T&A systems to ensure timely and accurate pay adjustments.
• Support and manage end to end integration processes and data validations between HRIS/T&A systems and payroll systems; validate data feeds, investigate exceptions, and coordinate corrections.
• Participate in T&A system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements; assist with requirements, testing (including user acceptance testing), and post-deployment support.
• Ensure Controls, audit, and continuous improvement are governed across T&A processes.
• Assist with payroll audits and control testing, document payroll processes, controls, and standard operating procedures.
• Identify opportunities to streamline payroll and T&A processes, reduce errors, and improve system usability; support process improvement initiatives and apply best practices.
• Support payroll- and T&A related projects (e.g., system migrations, policy changes, year-end processes) and provide analytical support for special requests.
• Experience with payroll and HRIS systems (e.g., ADP/EV6, E-Time Workday, UKG, and ServiceNow).
• Execute end-to-end time & attendance and payroll validation activities on a biweekly payroll cycle, including data gathering, pre-run validation, time & attendance (T&A) checks, payroll calculations verification, approvals coordination, and post-run reconciliations.
• Process and reconcile T&A and payroll data (regular pay, overtime, retro adjustments, final payoffs, deductions) to ensure accurate employee pay and compliance with applicable laws, company policy, and internal/ SOX controls.
• Audit timecards and T&A entries for accuracy and policy compliance; investigate and resolve discrepancies with managers, employees, HRBP, and ADP in a timely manner.
• Validate and maintain data integrity across HRIS (Workday), T&A systems, and ADP payroll: review and audit data feeds, investigate exceptions, and coordinate correction workflows.
• Serve as primary internal contact for T&A-related payroll inquiries and escalations: perform research, document findings, and communicate outcomes professionally while maintaining confidentiality.
• Prepare and distribute standard and ad-hoc T&A and payroll reports (e.g., exception reports, hours worked, leave balances, overtime trends) for HR, Finance, and other HR stakeholders.
• Participate in T&A system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements: contribute to requirements definition (including union CBA rules), configuration reviews, testing (including UAT), cutover planning, and post-deployment support.
• Maintain and improve controls, SOPs, runbooks, and evidence retention for audit and SOX compliance; support internal and external payroll audits and control testing.
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives to reduce errors, minimize off-cycle payments, and improve system usability and manager self-service adoption.
• Support payroll- and T&A-related projects (system migrations, policy changes, year-end activities) and provide analytical support for special requests and ad-hoc investigations.
• Monitor vendor performance and SLA adherence related to time integrations and escalate issues as needed.
• Support payroll- and T&A related projects (e.g., system migrations, policy changes, year-end processes) and provide analytical support for special requests.
• Experience with payroll and HRIS systems (e.g., ADP/EV6, E-Time Workday, UKG, and ServiceNow).

Required qualifications:

• Experience: 3 years of payroll, time & attendance, or HRIS support experience; hands-on experience with payroll and T&A preferred.
• Audit and controls: Experience supporting payroll audits, SOX controls, or internal control frameworks
• Experience with payroll and HRIS systems (e.g., ADP/EV6, E-Time Workday, , UKG, and ServiceNow).
• MS Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, basic formulas).
• Knowledge: Working knowledge of payroll and T&A concepts including wage calculations, overtime rules, deductions.
• Compliance and confidentiality: Demonstrated understanding of federal/state/provincial labor laws and best practices for enabling T&A processes.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to explain T&A and payroll calculations.
• Attention to detail: High level of accuracy in data entry, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Problem solving: Ability to identify, investigate, and resolve payroll and T&A exceptions and discrepancies.
• Time management: Ability to work to strict payroll deadlines and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Advanced technical skills: Advanced Excel skills (macros, Power Query), experience with SQL or data analysis tools, and familiarity with HRIS/payroll integrations/ and E Time.
• Systems experience: Direct experience implementing or supporting major payroll/ T&A system upgrades, integrations, or migrations.
• Audit and controls: Experience supporting payroll audits, SOX controls, or internal control frameworks.
• Analytical skills: Strong ability to produce and interpret payroll analytics and ad-hoc reporting to inform process improvements.
• Stakeholder management: Demonstrated experience collaborating across HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Effective problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
  

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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