Overview

The Payroll Analyst II will have the full responsibility and ownership to administer payroll independently for approximately 50,000 employees. Incumbent is expected to have the overall knowledge of laws related to processing payroll including understanding and administering the federal, state and local tax withholdings and setting up of garnishments as ordered by courts and authorities. Must provide “full service” payroll to all employees and be able to work with minimum supervision. Responsibility also includes loading and auditing time and attendance and special payment files in the system and printing checks. Administers company policy and ensures compliance to FLSA and state wage payment laws. Reports to the Corporate Payroll Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Reviews activity report and independently analyzes each activity and take the follow up steps on each for accurate paycheck calculation
• Sets up federal, state and local tax complying with the law. Must understand reciprocal state tax laws, as well as local taxation requirements in many states
• Performs the file transfers of Time and Attendance hours, research invalid data and reconciles file totals
• Analyzes government or court orders and establishes garnishment limits, disposable pay and eligible earnings for deductions on employee payroll records for all Quest locations
• Sets up employee direct deposits, voluntary deductions, garnishments, mail drops. Audits the data entered daily for accuracy
• Reviews all Payroll audit reports and research exceptions
• Administers Pay Card issuance by assigning cards and uploading the data on the vendor data base to issue Pay Cards. Also, works with the vendor to resolve issues related to the employee Pay Card transactions
• Reviews reports on HCM Oracle Employee Self Service activities and performs the necessary follow up with employees
• Generates queries and remits employee deductions withheld for QuestPac, United Way, Union Dues etc. by requesting accounts payable checks or wire transfers and follows up to ensure funds have been wired
• Produces the accounts payable garnishment register and reconciles garnishment payments made by AP to the deduction amounts on payroll
• Responsible for reviewing the Positive Pay file, notifying the payroll bank of direct deposit recalls and the notification of Quest employees of account number changes that are required for direct deposit and performs other on-line banking functions
• Prints bi-weekly checks/pay advice and reconcile checks prior to mailing
• Reconciles W-2 and reviews for the final release. Prepares W-2c to amend the original W-2
• Responds to employee payroll inquiries as needed on the Payroll Customer Call Center hotline, which may include investigating issues and consulting with group leads or supervisors
• Provides support on the Payroll Customer Call Center hotline to the Managers from all business units, by consulting and resolving issues on the WorkForce Central time keeping system
• Works with the collection agency to process collection of monies due from terminated employees
• Assists in special payroll projects as required by the department or upper management

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of full-service in-house payroll process experience
• Oracle HCM Cloud knowledge and experience is a plus
• Analytical skills
• Collaboration skills 
• Microsoft Office 

Education:BS or BA preferred; CPP/FPC preferred

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume. 

EEO

Quest Diagnostics is an equal employment opportunity employer. Our policy is to recruit, hire and promote qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by state or local law. Quest Diagnostics observes minimum age requirements established by federal, state and/or local laws, and will ask an applicant for verification when deemed necessary.