Payroll Data Analyst | 100% Remote

***Payroll Data Analyst***
***100% Remote***
***6 months Contract***

About the role:
The candidate would be responsible for conducting and documenting payroll analytical projects. This position works under general direction, participates in determining assignment objectives, plans and schedules its own activities to accomplish objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains multiple general ledger payroll maps, provides assistance to Finance departments to interpret, reconcile, and adjust journal entries.
• Prepares scheduled chargebacks for payroll services.
• Understands end-to-end payroll functions and is able to relate these to company objectives.
• Provides scheduled reports of overages and recoveries.
• Performs periodic audits of payroll areas including, but not limited to, paid time off, time reporting and correction, termination payments.
• Answers inquiries and provides required data to internal and external auditors as needed.
• Assists with gathering, deriving, and processing input to the payroll system to support gross-to-net calculations.
• Works with Internal Controls to ensure that all payroll-related corporate governance rules are implemented and maintained.
• Brings identified problems with recommended solutions to the attention of management.
• Assists payroll staff and other interested parties to interpret and apply payroll and benefit laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to meet operational deadlines coupled with ad hoc crisis management.
• In-depth experience with successful payroll-software implementations.
• Communication - Highly developed communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• 5-7 years of related experience, or equivalent.
• Bachelors' degree in accounting, or related field, preferred.
• Self-directed, needs little supervision.
• Must have at least 3-year ADP Global View experience.
• Superior software skills, including expert level EXCEL as well as a knowledge of general ledger and payroll reporting tools.
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional), preferred.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to compare a list of data to a master list and be able to note the differences.
• Accuracy - As an accounting position, accuracy is most important.