Payroll System And Solutions Analyst

Description

Leidos Corporate Group has an immediate opening for Payroll System and Solutions Analyst to join our Payroll team. In this role, you will work with a team of professionals focused on data reconciliations, enhancements & configurations in the payroll system; seek ways to implement system efficiencies; provide ongoing support for documentation of process improvements; special projects support; and vendor integration coordination. This position reports to Director of Global Payroll Systems & International Payroll Operations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice and training to help develop requisite skills of the payroll staff.
• Work with project teams to develop test strategy and implementation timeline, promote into Production, monitor through Warranty period to ensure desired results are achieved.
• Perform complex analysis of payroll issues that may impact a single employee or groups of employees to determine root cause and implement sustainable system solutions in UKGPro.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal teams, business partners & key stakeholders.
• Serve as a back-up to the International Payroll Specialist for monthly payroll processing for international locations across the Middle East & Asia on an ad-hoc basis
• Participate in the investigation of vendor related issues and communicate to vendor the associated corrective action, ensuring timely solution and escalation as required.
• Perform data mining and analysis from multiple sources using complex statistical methodologies and techniques. Also, develop and design advance predictive models for senior management review.
• Provide guidance to the vendor on Leidos payroll policies, procedures.
• Provide data analysis to drive process improvements, review system configurations and evaluate system functionality, make recommendations for enhanced solutions.
• Partner with the Payroll Operations team to implement any process improvement or corrective measures identified.
• Create and present complex ad-hoc data analyses and reports to proactively identify errors, deficiencies, areas of risk/non-compliance.
• Guide the design, maintenance, and management of the functional aspects of payroll data interfaces.
• Partner with the Payroll Operations team to document system enhancements and upgrades that includes subject matter expertise, coordinating schedules, define test strategy and implementation timeline, and project manage to completion.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to multi-task while meeting deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint is required.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with both functional & technical personnel.
• Organized individual with strict attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of end-to-end payroll processing cycle from time entry to general ledger file creation.
• Enjoys collaborating with people in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with data analytics to monitor work performance information is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Human Resources or other related field and minimum 5 years of payroll experience is required. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree
• Proficiency with vendor management and payroll systems (such as UKGPro) or related systems experience is required.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness; ability to identify, analyze & assess problems for resolution
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of GUI for payroll systems such as ADP or UKGPro.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Deltek T&E for time recording & Costpoint ledger system a plus.
• Experience with processing payrolls outside of the US a plus.
• FPC or CPP certification.

Please note that the actual pay will be closer to the midpoint of the salary range.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $66,300.00 - $102,000.00 - $137,700.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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