Senior Payroll Analyst

Job Summary :

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for timely processing the monthly payroll including all related benefit and deduction activities; the senior payroll analyst is the primary nonresident alien (NRA) analyst and processor including use of NRA tax software; the Senior Payroll Analyst assists in conducting various payroll related reconciliations; assists with year-end tax processing and reporting; participates in software updates and training; backs up Payroll Manager as needed.

Major Responsibilities / Duties / Critical Tasks:

• Responsible for monthly payroll processes.

• Responsible for calendared and non-calendared off cycle payrolls for monthly employees.

• Responsible for teacher retirement system (TRS) report processing, reconciliation, and timely payment

• Responsible for post-payroll benefit reconciliation and processing, retirement contributions, health insurance premiums, WCI and UCI, flex deductions, garnishment deductions.

• Responsible for tax reconciliation, processing, timely payment and reporting for federal and state payroll related taxes.

• Responsible for nonresident alien (NRA) individual and company tax status analysis, NRA software processing, and end of year 1042 tax form processing and reporting.

• Works closely with human resources staff on monthly payroll related processes including but not limited to: contract pay, Benefit Focus processing, termination lump sum payments, employee termination eForms, Additional pay eForms, contract pay eForms, and overpayment/underpayment analysis and resolution.

• Responsible for backing up bi-weekly and/or semi-monthly payroll processor.

• Participate in software program testing, meetings, and assist with writing procedure documentation for back-office use or campus training.

• Participate as assigned with new employee orientation and other campus user training.

• Other payroll-related duties as assigned.

Accompanying Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Thorough knowledge of and/or ability to quickly learn applicable laws, codes, regulations, standards, policies, methods, and practices related to payroll.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills required for working with the payroll team, related coworkers, employees, and administrators.

• Ability to provide high-quality customer service and maintain these standards for the payroll area.

• Ability to keep detailed records; to assemble and organize data of complex nature, and to prepare and submit reports in acceptable and/or required formats.

• Advanced computer skills including use of software programs used in processing payrolls, making payroll related payments, or in conducting data reconciliations for example.

• Ability to identify payroll related problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, perform thoughtful interpretation, draw valid conclusions, and propose appropriate courses of action.

• Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and functionally related teams.

• Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

Required Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required. Bachelor's degree in a business-related field preferred.

• Minimum of four (4) years of payroll experience, including related tax preparation required.

• Two (2) years of payroll experience with a Texas institution of higher education preferred.

• Two (2) years of payroll experience using PeopleSoft HCM payroll, time & labor software modules and nonresident alien taxation preferred.