Sr. Payroll Analyst 24-00794

Title

Sr. Payroll Analyst

Schedule : M-F, 8 : 00 am - 5 pm (On-site)

Pay Range : $37- $45 an hour

DESCRIPTION

The Senior Payroll Analyst at the Payroll Service Center possesses a solid background in payroll processing activities. This individual performs the payroll processing function;

including but not limited to, entry and maintenance of time keeping edits, adjustments, voluntary deductions, involuntary deductions, review / analysis of applicable payroll reports, handling and filing 940, 941, schedule B, DE9, amended tax returns on a quarterly / and or yearly basis.

Additionally, the Senior Payroll Analyst assists the Payroll Manager in providing guidance to Payroll staff and performs some of the more complex payroll functions.

This position, in general, is responsible for daily payroll processing functions and is a key contact for facility personnel (based on assigned facilities) and is a resource to Payroll staff.

The Senior Payroll Analyst performs and supervises all activities necessary to processing 9 separate tax companies for over 11,000 employees, two union groups, and the Physicians group every two weeks ensuring that established deadlines are met through coordinating the flow of work by payroll staff employees.

Processes termination manual check processing per California law, which requires terming employee (90% of terms give notice) to receive final check on last day worked.

On-time communication with eight Human Resource departments and employees manager for final hours worked on last day.

Provides prompt and excellent customer service by answering in-coming phone calls from the payroll call center. Follows up to all requests (voice mail, email) in compliance with department procedures to ensure employee problems are handled appropriately and timely, as are other requests for information from departments and third-party sources.

Fosters strong customer service relationships and provides premium customer service skills.

Problem solving; Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; works well in group problem solving situations;

uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Ability to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the data and information they are accessing.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.

Proficient with navigating multiple systems with experience in PeopleSoft and / or API Time and Attendance preferred.

Proficient Excel skills required, with a working knowledge of other Microsoft applications.

Reconcile YTD Federal and State Tax Information on a bi-weekly basis.

Reconcile and remit bi-weekly State and Federal taxes.

Reconcile and remit quarterly State and Federal taxes.

File State and Federal forms 940, 941, Schedule B, DE9, Amended tax returns, etc. on a quarterly and / or year-end basis.

Handle 990 Requests for calendar year, fiscal year and date ranged requests.

MRP (MemorialCare Retirement Plan) Audit & Reconciliations including monitoring Employee and Employer contribution limits for high wage earners.

401K Analysis and Reconciliation of Delinquent Loans, Hardship Loans and Loans Paid Off

Reconcile / balance 401k, 401k Loans, 403b, 457 and MRP Employee Contributions and submit ACH's for these vendors.

Reconcile / balance and upload Employee Contribution files for 401k, 403b, 457 and MRP contributions to respective vendor websites

Reconcile and Report Mistake of Facts, Over Contributions and Excess Distributions for 401k, 403b, 457 and MRP.

Audit 403b spreadsheet provided by IT for any overcontributions, more than 1 TSA, goal amounts, etc.

Analyze Social Security file from the BSO Website and reconcile prior to pay period ending.

Reconcile and transmit Daily & Bi-Weekly PosPay, Direct Deposits, and Prenotes to Farmers & Merchants bank.

Processing, handling, and reconcile all garnishments. Remit CA Child Support to CA State Disbursement Unit. All non-child support files need to be generated and balanced, and the files need to be sent to AP to pay.

Handle PTO Audits and Reconciliation.

Multi Worksite Reporting to Bureau of Labor Statistics each quarter.

PWC Audits and PG1 audit requests from LSL.

Processing of deceased employee's final wages to beneficiaries with proper taxation.

Out of State tax setup and possibly file out of State tax returns.

Run and reconcile GL Interfaces for all facilities bi-weekly.

Handling Year End Tasks such as :

Yearly Worker's Comp Payroll Audit provide total payroll figures for worker's comp insurance renewal.

Audit and balance W2's at the end of the year for each company prior to mailing.

Audit TSA limits for the new year that IS has set up and request any changes.

Set up parameters in PeopleSoft for new year and work with IS for any changes i.e. : tax chart, W2 parameters, pay calendar table, PTO accruals, FUTA and SUI Rates for PG1 & SHP, company State Tax Table.

Compute yearly Annual Lease Value of Company provided vehicles and impute value into employee's earnings for proper taxation.

Audit 401k and MRP year-end spreadsheet prior to year-end employer funding

REQUIREMENTS

Proven expertise in end-to-end payroll processing and knowledge of Federal and State regulations is required

A minimum of 5 years experience in a computerized payroll environment and processing a large payroll of greater than 3000 employees, preferably within the healthcare industry.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field or CPP.

CPP Preferred

Knowledge of California and Federal Wage Orders and Garnishments.

Must understand Wage & Hourly Laws

Experience with heavy audits

Experience with High-level, High-Volume payroll

Ability to type 40-45 WPM. PC proficient

10-key by touch.

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