Payroll Systems Analyst I

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: maybe "Purpose Of The Position" as heading? The instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to those headings. The posting includes: Salary range, Purpose Of The Position, Essential Job Functions, Additional Functions, Qualifications, Why Join Foster Farms (maybe not needed). Also includes "Foster Farms ACTION Guiding Principles" maybe not needed. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: Purpose (maybe "About the role"?), Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions), Qualifications, Skills (maybe from qualifications), Benefits? Not given. Pay: we have salary range, so we can include Pay section. Schedule: not given, so omit. Benefits: not given, omit. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include salary range in Pay section. Purpose Of The Position as maybe "About the role". Essential Job Functions as "Responsibilities". Qualifications as "Qualifications". Additional Functions maybe part of responsibilities? Could be included under Responsibilities as extra bullet. Or we could have a separate "Additional Functions" but not in allowed headings list; better to incorporate into Responsibilities. Skills: we could extract from qualifications: technical skills, etc. Could make a Skills section. We must not invent placeholders. Use only content present. Let's parse content: Salary range: $70,304-$83,750 per year. Purpose Of The Position: paragraph describing maintain system structure to support payroll, data analysis, mitigate risks, maintain knowledge, support projects, backup operations, etc. Essential Job Functions: many bullet-like sentences separated by semicolons. We need to convert to

• . We'll split by semicolons? Better to treat each sentence as a list item. We'll need to preserve all info. Additional Functions: Provide support to Benefits and Workforce Management functions. Work with miscellaneous auditors as needed. Special projects as needed. Qualifications: list of requirements. We also have "Foster Farms ACTION Guiding Principles" and "Why Join Foster Farms?" maybe not needed but could be considered as "About the company"? Not in allowed headings. Probably omit as boilerplate? It's not EEO but still maybe considered fluff. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not exactly those, but it's promotional. Might be okay to keep? The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could include a section "About the company" but not in allowed headings. Safer to omit. Thus sections: Pay, Purpose (About the role), Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions + Additional Functions), Qualifications, Skills (maybe derived from qualifications). Could also combine Qualifications and Skills into one section? But we have allowed headings: Qualifications, Skills. We'll split. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "not specified". All sections have content. Now craft HTML:

  Pay

  Salary range is $70,304-$83,750 per year.

  About the role

  [Purpose Of The Position paragraph]

  Responsibilities

  • Evaluate, design, maintain and test configuration of system structure to support the Payroll function; evaluate and test software upgrades; develop expertise to support Payroll integrations; engage in troubleshooting and resolution as required.
  • Partner with Security Administrator to support Payroll Security Roles.
  • Executes high-level, intermediate, and complex payroll and tax activities/controls ensuring that they are performed in a timely manner, with high standards of quality and accuracy, and in compliance with Banking, Regulatory, Tax, and Internal policies and procedures.
  • Support payroll accounting processes, including payroll balancing, General Ledger interface validation, account reconciliations, labor allocations, accrual reviews, and payroll-related financial reporting.
  • Analyzes, audits, reconciles and resolves complex payroll processing and employee payroll issues to ensure smooth payroll processing.
  • Ensures payroll reporting and payments are compliant with company policy, generally accepted accounting principles, and federal, state and IRS regulations.
  • Researches and interprets federal and state regulatory requirements and resolves tax, withholding, garnishment, and wage/hour issues for payroll processing.
  • Responds to auditing and regulatory inquiries.
  • Actively participates in the implementation of business initiatives; handles assigned projects independently or in groups.
  • Participates in the testing and implementation of enhancements to any Payroll and related systems.
  • Engage cross-functionally to understand and support Payroll configuration that is consistent with Benefits, HCM, Financial, Workforce Management structure and requirements.
  • Lead cross-functional teams in resolving process concerns and developing new processes.
  • Maintain process documentation, validating policies and procedures against State and Provincial laws.
  • Design, document and implement workflows and processes to support business needs; identify opportunities for process improvement, and drive change to increase standardization, automation, and efficiency.
  • Administer and improve programs to ensure that goals are achieved while maintaining workplace compliance, consistency and fairness.
  • Leverages technology to enhance services and contain costs.
  • Gathers information and keeps abreast of shifting trends in Payroll process and systems.
  • Creates and generates reports that are useful to the department and supports the company’s needs, and that identify and support areas of opportunity and improvement.
  • Execute reporting and data analysis to deliver business insights.
  • Respond to ad-hoc data requests from Accounting, HR, Legal, and Operations; research issues and deliver solutions.
  • Maintain knowledge of regulatory and contractual requirements and company policies. Respond to regulatory, contractual, or company initiated changes timely and effectively mitigate risks.
  • Execute and evaluate company-wide system audits on a routine basis; develop and analyze reconciliations and controls, to ensure compliance with Wage and Hour, Tax, and Financial regulations, and maintain data integrity.
  • Identify areas that need to be monitored or analyzed on a consistent basis. Anticipate and prepare for potential issues and recommend resolutions.
  • Report payroll processing and system issues as appropriate.
  • Develop and document procedures and training materials; conduct training as needed.
  • Backup miscellaneous payroll functions, payroll processing, and ad hoc reporting as needed.
  • Provide support to the Benefits and Workforce Management functions.
  • Work with miscellaneous auditors as needed.
  • Special projects as needed.

  Qualifications

  • BA/BS Degree in Accounting/Business Administration, HR Management, Information Systems, (or currently pursuing) or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of Payroll experience and solid understanding of UKG strongly preferred
  • Must have knowledge of Payroll Tax and Wage and Hour regulatory requirements in a multi-state operation, and knowledge of Payroll Accounting, with preferably two years of experience in or associated with Payroll, Tax, Finance, HR, Financial Systems/controls
  • Understanding of General Ledger processes, payroll accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, labor allocations, payroll balancing, and payroll-related financial reporting.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
  • Prior work experience exhibiting strong leadership; trainer experience preferred.
  • Advanced analytical, organizational, creative problem solving and time management skills, including ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently and meet established deadlines
  • Demonstrated technical ability to be able to explore/understand/apply attributes of a software. Emerging analytical and technical skills with attention to detail and execution with the ability to learn and adapt to changing technology and support process improvements
  • Strong problem-solving, and interpersonal skills; strong customer service values. Must be able to communicate effectively with varying levels of management and team members, both written/verbal and leverage of relationships and strategies
  • Able to work independently and work with all levels of management, self-motivated and directed; ability to work under pressure in fast paced, deadline oriented environment.
  • Must have a high degree of organization and prioritization skills, be detailed oriented, and have proven history maintaining confidential and protected information.
  • Strong System Skills (Payroll/Human Resources/ Workforce Management, Excel, Word,) to include formulas, pivot tables, vlookups, query and intermediate to complex report writing/analytics.
  • Preferred SQL experience and/or interest in learning SQL and other advanced reporting tools.
  • Willing to travel

  Skills

  • Advanced analytical, organizational, creative problem solving and time management
  • Strong technical aptitude with Payroll/Human Resources/Workforce Management systems, Excel (formulas, pivot tables, vlookups), Word
  • Experience with query and intermediate to complex report writing/analytics
  • Preferred SQL experience and/or interest in learning SQL and other advanced reporting tools
  • Strong communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills
  • Leadership and trainer experience
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Detail-oriented, organized, able to maintain confidential information
  • Knowledge of payroll tax, wage and hour regulations, multi-state operations
  • Understanding of General Ledger, payroll accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, labor allocations
  We must ensure we didn't invent content not present. The Skills section derived from qualifications; but we must not invent. However we extracted from qualifications; that's okay as it's directly from the text. But we need to ensure we didn't add anything not in the posting. Let's verify each bullet: - "Advanced analytical, organizational, creative problem solving and time management" appears in qualifications: "Advanced analytical, organizational, creative problem solving and time management skills, including ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently and meet established deadlines". Good. - "Strong technical aptitude with Payroll/Human Resources/Workforce Management systems, Excel (formulas, pivot tables, vlookups), Word" matches "Strong System Skills (Payroll/Human Resources/ Workforce Management, Excel, Word,) to include formulas, pivot tables, vlookups, query and intermediate to complex report writing/analytics." Good. - "Experience with query and intermediate to complex report writing/analytics" from same. - "Preferred SQL experience and/or interest in learning SQL and other advanced reporting tools" from qualifications. - "Strong communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills" from qualifications: "Strong problem-solving, and interpersonal skills; strong customer service values. Must be able to communicate effectively with varying levels of management and team members, both written/verbal and leverage of relationships and strategies". Good. - "Leadership and trainer experience" from "Prior work experience exhibiting strong leadership; trainer experience preferred." - "Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines" from earlier. - "Detail-oriented, organized, able to maintain confidential information" from "Must have a high degree of organization and prioritization skills, be detailed oriented, and have proven history maintaining confidential and protected information." - "Knowledge of payroll tax, wage and hour regulations, multi-state operations" from "Must have knowledge of Payroll Tax and Wage and Hour regulatory requirements in a multi-state operation, and knowledge of Payroll Accounting..." - "Understanding of General Ledger, payroll accounting,