Payroll Analyst

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of payroll Experience: Strong hands-on experience processing full-cycle payroll, including retro pay, termination payouts, deductions, accruals, taxes, and reconciliations.
• Municipal Experience: Experience processing municipal/public-sector payroll with exposure to police, fire, or other public safety employees.
• FLSA Knowledge: Strong understanding of FLSA requirements and how they apply to payroll, particularly public safety payroll.
• Collective Bargaining: Experience interpreting and applying collective bargaining agreements/MOUs and adjusting payroll as contracts or pay rules change.
• Analytical Skills: Strong Excel skills with the ability to perform detailed payroll calculations, investigate discrepancies, and validate payroll data.
• Collaboration: Outgoing, collaborative, and comfortable partnering across Payroll, HR, Accounting, IT, and other departments.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Tyler Munis: Hands-on experience processing payroll within Tyler Munis is a huge plus.
• UKG: Previous experience working within UKG.
• System Implementation: Experience supporting an HRIS/HCM implementation, payroll system testing, or data validation.
• Education: Bachelor's degree preferred, but directly relevant payroll experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Job Description

This team is seeking a hands-on Payroll Analyst to support day-to-day payroll operations while existing team members focus on the implementation of a new HRIS/HCM system. This person will take over technical payroll responsibilities and work closely with the existing payroll team to ensure accurate and timely processing.

• Full-Cycle Payroll: Process and review biweekly payroll, timesheets, deductions, direct deposits, supplemental payments, and off-cycle payments.
• Complex Payroll Calculations: Handle retroactive pay, corrected timesheets, termination payouts, tax adjustments, leave accruals, and other payroll corrections.
• Public Safety Payroll: Process payroll involving police and fire employees, varied work schedules, overtime rules, and other public-sector pay complexities.
• Compliance: Apply FLSA requirements, policies, MOUs/collective bargaining agreements, and applicable payroll regulations.
• Reconciliations & Reporting: Reconcile payroll liabilities, taxes, retirement contributions, deductions, general ledger postings, W-2s, and Forms 941.
• Payroll Troubleshooting: Research discrepancies and unusual payroll results, determine appropriate corrections, and escalate complex issues when necessary.
• System Support: Assist with payroll data validation, testing, cleanup, and transition activities related to a new HRIS/HCM implementation.