Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
We are looking for a Payroll Analyst to support payroll and benefits operations for a growing organization based in Minnesota. This Long-term Contract opportunity offers a flexible, fully remote schedule with part-time hours and a stronger focus on standard availability during payroll processing periods. The person in this role will help maintain accurate employee pay, assist with benefits-related updates, and provide dependable support for multi-state payroll activities.
Responsibilities:
- Manage employee payroll updates throughout each pay cycle, ensuring changes are entered accurately in the HRIS/payroll system.
- Run end-to-end payroll processing, including reviewing time records, issuing payments, preparing related payment requests, and resolving processing issues.
- Perform manual payroll calculations when exceptions arise, such as prorated earnings, retroactive adjustments, split-period corrections, and other off-cycle updates.
- Investigate and address payroll tax discrepancies, filing issues, and refund items identified through the automated payroll platform.
- Support leave administration by coordinating Minnesota paid leave cases, calculating wage replacement amounts, and maintaining contribution records tied to payroll.
- Update benefit deductions and employee benefit elections so payroll records remain aligned with current enrollment information.
- Provide payroll support for employees working across multiple states, helping maintain compliance and accurate pay treatment.
- Partner with HR and internal stakeholders to respond to payroll and benefits questions in a timely and thorough manner.
- Experience processing full-cycle payroll from input review through final pay distribution.
- Background supporting payroll for employees in more than one state.
- Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now or a comparable HRIS/payroll platform.
- Working knowledge of benefits administration and the impact of benefit deductions on payroll.
- Ability to complete manual payroll calculations accurately for adjustments, corrections, and special pay situations.
- Familiarity with payroll tax issue resolution, including reviewing discrepancies and filing-related exceptions.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage recurring deadlines in a part-time, remote work environment.