Payroll Analyst (Contract) Memphis, TN

This position is a member of the Centralized Accounting function and is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate processing and recording of corporate payroll. Responsible for input and verification of data, maintaining changes to employee tax withholdings and bank data; resolving direct deposit issues; processing special payments, performing final review of payroll, producing appropriate journal entries, and providing payroll customer service support to internal clients in corporate locations and properties. Maintains and processes payroll records and reports for accounting of salary/wages due, accruals, deductions and other payroll functions.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Process income and deduction data using PeopleSoft HR/Payroll System
• Create employee payments, pay records and manual checks
• Review and verify payroll reports for accuracy and makes necessary adjustments or corrections through journal entries or other established Maintain a working relationship with internal and external customers
• Perform final review of payroll data related to salary, and coordinate with Human Resources on various corrections and changes for final calculation of payroll.
• Perform various weekly payroll duties, including setting up new account numbers, distributing reports, running queries in PeopleSoft and researching and reconciling payroll related issues.
• Completes appropriate forms to adjust wage/salary account funds or to correct or balance a special situation.
• This position does not have direct reports, but is responsible for any additional third-party resources needed for projects.

 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Associates Degree/College Diploma/Cepeg
• Minimum Years of Experience: Three (3) years previous payroll processing experience

 
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum two (2) years’ of analytical experience processing payroll per documented processes within defined deadlines using HR/Payroll system
• Minimum one (1) year experience with multi-state payroll processing, laws and regulations
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience using Microsoft Office Suite applications mainly Excel
• Must be able to work extensive overtime as needed
• Operating knowledge of PeopleSoft HR/Payroll System required within three (3) months after hire.
• Basic accounting and math skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently without direct supervision
• Must have the ability to access and accurately input information using word-processing, database and/or spreadsheet programs, specifically the Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and set appropriate trace systems to track projects and work
• Completes assignments on time, or advises in advance of any delays. Possesses extreme attention to detail
• The ability to effectively deal with employees and customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger and collect accurate information

Looking for several of these.  Need EXCELLENT excel skills- advanced.  Attention to detail. They currently have a NEW Oracle system that is cloud based that they use.   STRONG analytical skills.

•  Approximately how many people will they be doing payroll for?  Approx 70K across 23 entities.
• What version of excel are you using? 2016
• Is some of the payroll bi-weekly and some weekly? Both
• How many people in the department? This is at the corporate location, right? Approx. 35 TMs in our payroll dept., this is at the corporate location.
• Who will this be reporting to?  Payroll Supervisors

Contact:
Chris Van Hekken
Executive Recruiter
Summerfield Associates
1255 Lynnfield Road, St. 269
Memphis TN 38119
(901)-753-7068
(901)-828-7878 cell
1-844-316-5344 fax
cvanhekken@summerfield.net