Location

Brookfield Place New York - 250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Human Resources Services (HRS) is an internal function providing global operations and business support across Brookfield’s lines of business.

The Analyst, Payroll role is divided equally between customer service/relations management and technical expertise, responsible for the administration of payroll for Canadian and US employees. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Analyst will be responsible for receiving, assessing, and validating HR and employee changes, entering pay and tax changes, and addressing general inquiries related to pay and tax. The role also involves auditing and analyzing multi-province/state employee transactions for accuracy, timely processing, and compliance.

The Analyst, Payroll will work closely with Human Resources and Accounting departments to ensure accuracy and timeliness when delivering and auditing pay.

Responsibilities

Verifies payroll outputs for accuracy, sensibility and overall correctness and mitigates as required before loading into system production.

Executes standard audit data verification process for all payroll data to ensure information is correct and maintained properly, at both the employee and employer level.

Validates accuracy of employee/payroll/tax records including auditing and analyzing records for compliance with established employment, labor, compliance, and company standards.

Prepares variance and validation reporting including balancing and controlling earnings and deduction totals, inspecting system output such as registers and standard reports, determining and correcting out-of-balance conditions.

Creates and prepares general ledger entries for interface in collaboration with HRIS and Finance.

Monitors and files tax reports and forms; responds to tax inquires; completes quarterly and year end balancing.

Runs existing structured and ad hoc reports for validation purposes, for inclusion in financial statements and to fulfill requests by management, HR, and Finance.

Prepares wires and funds Payroll and Benefits; monitors for transaction completion and mitigates any stopped workflows.

Wage garnishment support, processing, and validation

Supports Union population across the US which includes processing and validation of union invoicing.

Other administrative duties as assigned.
 

Technical Skills

Workday payroll knowledge

Prior experience processing payroll in a multi-company, multi-jurisdiction environment

Proven organizational and problem-solving skills.

Previous analysis and audit experience

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office applications, including excel (ex. functions, pivot tables, macros)

System / database troubleshooting, utilization, and detail orientation to data integrity

Payroll and time administration/timekeeping background including troubleshooting, compliance and reporting. 

Experience producing payroll utilizing an HRIS system.  Workday experience would be an asset.

Strong verbal and written communication

Superior customer service skills

Demonstrate good presentation skills.

Peer Management

Effectively work with peers by leveraging differences in objectives and responsibilities

Educates oneself on peers’ processes and directives

Demonstrates a shared understanding of the overarching mandate the team is collectively seeking to accomplish while aligning priorities with built-in organization dependencies requiring teamwork.

Reinforces team objectives through independent work, collaboration and communication

Establishes an environment of mutual trust, respect and accountability

Service/Personal Skills

Generates accurate and timely work-product based on criteria of assigned responsibilities

Skillfully and promptly exhibits flexibility by working with Payroll Manager and available resources to adapt work to changing scenarios as required

Demonstrates productive analytical thinking when it comes to solutioning

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Provides superior customer service consistent with Brookfield’s global delivery standards

Exhibits consistent and diligent attention to and application of detail

Exercises sound judgment including appropriate escalation to management

Demonstrate superior self-organization skills with reference to day-to-day operational responsibilities and assignments

Utilizes problem-solving skills in a deliberate and well-considered manner to identify and resolve issues

Exercises conscious and practical control over the amount of time spent on specific activities

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines

Provides and administers processes to support a high degree of customer service and supports staff to deliver payroll and answer enquiries under that orientation

Focuses on the client needs for desired outcomes

Experience

3+ years of relevant experience

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification preferred

University or college degree (HR, Business Administration) required

New York Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.

Brookfield is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Should you require a Human Rights Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.