Secaucus, NJ, USA
6 days ago
Payroll Analyst II (Hybrid - 10 month Temp)

The incumbent(s) have the full responsibility and ownership to administer payroll independently for approximately 50000 employees. Incumbent is expected to have the overall knowledge of laws related to processing payroll including understanding and administering the federal, state and local tax withholdings and setting up of garnishments as ordered by courts and authorities. Must provide “full service” payroll to all employees and be able to work with minimum supervision. Responsibility also includes loading and auditing time and attendance and special payment files in the system and printing checks. Administers company policy and ensures compliance to FLSA and state wage payment laws. Reports to the Corporate Payroll Supervisor.

*This is a 10 month TEMP position


Reviews activity report and independently analyzes each activity and take the follow up steps on each for accurate paycheck calculationSets up federal, state and local tax complying with the law. Must understand reciprocal state tax laws, as well as local taxation requirements in many statesPerforms the file transfers of Time and Attendance hours, research invalid data and reconciles file totalsAnalyzes government or court orders and establishes garnishment limits, disposable pay and eligible earnings for deductions on employee payroll records for all Quest locationsSets up employee direct deposits, voluntary deductions, garnishments, mail drops. Audits the data entered daily for accuracyReviews all Payroll audit reports and research exceptionsAdministers Pay Card issuance by assigning cards and uploading the data on the vendor data base to issue Pay Cards. Also, works with the vendor to resolve issues related to the employee Pay Card transactionsReviews reports on HCM Oracle Employee Self Service activities and performs the necessary follow up with employeesGenerates queries and remits employee deductions withheld for QuestPac, United Way, Union Dues etc. by requesting accounts payable checks or wire transfers and follows up to ensure funds have been wiredProduces the accounts payable garnishment register and reconciles garnishment payments made by AP to the deduction amounts on payrollResponsible for reviewing the Positive Pay file, notifying the payroll bank of direct deposit recalls and the notification of Quest employees of account number changes that are required for direct deposit and performs other on-line banking functionsPrints bi-weekly checks/pay advice and reconcile checks prior to mailingReconciles W-2 and reviews for the final release. Prepares W-2c to amend the original W-2Responds to employee payroll inquiries as needed on the Payroll Customer Call Center hotline, which may include investigating issues and consulting with group leads or supervisorsProvides support on the Payroll Customer Call Center hotline to the Managers from all business units, by consulting and resolving issues on the WorkForce Central time keeping systemWorks with the collection agency to process collection of monies due from terminated employeesAssists in special payroll projects as required by the department or upper management

Required Work Experience:  

3-5 years of full-service in-house payroll process experience  Oracle HCM Cloud knowledge and experience a plus

Skills:  

Analytical skills  Collaboration skills 

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree preferred
CPP/FPC preferred


Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets

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