Job Description

Job Title: Payroll Analyst
Duration: 4-month contract with the chance of extending or converting. 
Hours: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 4:30 PM
Location: Detroit, MI (Onsite) 
Rate: 24-26/HR

Education requirements for role: 

• High school diploma/GED with 1-2 years college classes in Accounting/ Business or a related field. 
• Associates degree or higher is preferred, related college courses 
• Payroll certification (FPC or CPP) preferred.

Requirements for role: 

• At least two (2) years of related payroll experience required. Previous hospital experience is highly desirable.
• Extensive knowledge of PeopleSoft and Kronos systems payroll and timekeeping.
• Excellent analytical skills and problem solving/judgment skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Tact and discretion required in regard to security of PeopleSoft and Kronos in addition to exposure to confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent organizational skills required in order to maintain documents, records, logs, etc. and track in CRM system

Duties:

• Performs on-line edits and corrections to payroll system PeopleSoft.
• Calculates special check requests and audits requests by departments and HR.
• Processes internal adjustments for employees, when necessary, by analyzing past payroll information and calculating proper amount of adjustment.
• Performs difficult and detailed corrections of the exception time report edits by analyzing errors, performing advanced on-line corrections in the PeopleSoft system.
• Responsible for reviewing and validating Kronos schedules and timekeeping duties and following payroll guidelines, policies and procedures. Contact various department supervisors and management for timecard discrepancies.
• Answers complex questions via phone inquiries by employees, timekeepers, management personnel and Human Resources for union, nonunion, hourly and salary employees including executives and physicians.
• Communicates with employees and various levels of management regarding questions and concerns related to their paycheck and related calculations.
• Processes garnishment checks and mails check with legal statement of client’s financial responsibility regarding garnishment to requestor such as Friend-of-the Court, Attorneys, or IRS.
• Prepares stop payment and voided checks in a timely manner for reversal and reissue.
• Processes deductions from employee paychecks such as union dues, pharmacy, vendor sales, Gold Coast.
• Calculates incorrect payments and processes the necessary adjustments to recover overpayment amounts from employees' paychecks.
• Independently selects, interprets and applies proper codes, rules and regulations related to payroll transactions in PeopleSoft system. 14. Works closely with Payroll Analyst and Accounting team to ensure proper allocations to general ledger.