Payroll Analyst 2

HII

Payroll Analyst resolving complex payroll processing issues for HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division. Analyzing regulations and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company policies.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeNewport News • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyzes, audits, reconciles and resolves complex payroll processing and employee payroll issues to ensure smooth payroll processing
Ensures payroll reporting and payments are compliant with company policy, generally accepted accounting principles, and federal, state and IRS regulations
Researches and interprets federal and state regulatory requirements and resolves tax, withholding, garnishment, and wage/hour issues for payroll processing
Responds to auditing and regulatory inquiries
May work with system programmers to achieve solutions or administer company payroll system with outside service provider

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of relevant exempt experience
Master’s Degree and 1 years of relevant professional experience
One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate, Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate, Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience, Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience, High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience, High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
on-site health centers
tele-medicine
wellness resources
employee assistance programs
savings plan options (401K)
financial education and planning tools
life insurance
tuition reimbursement
employee discounts
early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingpayroll auditingpayroll reconciliationtax compliancewithholding regulationsgarnishment processingwage/hour compliancereportingaccounting principlesregulatory interpretation

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical skillscommunicationattention to detailorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsregulatory inquiry response