Payroll Analyst
Oregon Department of Human Services
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Salem • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $5,349 - $7,048 per month
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
C++
About the role
- Ensuring payroll accuracy by reviewing and providing guidance to employees, managers, and human resources staff on entries into payroll and benefit systems
- Providing critical support to the Department’s payroll program, which is responsible for the timely and accurate payment of approximately 4,700 employees across multiple stand-alone payroll offices
- Performing analysis and offering recommendations related to payroll, benefits, and protected leave data
- Communicating and applying agency payroll and benefit policies and procedures
- Providing basic training to employees and managers on the use of payroll and benefit systems
- Instructing staff on proper timesheet entry and coding
- Serving as a liaison with agency benefits administrators to ensure consistency and compliance
Requirements
- Two (2) years of experience analyzing, calculating, recording, and maintaining routine financial information that must include accounting, financial or numerical data, or payroll processing
- At least 96 quarter (64 semester) credit hours or an associate’s degree from an accredited college, university, or vocational technical school that includes 12 quarter (8 semester) hours in accounting, business, or finance
- Possession of a Certified Payroll Professional’s (CPP) certificate
- One (1) year of experience analyzing, calculating, recording, and maintaining routine financial information that must include accounting, data, or payroll processing
- At least 44 quarter (29 semester) credit hours from an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical school that includes 8 quarter (5 semester) hours in accounting, business, or finance
- Possession of a payroll certification from an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical school
- At least two months of experience working with Workday Payroll and Time Tracking, including resolving pay-related issues
- Strong understanding of bookkeeping and payroll principles, practices, and procedures
- Proficiency in using computer systems to enter, update, and retrieve payroll, benefits, and protected leave data
- Experience working with protected leave laws, including FMLA, OFLA, and the Affordable Care Act
- Knowledge of and experience with retirement benefit programs
- Ability to analyze, apply, prepare, track, and resolve discrepancies in payroll, benefits, and protected leave data, including identifying and correcting errors
- Skill in compiling and analyzing payroll data for reporting purposes
- Experience with accurate timesheet entry and coding practices
- Ability to identify and resolve payroll errors, balance accounts, and maintain accurate records
- Proficiency in interpreting and applying rules, policies, federal and state regulations, statutes, and collective bargaining agreements
Benefits
- Family health, vision, and dental insurance
- Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
- 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
- Optional short and long-term disability
- Term life insurance
- Fully paid retirement program
- Oregon Saving Growth Plan
- Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
payroll processingfinancial analysisaccountingdata entrytimesheet codingbookkeepingreportingdata retrievalpayroll data analysiscompliance
Soft skills
communicationtrainingproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsguidanceliaisonrecommendation
Certifications
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)payroll certification