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Senior Payroll HRIS Analyst

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Robert Half

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United States , Southfield

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Job Description:

The role primarily involves supporting payroll operations through troubleshooting, configuring Workday, and managing projects and reports. The HRIS Analyst will be a crucial member of our team, collaborating closely with both our HR and finance departments.

Job Responsibility:

  • Analyze and resolve issues that occur within the payroll process, focusing on Workday help cases coming from HR or HR operations
  • Develop both contract workarounds and long-term solutions to payroll problems
  • Generate reports for payroll processing, troubleshooting, and analysis purposes, and use these reports to identify setup issues
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement within the payroll system, and collaborate with the Payroll team to test and implement these improvements
  • Participate in larger payroll projects, such as transitioning from ADP eTime to Workday timekeeping
  • Perform configuration changes in Workday as a result of troubleshooting and process improvements
  • Manage tasks related to payroll processing framework, earn and deduction codes, taxes, withholding orders, GL mapping, calculation engine, banking, and settlement
  • Understand and manage configurations that affect Payroll, collaborating with the data team or HR systems team to address root causes

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience as an HRIS Analyst or in a related role
  • Understanding of pay calculations and payroll processes
  • Understanding of Workday Payroll configuration
  • Experience with HCM enterprise platforms such as SAP HCM, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Workday etc preferred
  • Experience with ADP eTime and/or Kronos or Workday timekeeping desired
  • Ability to think critically and question the status quo
  • Strong ability to collaborate with other team members
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work within tight deadlines and prioritize multiple tasks
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required
What we offer:
  • medical
  • vision
  • dental
  • life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 25, 2025

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