Payroll Analyst

Description

CLASSIFICATION: Represented by SHRA Employee Association to perform technical and professional accounting functions in the analysis, interpretation, recording and reporting of the Agency's payroll transactions.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION:
As a Payroll Analyst, incumbent will play a crucial role in driving the success, administration, efficiency, and maintenance of payroll-related accounts and records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal requirements, collective bargaining agreements and sound financial principles within a complex payroll and accounting system. The position is responsible for reconciliation, preparation of accounting records, schedules, exhibits and summaries. May assist with periodic internal audits of various payroll areas and prepare materials for external or internal auditors. This is a position in which the incumbent’s primary responsibility is payroll accounting.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND SUPPORT/GUIDANCE EXERCISED
• Receives direct supervision from the Finance Manager
• Provides technical and directional guidance and training to other finance staff

Essential Areas of Responsibility

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
• Collects, codes, verifies and processes payroll information and related transactions
• Answers questions from internal and external customers; maintains records and files; and provides technical support to assigned area
• Enters, processes/transmits and proofs payroll data in a timely manner
• Ensures accuracy of all personnel entries in the payroll system and makes all payroll corrections when errors are discovered
• Balances payroll data entered into HRIS to payroll report
• Completes payroll and benefits journal entries and works through reconciling differences
• Performs internal audits and reconciliations on Human Resources, payroll and benefit data.
• Researches and advises on relevant state and federal laws to ensure the organization remains compliant with its compensation policies
• Researches and resolves escalated payroll tax notices
• Produces necessary schedules and documentation for applicable audits (worker’s comp., year-end close, etc.)
• Takes part in year-end process including preparing, auditing and distributing W-2’s
• Assists in the development of new processes and procedures

Education & Experience

Any combination of education, training, and/or experience equivalent to:
Bachelor's degree plus 1 year experience, or Associate’s degree plus 3 years’ experience, or high school diploma plus 5 years’ experience relevant to the position, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties as described, including courses in accounting, business procedures, algebra, math, statistics or related subjects.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
Governmental Experience
Experience in Microsoft Excel and payroll processing applications
Principles and techniques of technical record keeping
Reconciliation Experience
Strong Knowledge of Federal and California state payroll laws and regulations

Credential Payroll Professional Certificate is highly desirable.

In addition to being a part of an influential organization in the Sacramento community, employees in this classification are eligible for many great benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• 12 paid holidays plus 3 floating holidays
• Agency closure the last full week of December
• 2 weeks of vacation per year with increasing accruals based on years of service
• 12 sick days per year
• Free Medical and Dental insurance for full family (through CalPERS)
• Free Vision insurance for up to Employee + 1
• CalPERS Pension Retirement
• $10,000 life insurance
• Bilingual pay - 5% additional
• Downtown parking subsidy of $175/month (eligible locations)
• Tuition and Student loan reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Professional Development opportunities

Retirement benefits
Employees who retire with SHRA are eligible for the following CalPERS benefits.

• CalPERS pension
• Free medical insurance after retirement after 20 years of service

Additional benefits

• Bilingual certified staff receive an additional 5% each pay period once they have been tested and certified as a bilingual resource.
• SHRA employees are eligible for Agency-paid student loan repayments up to the IRS limit of $5,250 per calendar year through 2024.
• SHRA is also a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The PSLF program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans.

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

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