HR Services Payroll Analyst Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,Finance & Banking

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position

Purpose:

The payroll analyst position will be responsible for all aspects of processing payroll to ensure a timely and accurate delivery of payroll and related reporting for all Home Depot associates in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Key Responsibilities:

25% Administer a high volume weekly payroll process utilizing a computer based system
20% Collect, analyze, update, and reconcile payroll and benefit data on a weekly basis
15% Serve as liaison between users, vendors, and I.T. to research and resolve issues
15% Create and implement auditing tools to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local authorities, and to eliminate erroneous payments
10% Contribute to SOX audit compliance
15% Frequently review error logs and transactions to ensure system is running as required

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

Position reports to the Sr. HR Services Business Analyst
No direct responsibility for supervising others

Travel Requirements:

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

Extensive experience in gross-to-net payroll, state and federal pay rule calculations and payroll regulations
Familiarity with Payroll System
CPP is preferred.
Canada Payroll and Pay Rule processing is preferred
Expatriate and Foreign National payroll processing is preferred

Minimum Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

No additional education

Minimum Years of

Work Experience:

Preferred Years of

Work Experience:

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership

Experience:

None

Preferred Leadership

Experience:

None

Certifications:

None

Competencies:

Solid understanding of payroll principles, practices, and standards.
At least 3 years recent experience administering a complete high volume multi-state payroll process for a large company.
Strong Analytical Skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Detailed oriented and strong follow up skills.