Payroll Analyst Melvin Municipal Office Building; MMOB) West Washington Street, Greensboro

The City of Greensboro Finance Department is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Payroll Analyst to join the Financial & Administration Services Division. This position supports the accuracy, compliance, and integrity of the City's payroll and timekeeping operations. Supporting the Assistant Payroll Manager, the Payroll Analyst monitors payroll activities, analyzes and resolves discrepancies, maintains critical payroll system configurations, and serves as a key resource for payroll staff, department Liaisons, and other City partners.

Estimate Salary Range
: $54,102.00 - $71,187.00 Full Salary Range
: $54,102.00 - $96,814.00

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Personal background record and credit checks will be conducted as part of the hiring process.

The Finance Department plays a critical role in safeguarding the City's financial resources and supporting responsible financial management across the organization. Within the Financial & Administration Services Division, the Payroll team helps ensure employees are paid accurately and timely while maintaining effective payroll systems, financial controls, reporting, and compliance with applicable requirements.

• Make a direct impact: Help ensure accurate and timely pay for the City's workforce.
• Be a payroll resource: Serve as a key point of contact for complex timekeeping, payroll, and system-related questions.
• Work across the organization: Partner with Finance, People and Culture, IT, department managers, Liaisons, and employees to resolve issues.
• Use technology and analysis: Work with payroll and timekeeping systems to identify discrepancies, test system changes, and protect payroll accuracy.
• Lead and develop others: Provide day-to-day guidance to Payroll Technicians and help strengthen team operations.

As a Payroll Analyst, you will support the Assistant Payroll Manager in the administration and oversight of payroll functions while serving as the team lead for Payroll Technicians. You will audit timekeeping and payroll data, research discrepancies, maintain system configurations, perform reconciliations, support reporting, and help ensure payroll processes remain accurate, compliant, and efficient.
This job is Exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act

• Audit employee timekeeping records in Workforce Management (WFM) to verify hours worked, attendance, schedules, pay and attendance codes, adjustments, and supporting documentation.
• Research and resolve payroll-impacting discrepancies in collaboration with department Liaisons and other City departments.
• Perform authorized historical edits and leave balance audits.
• Provide guidance to department Liaisons regarding timekeeping requirements, coding practices, discrepancy resolution, and WFM procedures.
• Review payroll data, including earnings, deductions, taxes, benefits, and reporting, to identify errors, unusual activity, and compliance concerns.
• Prepare, reconcile, and process monthly benefit reports and the North Carolina Pension report, as well as quarterly and year-end payroll reports.
• Coordinate annual payroll year-end rollover activities with Benefits and IT Business Operations, including system configurations, tax rates, wage bases, deduction limits, and pay and deduction codes.
• Maintain, monitor, and test payroll pay and deduction codes to support accurate tax, benefit, accounting, reporting, and payroll processing.
• Develop and execute payroll system test scenarios and test payrolls to validate system updates and…