Associate Analyst, Payroll Operations

Description Your Role

The Payroll Associate Analyst within VS&Co is responsible for garnishment processes for United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada, execution of payroll processes within the HCM/Oracle Cloud payroll system, data integrity in UKG/Kronos Workforce Dimensions, and supporting the Payroll Analysts and leadership team. Key projects and responsibilities may include activities such as: garnishment end to end processing, case research and decisioning, calculation of pay that is compliant with laws, SOX and operational control audits, etc.

The Payroll Associate Analyst will provide technical and analytical support to these routine processes as well as ad-hoc payroll activities and issue remediation.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Process garnishment requests and validate calculations to ensure processed accurately in compliance with Law.

• Obtain and apply a working knowledge of state and federal labor, tax and garnishment laws.

• Support testing for releases and new implementations of payroll related systems (i.e. HCM and UKG/Kronos Workforce Dimensions)

• Collaborate with Payroll Operations team, internal partners and external partners to deliver timely pay for VS&Co associates in compliance with Department of Labor laws for on cycle and off cycle payments.

• Execute accounting principles in compliance with internal SOX, Anti-Corruption and Operational Controls for (1) payment accuracy (2) audit for completion and (3) approval through the delegations of authority.

• Consider key accounting principles in accordance with daily work such as: case research and decisioning, execution of payments, payment research and reconciliations, and US and International payroll compliance.

• Obtain a thorough understanding of VS&Co payroll and benefit polices.

• Identify irregularities and variances against audit and controls criterion, identify patterns and collaborate on a solution.

• Analyze, research, and decision cases assigned from HR Direct for all payroll related issues.

• Analyze and resolve payroll system error messages related to on and off cycle payroll processing.

• Operate within HCM/Oracle Cloud and UKG/Kronos Workforce Dimensions to input, extract and maintain data integrity.

• Meet or exceed key performance indicators within standard operating time frames and
  * escalate* any risk to meeting deadlines.

• Collaborate with functional partners to provide input on new processes or build efficiencies into existing processes.

• Provide exceptional customer service by conducting timely research and analysis on all customer inquiries (i.e. Legal and Audit).

• Identify areas of opportunity and recommend solutions for achieving optimal efficiency in a controlled environment.

• Define, communicate and ensure adherence to departmental standards and controls.

• Offer support to others as needed for routine work, ad-hoc requests, projects and other departmental initiatives

• Calculate and issue payments for terminated associates in immediate pay states to remain legally compliant.