Payroll Analyst

The Payroll Analyst I is a key member of the Payroll Census and Proposal Team responsible for reviewing, validating, and preparing payroll census information used in the client proposal process.

This role serves as an initial quality-control point for payroll and census data, helping ensure information is complete, accurate, and ready for proposal development. The Payroll Analyst I reviews payroll registers and related reports, identifies missing or inconsistent information, determines when additional documentation is needed, and organizes payroll data for downstream analysis.

The ideal candidate has a solid working knowledge of payroll and is comfortable reviewing payroll information from different systems and providers. This individual should be able to independently interpret routine payroll reports, identify common discrepancies, and recognize when more complex issues should be escalated to the Payroll Census Manager.

Training will be provided on EHP-specific processes, census requirements, calculator tools, and more complex payroll scenarios.

· Review payroll registers, payroll summaries, deduction reports, tax reports, and related payroll documentation.

· Prepare and validate employee census data used in the client proposal process.

· Confirm payroll and census information is complete, accurate, and consistent before advancing files for proposal development.

· Identify missing, conflicting, incomplete, or potentially inaccurate payroll information.

· Determine when additional payroll reports or supporting documentation are required.

· Reconcile information across multiple payroll reports when necessary.

· Review payroll information across weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly payroll frequencies.

· Identify employee earnings, hours, pay frequencies, payroll taxes, deductions, and other relevant payroll information.

• Review payroll registers, payroll summaries, deduction reports, tax reports, and related payroll documentation.
• Prepare and validate employee census data used in the client proposal process.
• Confirm payroll and census information is complete, accurate, and consistent before advancing files for proposal development.
• Identify missing, conflicting, incomplete, or potentially inaccurate payroll information.
• Determine when additional payroll reports or supporting documentation are required.
• Reconcile information across multiple payroll reports when necessary.
• Review payroll information across weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly payroll frequencies.
• Identify employee earnings, hours, pay frequencies, payroll taxes, deductions, and other relevant payroll information.

• Interpret routine payroll registers and payroll reports from a variety of payroll systems and providers.
• Apply working knowledge of payroll taxes, including FICA, Social Security, and Medicare.
• Distinguish between pre‑tax and post‑tax deductions and understand their impact on taxable wages.
• Review benefits‑related deductions, including Section 125 benefits, HSA, FSA, dependent care, retirement contributions, and other common payroll deductions.
• Recognize common payroll inconsistencies and determine whether additional information or review is needed.
• Escalate unusual, complex, or higher‑risk payroll issues to the Payroll Census Manager.

• Organize, standardize, and manipulate payroll data to create proposal‑ready census files.
• Perform manual data preparation when payroll reports cannot be directly converted into the required census format.
• Compare and reconcile information across multiple payroll reports.
• Run completed census files through designated calculator or analytical tools.
• Review calculator results for potential discrepancies, unusual results, or…