Payroll Analyst

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At the Utah Transit Authority, every paycheck represents more than a transaction—it supports the people who keep our communities moving every day. As a Payroll Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring accuracy, compliance, and trust across a complex, unionized workforce. This is an opportunity to apply your payroll expertise in a highly visible, mission‑driven organization that values precision, collaboration, and service to employees and the public alike.

• Oversee and audit timely and accurate processing of company wide payroll.
• Provide expertise in processing payroll in accordance with UTA policies and standard operating procedures, the collective bargaining agreement, and state and federal regulations.
• Manage garnishment, leave balances, and payroll inquiries and discrepancies.
• Work with management on the analysis, creation, and closures of year‑end, responding to payroll audits, and tax filing.
• Maintain a complete knowledge of the ERP payroll system (Workday).

• Three years previous job‑related work experience reviewing, administering, and processing the complete payroll function using an ERP system for a minimum of 500 employees.
• Experience working in a union environment preferred. This job requires an annual credit check.
• Associate’s degree in Accounting, or related field. (In lieu of an Associate’s Degree, 2 additional years of experience will be considered)
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred.

• Strong knowledge of database administration and maintenance.
• Thorough knowledge of state and federal payroll and tax regulations, including current payroll law and best practices such as FLSA, tax levy, and garnishment calculation.
• Knowledge of accounting as it relates to payroll and payroll liabilities.
• Experience with year‑end payroll processes, including issuance of W‑2s and tax filing.
• Report writing experience, preferably using Crystal Reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on customer service.
• Typing speed of 30 WPM, 10‑key speed of 5,000 KPH.
• Workday and/or Oracle experience preferred.
• Beginner‑level proficiency in Microsoft Word preferred and intermediate‑level proficiency in Microsoft Excel preferred.
• Ability to multi‑task while working under time constraints.
• Ability to interpret contracts, policies and procedures, and legal documents related to payroll and/or union relations.
• This job requires regular and predictable attendance.

OR An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. (UTA reserves the right to determine the equivalencies of education and experience.)

• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&DD, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts. Choice between Traditional Co‑Pay or High Deductible Health Plans for medical coverage. HSA with company match available to employees enrolled in the HDHP. Benefit plans include coverage for domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required for coverage).
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• 22 days of accrued paid time off (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), which increases with tenure at UTA.
• 10 paid holidays and two paid (2) floating holidays per year.
• Retirement options – Pension Plan with 5‑year vesting schedule and 457 Contribution Plan, available for immediate contributions and company matching.
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education, available for any higher education degree (bachelor, master, or PhD). Course of study must be approved prior to enrollment.
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement (after 12 months of employment).
• Free transit passes for employees, their spouses, and their dependent children.
• Employee assistance program – includes counseling, legal services, financial planning, etc.
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