Location: Barceloneta, PR
Pay Rate: $22.08 / Hourly

Purpose:

This Payroll Analyst will be responsible for processing and correcting payroll transactions for specific countries as assigned (generally smaller, less complex countries or assisting with larger, more complex countries), supporting pre and post payroll activities, year-end payroll activities, reviewing and verifying files generated internally or by payroll vendors (PV), enforcing key payroll deadlines, as well as answering employee/manager queries.

Major Responsibilities:

• Review and validate payroll files, such as employee’s data, bank file and reports generated internally or by the PV and approve for processing.
• Support pre and post payroll activities, for example, provide data to payroll vendor on time, finalize data entry, review master data file quality, and confirm time/payroll data completeness.
• Quickly and pro-actively learn new software tools supporting data extraction, audit controls and data quality alerts.
• Navigate Payroll/HR applications to extract and analyze data.
• Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share one’s skills and learning's with others within the organization.
• Efficiently operate under general or minimum supervision.
• Generate reports from our information systems, analyze the data and identify collectibles.
• Assist in resolving input errors (and other errors) from the third-party vendors or internal company stakeholders performing root cause analysis.
• Support Year-End Payroll processing activities, such as develop and provide payroll calendar, review year-end tax reports, notify company employees of availability of tax information and complete purchase orders.
• Respond to internal company stakeholders (Tax, Treasury, Finance and BHR) about questions or issues they have raised around payroll data and/or payroll reports and supporting third party wire funding payments.
• Support out of cycle payment request.
• Support with the transmission and/or processing of documents required to meet local government requirements prior to employee’s start date, during employment or after termination.
• Maintain thorough audit trail and organized system.
• Support in audit requests providing the reports and proof of evidence as requested.
• Answer employee/manager queries with high level of service.
• Some travel may be required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Finance / Accounting.
• Primary experience in payroll operational experience and processing payroll with third-party vendors.
• Working knowledge with Employee Self-Service Platform, automated data exchange and 3rd party applications.
• Strong customer orientation and a work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, in English
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, as well as to get results through collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Workday system experience 
• Servicenow system experience is required as well.
• Good analytical and process diagnostic skills and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture.
• Strong spreadsheet and database skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and requests.
• Payroll operational experience and processing payroll for a country, excluding USA and PR.
• Experience with payroll vendor/platform changes.
• Effective work management, prioritization, time management, and organization skills.
• Candidate that worked previously in LATAM, payroll change system
• Testing payroll process

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 22.08/hr.