SAP Payroll Analyst I

Job Title: SAP HR Analyst I

Job Duration: 6 Months Contract W2
Job Location: Tampa, FL 33607-5776 (Hybrid)

Note:

Hybrid Schedule

• • In-office two Fridays a month
  • Every processing day
  • Every Tuesday and one Thursday a month
  • Overall: Two days remote and three days in-office.

Manager Requirements:

• Candidates must have knowledge of reciprocities and understand living and working in different jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with how to locate specific state/local tax laws is essential.
• What will stand out to the manager:
  • Experience with ADP/Vantage
  • Understanding of case management for employee issues, including correspondence within the platform.
  • Independent thinker, not afraid to try new things or offer suggestions.
  • Payroll experience: understanding pretax items' impact on wages, payroll adjustments, etc.
  • Strong communication skills for employee interactions.
  • Professional, responsible, with great follow-through.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide customer service excellence to the client USA employee population.
• Manage all aspects of payroll processing and compliance, answering employee inquiries related to HR, payroll, and time policies in a complex, multi-state environment.
• Perform quality reviews of payroll Specialist & Sr Specialist work.
• Administer Pay Cycle process (Verify, Calculate & Preview).
• Handle Garnishment order administration.
• Interpret internal and external payroll, time & labour laws, policies, and practices to ensure compliance.
• Answer incoming calls.
• Complete and review payroll calculations for retroactive payroll adjustments, leaves, terminations, and other exceptions.
• Administer pay cycle batch data input to payroll systems for miscellaneous payments and changes, including deductions and tax withholding.
• Audit data interfaced from HR systems into payroll systems (e.g., salary and tax status).
• Check, audit, and maintain payroll & timekeeping records in accordance with established standards.
• Complete payroll cycle audits and reconciliations to ensure accuracy.

Required Qualifications:

• HS diploma or equivalent with 5 years of experience in the payroll profession.
• Experience with multi-state large employers.
• Garnishment processing expertise.
• Extensive knowledge of payroll & time systems.
• Experience with multi-state tax calculations.
• Experience in Short-Term Disability Calculation, including offsets.
• Experience with Overpayment Calculation and Recovery.
• Knowledge of Salary Prorations.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Physical in-office presence.
• Flexible work schedule to accommodate West Coast employees.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, deadline-oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and/or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC).
• Experience with ADP Vantage Payroll & Vantage Time Platform.