[Hiring] Payroll Analyst @UCSF

Role Description

Please note: this is a temporary assignment (9 months) with potential to extend.

The HR Processing Analyst is responsible for:

• Performing activities associated with payroll generation, including labor distribution records, vacation and sick leave accruals, overtime, and withholding status.
• Ensuring compliance with government reporting requirements related to payroll taxes, withholding, and employer contributions.
• Organizing, analyzing, validating, and entering Human Resources data transactions into the unified payroll database.
• Critically evaluating information gathered from multiple sources, reconciling conflicting information, and ensuring accurate and timely transaction processing.
• Regular interaction with HR Generalists, Recruiters, and Managers.
• Assisting with the maintenance of personnel documents in the electronic filing system (eFile).
• Applying acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantive assignments, projects, and tasks of moderate scope and complexity.
• Exercising judgment within established guidelines and practices to determine appropriate courses of action.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of payroll processes, policies, and procedures, as well as organization-specific computer applications.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to interact effectively with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to organize work effectively, establish priorities, and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong problem-solving, problem-identification, and reasoning skills.
• Intermediate mathematical skills.
• Familiarity with web-based applications and customer relationship management (CRM) systems, preferably including PeopleSoft, Salesforce, TPS, CICS, Weblinks, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

Requirements

• Sort, prioritize, and organize incoming forms based on payroll, benefits, and system processing deadlines; perform data entry for all Human Resources transactions.
• Review Human Resources forms, including MAF/PCMA, to ensure accuracy and compliance with Medical Center and University policies.
• Audit systems and databases to verify the accuracy and integrity of data entry.
• Consult with the supervisor, Human Resources staff, and department managers to clarify and correct incomplete, inconsistent, or problematic information submitted for processing.
• Identify and report issues with HRIS applications or processing instructions to the HRIS Manager and/or Supervisor.
• Assist with filing and maintaining personnel documents in the electronic personnel filing system (eFile).
• Review and determine appropriate HRIS codes and effective dates for Human Resources transactions.
• Support payroll-related activities, including labor distribution records, vacation and sick leave accruals, overtime, and withholding status.
• Ensure accurate and timely transaction processing to meet established system deadlines.
• Apply applicable Human Resources policies, procedures, and organizational rules when reviewing and processing transactions.
• Perform additional duties and assist with special projects as needed.

Company Description