Payroll Analyst

Payroll Analyst

Location: Detroit, MI

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and highly detail-oriented Payroll Analyst to manage end-to-end payroll activities and ensure employees are paid accurately and on time. This position will be responsible for biweekly payroll processing, payroll audits, reconciliations, tax compliance, reporting, and issue resolution while ensuring adherence to federal, state, local, and company regulations.

The Payroll Analyst will work closely with HR, Benefits, Finance, Accounting, employees, and third-party payroll providers to maintain payroll accuracy and resolve complex payroll issues. The successful candidate will have strong analytical skills, advanced attention to detail, and hands-on experience with payroll systems and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute biweekly payroll processing accurately and within established deadlines.
• Review and validate payroll inputs, including timekeeping, overtime, bonuses, commissions, deductions, benefits, garnishments, and other adjustments.
• Perform detailed payroll audits and reconciliations to identify discrepancies and ensure payroll accuracy.
• Research and resolve complex payroll discrepancies, employee pay issues, and system errors.
• Process employee payroll changes including new hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, salary changes, and benefit deductions.
• Ensure payroll processing complies with federal, state, and local wage and tax regulations.
• Support payroll tax calculations, filings, reconciliations, and year-end reporting, including W-2 preparation.
• Partner with HR, Benefits, Finance, and Accounting to ensure accurate employee data and payroll transactions.
• Work directly with third-party payroll providers to resolve processing issues and maintain system accuracy.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc payroll reports and analytical reports for management and Finance.
• Maintain complete and accurate payroll records while ensuring strict confidentiality of employee compensation information.
• Support internal and external payroll audits by providing accurate documentation and responding to information requests.
• Monitor payroll processes and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, controls, efficiency, and automation.
• Assist with payroll system testing, implementations, upgrades, and process enhancements.
• Stay current with changes to payroll legislation, tax requirements, and regulatory requirements affecting payroll operations.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on payroll processing or payroll analyst experience.
• Strong experience processing biweekly payroll in a multi-state environment.
• Solid understanding of federal, state, and local payroll taxes and regulations.
• Experience performing payroll audits, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS/payroll systems.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, filtering, sorting, and data reconciliation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to independently investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle highly confidential payroll and employee information.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• CPP or FPC certification.
• Experience with ADP, Workday, UKG, Paycom, Paylocity, or similar payroll platforms.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll and payroll tax compliance.
• Knowledge of FLSA, wage and hour regulations, garnishments, benefits deductions, and year-end payroll processes.
• Experience participating in payroll audits and process improvement initiatives.

Zobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi-national corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.