- Performs routine assignments in the entry level to a professional job progression.
- Typically requires a college or university degree or the equivalent work experience that provides exposure to fundamental theories, principles, and concepts.
- Uses existing procedures to solve routine or standard problems.
- Receives instruction, guidance and direction from others.
- Payroll Process routine and complex calculation transactions and determine which laws, regulations or procedures apply. Classify, sort and process voluntary and involuntary payroll deductions. Maintain awareness of new laws and emerging industry trends and ensure departmental practices are aligned. Process terminations. Provide support to employees. Performs regular audits of payroll data to ensure that the accuracy, efficiency, and compliance standards are met.
- Vendor Management Provide direction to payroll processing vendor. Engage with vendor to resolve employee, technical or other issues. Maintains real time accuracy of the elevated access list with the vendor.
- Records Establish and implement appropriate record keeping protocols. Manage records and file and save documentation in accordance with established processes.
- Systems, Analysis and Reporting Collaborate with vendors and other departments to implement system modifications and upgrades. Perform user acceptance testing. Run routine reports within established time frames. Analyze data, identify potential issues and recommend and implement solutions. Complete tax filings and reports.
- Consulting Advise employees and management on pay transaction related issues. Respond to routine and complex questions and serve as subject matter expert on team. Collaborate with other support organizations to ensure pay transactions meet organizational needs. Provide guidance on timekeeping system and payroll processes.
- Education Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or human resources or other related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience Typically, two or fewer years of payroll experience or related field.
- Certifications, Licenses and Training Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or equivalent strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of state and federal employment and wage and hour laws.
- Intermediate knowledge of PGE's policies, procedures, benefit plans and collective bargaining agreement.
- Working knowledge of state and federal tax laws and tax forms pay regulations.
- Working knowledge of payroll best practices.
- Working knowledge of systems and tools used to process payroll.
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and concepts.
- Intermediate customer focus skills.
- Working skills in analytical thinking.
- Intermediate skills in problem solving.
- Intermediate oral and written communication skills.
- Intermediate interpersonal skills.
- Working decision-making skills.
- Intermediate organization and prioritization skills.
- Working ability to maintain confidentiality and basic ability to respond appropriately to sensitive employee situations.
- Working knowledge of business process interrelationships.
- Working business acumen.
- Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines, and time-sensitive tasks.
- Ability to follow accuracy standards.
- Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks.
- Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress.
- Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change.
- Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback.
- Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement.
- Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks.
- Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers, and others within the organization.
- Demonstrates sound memory.
- Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks.
- Ability to work long hours.
- Ability to work a variable schedule.
- Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather.
- Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance.
- Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
- Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10 lbs.
- Carrying: Up to 10 lbs.
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Associate Payroll Analyst - Portland, United States - Portland General Electric
Description
At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress.We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.
Associate Payroll AnalystJob Function Summary
Payroll Prepares, documents, and disburses payroll checks, payroll taxes and employee benefit payments in compliance with applicable laws. Provides analytical thinking and troubleshooting skills applied to resolving issues related to payroll processing. Recommends and develops operating efficiency improvements. Monitors and ensures proper documentation of employee pay and prepares reports.
Key Job Information
Entry Professional
Functional Competencies
Cognitive Level Intermediate:
Consistent use of relevant principles to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
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Compensation Range:
$60, $100,500.00
Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.
While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.
PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance.We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future.
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