Payroll Core Configuration Analyst

Role & Responsibilities

Payroll System Configuration

• Set up company profiles, preferences, onboarding rules, leave plans, job codes, pay groups.
  
• Maintain core tables for

  taxes, earnings codes, deduction codes

  .
• Configure business rules and ensure compliance with federal/state laws.

  Data Management

• Maintain employee records (SSN, pay rate, benefits class, supervisor, etc.).
  
• Administer direct deposit setups and resolve bank rejections.
  
• Ensure new hire reporting to state authorities (e.g., California compliance).
  
• Use

  FEAR reports

  to validate worker setup.

Cross-functional Support

• Collaborate with HR, Benefits, and Technology teams for payroll configuration projects.
  
• Provide triage support for onboarding, payroll, and benefits-related configuration issues.
  
• Conduct UAT (User Acceptance Testing) for system enhancements.
  

Compliance & Audit

• Support payroll compliance and tax operations.
  
• Process one-time checks and manage classification updates.
  
• Coordinate offboarding payroll and tax documentation.
  
• Handle general deduction administration and non-recurring charge setups.
  

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Experience:

• End-to-end payroll processing

  must understand payroll cycles, compliance, deductions, and reconciliations.

• Payroll system configuration & implementation

  — setting up pay elements, deduction codes, tax configurations, etc.

• Troubleshooting experience

  — resolving payroll-related system or data errors.
• Experience in a

  PEO

  or HR outsourcing environment preferred.

• Technical Tools:

• Workday

• PeopleSoft

• HCM systems

  (generic or specific)

• SAP

  (especially SAP Payroll)

• Skills:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting ability.
  
• Payroll compliance knowledge (US, state-specific rules).
  
• UAT and configuration testing experience.
  
• Collaboration skills for working across HR, Tech, and Finance teams.
  

• Certifications (Good to Have):

• FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification)
  
• SAP Payroll Certification