Payroll Analyst

*JOB DESCRIPTION:* *Major purpose:* Analyzes, audits, reconciles and resolves complex payroll processing and employee payroll issues to ensure smooth payroll processing.
Ensures payroll reporting and payments are compliant with company policy, generally accepted accounting principles, and federal, state and IRS regulations.
Prepares monthly journal entries for payroll entries processed.
Researches and interprets wage/hour issues for payroll processing.
Responds to auditing and regulatory inquiries.
May work with system programmers to achieve solutions or administer company payroll system with outside service provider.
Position will include supervision of staff.
*Technical/Functional skills:* • Must be independent thinker and able to self-start on daily tasks without constant direction.
• Very heavy data entry position • Must be able to work at least one Saturday per month and have availability for overtime hours due to heavy workload until role is fully staffed *Education/Experience/Licenses etc.
:* - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or Finance with 6+ years of related work experience or - Master’s degree in Business, Accounting or Finance with 4+ years of related work experience.
Prefer: - Experience with SAP, MS Office (Excel and Access) - Experience in managing projects and designating tasks/responsibilities to a team *Additional requirements:* - Ability to multi-task including during periods of interruption - Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance which requires US Citizenship and a clean criminal history.
Job Type: Contract Salary: $15.
00 - $18.
00 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Day shift * Monday to Friday Application Question(s): * Looking for Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or Finance Education: * Bachelor's (Required) Experience: * Accounting: 6 years (Preferred) * Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred) * SAP: 1 year (Preferred) Ability to Commute: * Waco, TX 76705 (Preferred) Ability to Relocate: * Waco, TX 76705: Relocate before starting work (Preferred) Work Location: In person