Payroll QA Analyst

Vensure Employer Solutions; Dadri; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

VensureHRIndia is seeking a meticulous QA professional with strong knowledge of U.S. payroll, benefits, and compliance. The role sits in our payroll, compliance, and benefits areas and focuses on data-driven testing across multiple payroll scenarios.

You will execute regression testing, create robust test cases, and collaborate with automation engineers to improve efficiency. A college degree and 3+ years in the PEO software space are preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA experience within the PEO industry or similar, with hands-on software testing.
• Experience testing payroll, benefits and compliance scenarios, especially U.S.-based.

Responsibilities

• Define, establish, and stage data requirements for different payroll scenarios and calculations.
• Conduct regression testing using manual and automated tools to ensure stability and quality.
• Create, maintain, and update test cases reflecting team changes.
• Review and validate U.S payroll calculations in varied scenarios.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle in an Agile environment.
• Apply QA practices, defect reporting, and Agile testing techniques.
• Analyze, track, and report application issues; summarize testing status and risks.
• Develop risk-based test strategies; collaborate with automation QA for efficiency gains.

Skills

Keen Eye for Detail

U.S. payroll & taxes

Analytical Thinking

Technical Proficiency with Excel

Time Management

Communication Skills

Organization

Education

College degree or equivalent experience (CS preferred)

Job description

We are looking for a meticulous, quality driven QA professional with extensive understanding of U.S. payroll, benefits and compliance issues. This role will work within our payroll, compliance and benefits areas.

Job Responsibilities

• Define, establish, and stage data requirements for different payroll scenarios and calculations. This includes testing different employee demographics, wage structures, types of deductions, tax rates and brackets involving multiple jobs and locations.
• Conduct regression testing to ensure stability and quality of the product. This includes a combination of manual testing and automated testing tools.
• Create, maintain, and update test cases based on the changes/modifications implemented by the team.
• Review and validate U.S payroll calculations in different scenarios.
• Participate in the entire development life cycle from concept to release in an Agile environment.
• Understand and participate in software industry standard quality assurance practices, including but not limited to test case design, software defect reporting, and Agile testing techniques, as well as common software QA tools.
• Analyzes, tracks, and reports on application issues.
• Regularly summarizes testing status and areas of risk, and wherever possible propose and execute mitigation strategies.
• Employs a sound risk management approach to determine well-structured and comprehensive test strategies for assigned projects.
• Collaborate with automation QA engineers to identify and prioritize areas for significant efficiency and confidence gains through test automation.

Required Skills

• Keen Eye for Detail Ability to spot discrepancies, inconsistencies and errors in payroll data and tax calculations with a high degree of accuracy.
• Solid Understanding of U.S. payroll and taxes
• Qualifications
• 3+ years of experience within the PEO industry, coupled with significant hands-on experience with software applications commonly used within the PEO industry.
• Education College degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Computer Science
• Analytical Thinking Ability to interpret and apply tax rules, analyze payroll data, and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Technical Proficiency Comfortable working with Excel and/or other tools used for data analysis.
• Time Management Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a demanding environment.
• Communication Skills Ability to communicate effectively in a clear and concise manner. Ability to document and explain findings across other disciplines with the team and leadership.
• Organization Ability to organize large bodies of work and structure in logical way

VensureHRIndia

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