HR Services Payroll Analyst

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Payroll Analyst to manage payroll processing for associates across the U.S. and international locations, ensuring timely and accurate delivery and reporting. You will administer high-volume weekly payroll, reconcile data, and collaborate with IT and vendors to resolve issues.

The role emphasizes auditing, compliance, and accurate data handling in a large enterprise environment. Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree, at least 3 years of payroll

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3 years of experience administering high-volume multi-state payroll.
• Experience with US/Canada payroll rules preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer high-volume weekly payroll using a computer system.
• Collect, analyze, update, and reconcile payroll and benefit data weekly.
• Serve as liaison between users, vendors, and IT to resolve issues.
• Create and implement auditing tools to ensure compliance and prevent erroneous payments.
• Contribute to SOX audit compliance.
• Review error logs and transactions to ensure system reliability.

Skills

Payroll principles

Multi-state payroll

Analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Payroll System

Job description

Position Purpose:

The payroll analyst position will be responsible for all aspects of processing payroll to ensure a timely and accurate delivery of payroll and related reporting for all Home Depot associates in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Key Responsibilities:

• 25% Administer a high volume weekly payroll process utilizing a computer based system

• 20% Collect, analyze, update, and reconcile payroll and benefit data on a weekly basis

• 15% Serve as liaison between users, vendors, and I.T. to research and resolve issues

• 15% Create and implement auditing tools to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local authorities, and to eliminate erroneous payments

• 10% Contribute to SOX audit compliance

• 15% Frequently review error logs and transactions to ensure system is running as required

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Position reports to the Sr. HR Services Business Analyst

• No direct responsibility for supervising others

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.

• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in gross-to-net payroll, state and federal pay rule calculations and payroll regulations

• Familiarity with Payroll System

• CPP is preferred.

• Canada Payroll and Pay Rule processing is preferred

• Expatriate and Foreign National payroll processing is preferred

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 3

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Solid understanding of payroll principles, practices, and standards.

• At least 3 years recent experience administering a complete high volume multi-state payroll process for a large company.

• Strong Analytical Skills.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Detailed oriented and strong follow up skills.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. - $0.00 - $0.00