Payroll Analyst (107287)

Employees Retirement System of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Employees Retirement System of Texas – ERS is seeking a Payroll Analyst to manage highly complex (senior-level) payroll administration while safeguarding payee data. The role uses internal and external systems to validate payroll processing under limited supervision.

The position emphasizes benefits, accounting, and payroll experience, with responsibilities for monthly and daily payrolls, handling special requests, and ensuring accurate payments to payees. Apply now with complete work history.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent with 60 college hours.
• Two years of benefits, accounting or payroll experience.
• One year experience communicating policies and procedures.
• One year experience using a computer to research, retrieve and provide information.
• One year experience with financial account reconciliation.
• One year experience using spreadsheets and detailed reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist with scheduling, running, and coordinating payroll systems to ensure timely benefit payments.
• Process payroll requests through worklists, including tax levies, direct deposits and warrants.
• Research benefit calculations and adjust pension balances, earnings, withholdings and deductions as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication of policies

Research/data analysis

Education

High school diploma + 60 college hours

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

PeopleSoft

Spreadsheets

Job description

Our mission is simply stated: ERS offers competitive benefits to enhance the lives of its members. Each team member across the agency contributes to our ongoing success. ERS is open for business five days a week, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, to meet customers where they need us: in person, on the phone, in their communities, and online. ERS currently offers opportunities that include flexible work schedules.

ERS is seeking a Payroll Analyst to perform highly complex (senior-level) payroll administration and assistance work while ensuring the confidentiality of payee personal data. Utilizes internal and external multifaceted systems to analyze data for accuracy and to complete required validations to complete the payroll process. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assists with the scheduling, timing, running, and coordination of various systems to ensure timely and appropriate completion to produce accurate benefit payments to payees. This includes monthly and daily payrolls, creating the feed to payroll report and similar.
• Processes payroll requests through a worklist or other assignment means. This includes, but is not limited to, Qualified Domestic Relation Orders, manual payments, payroll data forms, forgeries, warrant replacements, IRS Tax Levies, child support, warrant cancellations, direct deposit returns and warrant reversals.
• Researches and analyzes benefit calculations and member accounts, including eligibility, and manually adjust pension balances, earning balances, withholding, and insurance deductions as needed.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Minimum Qualifications:

application for employment must reflect how you meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent, plus 60 semester hours of college credit. Qualifying experience beyond the minimum required may substitute for education.
2. Two (2 years of benefits, accounting or payroll experience.
3. One (1) year experience communicating policies and procedures.
4. One (1) year experience using a computer to research, retrieve and provide information.
5. One (1) year experience with financial account reconciliation.
6. One (1) year experience using spreadsheets and detailed reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

Your application for employment should reflect how you meet the following preferred qualifications:

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college/university with a degree in a field relevant to assignment.
2. Experience using PeopleSoft or other automated payroll or benefits delivery system.
3. Experience in administering employee benefit plans.
4. Experience using analytical skills and applying analytical procedures.

PLEASE NOTE:All submissions should contain complete job history entries, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, and a description of duties performed as related to the position you are applying for. Resumes lacking sufficient detail, such as a summary of experience in lieu of progression of work history may not meet minimum qualifications.

ERS does not sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at any time.

Military Occupational Specialty Codes:

Veterans, Reservists or Guardsmen with experience in the Military Occupational Specialty (https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_Insurance.pdf) along with the minimum qualifications listed above may meet the minimum requirements and are highly encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] with questions or for additional information.

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.ers.texas.gov

Relay Texas TDD: [phone]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/employees-retirement-system-of-texas/