Payroll Analyst I — Unionized Payroll & Compliance

Republic Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 56,400 - 77,550; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

Republic Services in Phoenix is seeking a Payroll Analyst I to produce accurate payroll entries for unionized employees under 175+ local CBAs. You will analyze large data sets and ensure timely, confidential processing across multiple states.

The role partners with HR, Total Rewards, HRIS, and payroll teams to maintain compliance with FLSA, pension and health/welfare contributions. A CPP is preferred and experience with Workday or similar systems is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years payroll, finance, or related experience.
• Experience with processing payroll for large companies (10K+ employees).
• Experience with multiple union payrolls.
• Experience with Workday or similar HCM system.
• Intermediate Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUP).
• Experience with payroll applications (e.g., ADP, Lawson, Ceridian, Kronos).
• Familiarity with multi-state payroll processing.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret CBAs and apply them to payroll entries.
• Prepare and analyze union health & welfare and pension contributions.
• Maintain and report accurate union dues deductions.
• Prepare and remit union 401K contributions weekly.
• Audit payroll cycles for accuracy of deductions and transactions.
• Perform retro calculations and DOL OT premiums.
• Process union-related bonuses and special payments per CBAs.
• Collaborate with HR, Total Rewards, HRIS, and cross-functional payroll teams.
• Prepare payroll reports as requested.
• Share knowledge and support team members.
• Contribute to payroll system testing and configuration.

Skills

Payroll processing

FLSA knowledge

Microsoft Office

Education

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

Tools

Workday

ADP

Lawson

Ceridian

Kronos

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP)

Job description

Republic Services in Phoenix is seeking a Payroll Analyst I to produce accurate payroll entries for unionized employees under 175+ local CBAs. You will analyze large data sets and ensure timely, confidential processing across multiple states.

The role partners with HR, Total Rewards, HRIS, and payroll teams to maintain compliance with FLSA, pension and health/welfare contributions. A CPP is preferred and experience with Workday or similar systems is required.