[Remote] Payroll Analyst I

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Republic Services is hiring a Payroll Analyst I to support enterprise payroll operations for a large, complex, highly unionized workforce. The role processes, audits, and analyzes payroll, ensures accuracy and compliance, resolves employee pay issues, and supports cross-functional payroll processes and system enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Performs detailed payroll processing, auditing, and analysis for a large, complex environment encompassing 150+ union agreements and 40,000+ employees
• Conducts large scale payroll data validation and reconciliation, auditing payroll during each cycle to confirm accuracy of complex deductions and earnings, including LOA, one-time payments, union dues, commissions, PTO, and time reporting
• Reviews and evaluates CBA ratifications, applying changes to payroll processes to support accurate employee compensation. Analyzes high volume payroll data to ensure compliance with union contracts, internal policies, and regulatory requirements, including support of new or revised labor agreements
• Works cross functionally with HR Management, Total Rewards, HRIS, Field Management, and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on payroll processes and requirements
• Utilizes advanced Excel skills—including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data queries—to review, reconcile, and validate payroll data. Responds to employee payroll inquiries through ServiceNow
• Resolves payroll tickets related to time and absence corrections, additional earnings, rate overrides, and other pay adjustments for both on cycle and off cycle payrolls
• Assists with payroll system enhancements by participating in testing, upgrades, and implementation efforts
• Responsible for knowledge transfer to other team members and supporting the team
• Other non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary

Skills

• 1-2 years payroll experience
• In a large, complex organization
• Knowledge of FLSA, Regular Rate of Pay calculations, and collective bargaining agreements
• Understanding of federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations
• Experience with Workday Payroll
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage high-volume transactions with accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote
• 0 - 2 years of payroll experience including processing payroll in large and complex organizations, leveraging payroll systems (e.g., Workday, ADP, etc.) and utilizing excel for data analysis and reconciliation
• Not sponsorship eligible

Benefits

• Eligible employees can elect to participate in comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Eligible employees can elect to participate in health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Eligible employees can elect to participate in short- and long-term disability.
• Eligible employees can elect to participate in life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Eligible employees can elect to participate in the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Eligible employees can elect to participate in employee discount programs.
• Eligible employees can elect to participate in a retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Eligible employees can elect to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

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