Hybrid Payroll Analyst

at Oregon Department of Human Services

• Job title: Payroll Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree
• Tech skills: C++
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Salem, United States

About the role

• Payroll Analyst ensuring payroll accuracy and payments for 4,700 employees at Oregon Department of Corrections. Providing guidance on payroll systems and training staff on payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• The Payroll Analyst plays a key role in ensuring payroll accuracy by reviewing and providing guidance to employees, managers, and human resources staff on entries into payroll and benefit systems.
• This position provides critical support to the Department’s payroll program, which is responsible for the timely and accurate payment of approximately 4,700 employees across multiple stand-alone payroll offices.
• This role involves reviewing and analyzing reports, applying fundamental bookkeeping, payroll, and benefits practices in accordance with agency policies, collective bargaining agreements, and state and federal regulations.
• Key responsibilities include: Performing analysis and offering recommendations related to payroll, benefits, and protected leave data.
• Communicating and applying agency payroll and benefit policies and procedures.
• Providing basic training to employees and managers on the use of payroll and benefit systems.
• Instructing staff on proper timesheet entry and coding.
• Serving as a liaison with agency benefits administrators to ensure consistency and compliance.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of experience analyzing, calculating, recording, and maintaining routine financial information that must include accounting, financial or numerical data, or payroll processing;
• At least 96 quarter (64 semester) credit hours or an associate’s degree from an accredited college, university, or vocational technical school that includes 12 quarter (8 semester) hours in accounting, business, or finance;
• Possession of a Certified Payroll Professional’s (CPP) certificate;
• One (1) year of experience analyzing, calculating, recording, and maintaining routine financial information that must include accounting, data, or payroll processing;
• And at least 44 quarter (29 semester) credit hours from an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical school that includes 8 quarter (5 semester) hours in accounting, business, or finance;
• Or One (1) year of experience analyzing, calculating, recording, and maintaining routine financial information and must include accounting, data, or payroll processing;
• And Possession of a payroll certification from an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical school.

Benefits

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• And more