Payroll Analyst

Location:

Avera Downtown Building-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$60,840.00 - $91,520.00

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Payroll Analyst is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll compliance across multiple tax jurisdictions, including federal, state, and local levels. This role supports Avera's payroll function by managing filings, registrations, reconciliations, and audits, while staying current on evolving tax laws and regulations. The analyst collaborates with internal departments and external agencies and systems to analyze data, troubleshoot issues, and provide recommendations to resolve discrepancies, support audits, and ensure the integrity of payroll data.

What you will do

• Monitor and interpret federal, state, and local payroll regulations to ensure accurate and timely filings and payments.
• Register new entities for payroll tax accounts, maintain existing accounts, and close inactive jurisdictions as needed.
• Perform regular reconciliations of payroll data to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Lead quarterly, annual and any special payroll process activities including W-2 generation, corrections, and amended returns by preparing recommendations, validating results and coordinating a plan of action.
• Lead analysis of payroll data, validating accuracy between various systems and integration processes to ensure integrity of the information.
• Complete payroll processing for a minimum of one Avera entity and serves as backup for additional facilities.
• Test payroll system updates related to changes, system enhancements, and organizational pay practice modifications.
• Compile and analyze payroll data for internal and external audits such as workers’ compensation, excise tax, and other regulatory reporting, ensuring adherence to internal control standards.
• Respond to inquiries from tax authorities and internal stakeholders, resolving payroll issues and notices.
• Document payroll processes and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Associate's in accounting, payroll systems, tax regulations, business or related field.
• Knowledge of federal and state payroll tax compliance and reporting
• 4-6 years Experience in multi-state payroll processing.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) - PayrollOrg Upon Hire or
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) - PayrollOrg Upon Hire
• 7-9 years Experience in multi-state payroll processing.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

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