Payroll Analyst

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates more than $290 billion of real estate in 247 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 857,400 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $76 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This role is responsible for performing payroll research, adjustments, analytical duties, auditing accounts, reconciliations, creating and/or maintaining current process documentation, as well as ensuring adherence to all applicable local, state and federal regulations and contract requirements. It will be essential for this role to be able to interpret statutes, policies, and agreements and independently take action in collaboration with the appropriate stakeholders across all parts of the Business, and in every US jurisdiction.

JOB DESCRIPTION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the delivery of key payroll projects that include obtaining an understanding of the issue, collaboration with key team members about the issues and co-development of recommendations.  

• Stay updated on changes in Federal, State and Local payroll laws and regulations, implementing necessary changes to remain compliant.  

• Ensure that systems and processes correctly compute and record time, earnings, employee benefits, special deductions, mandated benefits, taxes, and other items that affect net pay and/or company liability.  

• Ensure exiting and newly created processes are documented, tested and reviewed regularly 

• Interface with other departments, including HR Operations, Accounting, Legal, and others, and providing proactive and responsive customer service to team members regarding payroll inquiries and issues.  

• Act as main point of contact to external groups on specific payroll data needs for incorporation in other departmental needs.  

• Analyze current processes, create standard and ad hoc specialized reports as enhancements to processes; may make recommendations for process improvements.  

• Assist with account reconciliations and other payroll controls such as balancing payroll results and accounts and adjustments to periodic balances, and year-end Form W-2 statements.  

• Conduct periodic and consistent audits of various payroll processes, procedures, transactions, etc; provide information for internal/external auditors and make recommendations for improvements.  

• Respond promptly and professionally to team member questions, educating them on payroll policies, procedures and self-service options.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred in Business, Human Resources, Project Management, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance