Payroll Analyst - Division of Finance

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The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Payroll Analyst - Division of Finance

Job Profile Title

Payroll Accountant

Job Description Summary

This role will utilize Workday in the Payroll Partner role that supports academic pay, monthly pay, and weekly pay processes and procedures.

Utilizing Workday and various Penn technologies, this role supports transnational processing as well as advances with future projects and enhancements with the payroll department.

Drawing on a strong understanding of all areas of compliance throughout the gross-to-net lifecycle, the Payroll Analyst is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, reconciling and interpreting payroll data as it relates to payroll taxation, garnishments, and regulatory compliance for payroll processing.

The role is also responsible for reporting, analysis and maintenance of payroll processes and systems. This role provides payroll processing support to employees, including, but not limited to, initiating and reviewing payroll related tasks, as well as identifying and resolving issues impacting payroll in an accurate and timely manner.

Job Description

• Manage Workday business process and workflows to perform accurate and timely completion of business process for payroll, preparation of funding, payroll reconciliations, and reports distribution.

• Identify and research issues/system defects using independent judgement and in consultation with payroll team members and manager to formulate resolutions/recommendations by analyzing fact patterns and applying/following SOP and best practices.

• Process off cycle, on-demand and manual payments, outside of the standard pay cycles.

• Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies by researching and understanding federal, state and local requirements; analyzing payroll and payroll tax data, including gross-to-net calculations; and evaluating and understanding the “down-stream” impact of the discrepancy and corrective actions.