Payroll Analyst
Panasonic Avionics
Total years of experience :17 years, 5 Months
Monthly payroll processing for salaried employees in Middle East where in-country vendors are not used.
Work with in-country vendors to ensure monthly payrolls are accurately completed per payroll schedules for employees in Europe and South America region.
Ensures accurate and timely accounting, recordkeeping and management of payroll related data and reports; performs audits and reconciliations of payroll information and systems.
Ensure time cards for employees are approved in payroll system according to pay schedule.
Ensure all payroll systems are configured properly and efficiently to assure accurate gross to net processing, including all earnings, statutory tax withholdings, and deductions.
Analyze and resolve payroll issues related to tax, general accounting, regulatory requirements, benefits, time reporting, and labor agreement matters.
Develop and run ad-hoc, audit, and post-payroll reports.
Prepare monthly payroll reports for Finance.
Reconcile monthly transactions and money transfers to pay institutions.
Process money judgement documents and responses as required.
Issue and record adjustments to pay, related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
Develop and maintain payroll-related content in PAC Employee Gateway portal.
Addressing and resolving PAC employee issues/questions related to pay.
Responsible for ensuring processes are operating according to established schedules and procedures.
Supports the design and implementation of payroll-related initiatives and projects including the migration to new payroll systems if applicable.
Proactively assess needs of the payroll department - Identify, analyze, and recommend business process, and system enhancements for continuous improvement.
Perform testing support of payroll system patches and upgrades.
Coordinate and prepare documentation and reconciliations for internal and external auditors.
Work closely with other departments and Human Resources to ensure compliance with payroll policies and procedures including regulatory controls and audits.
Responsible for running the payroll and quick pay process in Oracle E-Business Suite R12.
Evaluate employee’s payroll records and process adjustments and deductions.
Processes final pay of employee soon as clearance is received from HR.
Reconcile employee’s timesheets prior to transmission and validation of payroll process.
Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely.
Processes replacement and void checks in the system.
Maintain and validate current payroll reconciliations.
Establishes payroll deadlines and ensure the deadlines are met in line with HR Policies.
Assists in the development of overall payroll procedures by evaluating current processes and suggesting methods to improve operations, efficiency and service.
Interface with payroll tax and payroll accounting department for accurate tax computation and accounting postings.
Maintains the payroll system calendar schedules and coordinates changes with the finance office and banks.
Researches and resolves employee and system payroll run issues as they arise.
Prepares weekly and monthly payroll statistics report for management purposes.
Documented the full payroll process for quick and easy reference for other payroll team members.
Processes incoming and outgoing ACH and wire transfer salary payments.
Processes Weekly, Bi-weekly and Monthly payroll payments using multiple online banking platforms for different payroll areas.
Analyze bank reconciliation adjustments for different payroll accounts.
Correspond with HR and timekeepers for the correct inputs and adjustments with the employee’s records.
Attending various queries from employees and HR representatives pertaining to salary transfer.
Liaison with the local and international bank's staff and department heads for fund transfer issues.
Validating and uploading WPS bank file in accordance with the bank file format imposed by the governing body in UAE.
Develop a process improvement for the automation of salary payments and eliminate manual inputs.
Compile payroll banking documents needed for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) audits.
Coordinate with treasury department for funding request and other banking issues.
Mediate with the remitting banks for recall, stop payment, amendment, reversal and deletion of fund transfer.
Dealt with Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scotia bank for payment issues initiated online.
Trained new employees for the full payroll banking process with different online banking platforms.
Issuing Certificate of Employment/Salary Certificate to employees upon request.
Handling online verification of employment for all offshore and local employees.
Communicating with international banks and financial institutions for verification requests needed.
Cross checking and validating verification of employment request prior for submission.
Calculating and providing yearly Statement of Earnings report to employees and other companies for loan approval.
Coordinating with Texas Workforce Commission for personnel records needed.
Assisting payroll officers for sorting and dispatching pay stubs to different payroll areas.