Senior Payroll Analyst at Johnson Controls, Inc in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Job Description:

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What you will do

The Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for working in the JCI system to review, configure, and test complex collective bargaining agreement provisions, federal and local labor statutes. This role supports the Payroll team and payroll operations' area and is highly focused on delivering operational excellence, ensuring accurate gross payroll results as well as contributing to functional testing and design. This position will be responsible for helping manage the wages and fringe rate contract tables and advice on expected payroll calculations for various agreement provisions.

How you will do it

The Senior Payroll Analyst's main tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

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  Review and analyze the pay conditions of complex union/labor agreements.

  
  


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  Work with payroll union reporting team to update contract information/rules as necessary.

  
  


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  Design and update regression testing, expected results, as well as perform testing of rules and functionality for unions.

  
  


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  Configure the pay rules and conditions within the union reporting for the various labor agreements.

  
  


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  Provide hands-on support to Payroll with new rules and system functionality.

  
  


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  Develop, maintain, and manage frequent updates to multiple databases, spreadsheets, reports to support the functions of the payroll.

  
  


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  Build a thorough understanding of all available data sources and understands variances between these sources.

  
  


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  Participation in the payroll processes, by ensuring updates to union fringe benefits and reporting are completed timely.

  
  


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  Troubleshooting system problems with union reporting, rates, and fringe benefits.

  
  


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  Generation, maintenance, and running of ad-hoc and pre-established payroll reports.

  
  


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  Handle day to day data needs for reporting and analysis.

  
  


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  Responsible for improvement in execution/automation pertaining to reporting and data management.

  
  


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  Build spreadsheets that include advance and interactive functions such as macros/pivot tables or other advanced formulas.

  
  

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Analytic  IS Finance or related field


• 5+ years of advanced business analytical functionality with Excel/Access (including being proficient in the building/editing of macros)


• Experience with web-based resources to research payroll issues.


• Detailed understanding of payroll reports/registers.


• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.


• Facilitation/presentation skills.


• Time & Attendance system programming experience helpful.


• Communication and organizational skills


• Be able to influence decisions and recommend/execute process improvements

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers.