Payroll Accounting Analyst ? Virtual US in Florida
Posted 2025-03-14Payroll Accounting Analyst - Virtual US - Alight - Florida - work from home job
Company: Alight
Job description: Our story
At Alight, we believe a company?s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to ?Be Alight.?
Our Values:
Champion People ? be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.
Grow with purpose ? Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.
Be Alight ? act with integrity, be real and empower others.
It?s why we?re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team?s expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.
With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.
Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.
Learn more at careers.alight.com.
This position is a professional role that is responsible for providing solid payroll accounting and funding analytical subject matter expertise and consultation to Alight clients. This position interacts with internal and external auditors, responds to technical inquiries and while ensuring appropriate controls are implemented to avoid audit exceptions for both Alight and its clients. The incumbent is also responsible for leading project initiatives to resolve high risk escalations in consideration of the potential financial and legal impacts for Alight and their clients.
Delivery Key responsibilities: ? Support Managers with client engagement ensuring all information is accurate and provided on time ? Provide support and guidance for all implementations and go lives ? Provide daily functional support to the teams, to support the successful delivery of General Ledger documents and files. ? Performs financial audits, analyses data, reconcile and balance payroll results, payroll postings and GL interface transmittals for all on and off cycle processing?s and adjustment runs ? Reviews all variances through investigation and resolution processes, completes root cause analysis as required, and recommends client intervention procedures and communicates variances ? Analyzes accounting compliance issues and determines financial impacts and risks to Alight/client financials/processes ? Facilitates appropriate resolutions based on those impacts, including system configuration changes ? Makes formal recommendations to the client regarding escalated issues and resolves client inquiries based on financial and legal compliance impacts and risks to Alight, Alight?s clients, and funding sources ? Analyzes internal processes, methods, and procedures to ensure appropriate audit controls are in place and being followed ? Responsible for the updating, maintaining, and enforcing of the Defined Work Instructions (DWIs)and other process documentation ? Responsible for the resolution of Technical/Functional issues escalated from the team and ensuring all system issues/defects are reported correctly and tickets are logged with the necessary details and evidence so Application Services and/or Products can investigate ? Contribute to team meetings and raise any issues immediately to your Operations Manager Serves as expert responder to all audit requests ensuring the accurate and timely responses ? Provides reconciliations of payroll related balance sheet accounts to clients as required. ? Communicates regularly with various payroll processing teams to resolve escalation issues and to share lessons learned to optimize service delivery ? Communicates with Clients and Vendors to resolve Accounting and Treasury related issues ? Working with Operational Management and Products to implement automation, innovation, and any continuous improvement programs ? Support Year End ? Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information ? Proactively identify upsell opportunities ? Support Management with the resolution of client escalations, along with lessons learnt ? Upskill and develop team members through training delivery and coaching to enable them to fulfil their role ? NGA Security Standards are adhered and followed ? Time Recording to be completed on time and accurately ? Other duties, as assigned by your immediate supervisor and/or manager ? Ensure you are up to date with all NGA HR announcements and communications ? Build good relationships with all lines of businesses where appropriate ? Participates in projects and activities as needed and assigned
Professional Job Experience
? Payroll and financial reporting experience
? 1 to 3 years? experience using SAP or similar accounting systems
? Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage the workload of the team members for productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness
? Ability to focus on SLA attainment, goal setting, task prioritization and teamwork.
? Ability to make timely and complex recommendations using technology, accounting theory and methods
? Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and clients using consensus when possible
? Ability to identify problems and systematically compile information and address root causes in partnership with internal departments and resources
? Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines and adhere to client driven, timetables.
? Ability to use MS Office suite and to advanced skills using Excel, SAP and related systems
? Ability to identify and mitigate risks
? Flexibility to support a global and fast paced environment
? Attention to detail
? Excellent written and verbal skills
? Self-motivated and a willingness to learn
? Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment, as well as independently while adhering to processes and procedures
Requirements
? Payroll accounting
? HRIS system experience (Workday, SAP, ADP, etc.)
? 3-5 yrs client facing experience
? Intermediate Excel
? Analytical skills
? payroll knowledge
Flexible Working
So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and ?Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs? 5 years in a row.
Benefits
We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it?s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.
By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight?s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.
At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.
Diversity Policy Statement
Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.
Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.
Authorization to work in the Employing Country
Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.
Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.
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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
Pay Transparency Statement: Alight takes into consideration a candidate?s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography when determining an offer for a successful employment candidate, and Alight does so on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Therefore, an offer may fall anywhere between the estimated minimum base salary for this role of $35,600.00/year (for full time employees) and the estimated maximum base salary for this role of $67,900.00/year (for full-time employees). Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://careers.alight.com/us/en/alight-us-benefits-2023
DISCLAIMER:
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.
Expected salary: $35600 per year
Location: Florida
Job date: Sun, 03 Sep 2023 01:48:18 GMT
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