Us Senior Payroll Operations Analyst

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**Your New Role**

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a detail-oriented US Senior Payroll Analyst to join the Global Business Services People and Culture Shared Services Payroll Department. In this role, you will process payroll for US employees, conduct thorough audits, and implement best practices in payroll processes. Your expertise will be crucial in time card entry, processing hours to gross and gross to net, and meticulous auditing of payroll results. As a proactive team member, you will identify, track, and resolve issues, escalating unresolved matters to senior management when necessary. We require someone with substantial experience in high-volume, multi-state payroll, including knowledge of regulatory compliance for US and expatriate employees, as well as processing payroll for unions and familiarity with collective bargaining agreements and union pension health and welfare plans. Your responsibilities will extend to timely processing of pay inputs, addressing payroll inquiries, supporting internal audits, and participating in special projects as needed. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about payroll excellence, we invite you to apply.

**Your Role Accountabilities**
- Conduct payroll activities, analyze, and interpret pay rules utilizing Workbrain Online Time and Attendance (OTA), Workday Time Tracking, Workday Payroll and ServiceNow Case Management including but not limited to:

- Entering, reviewing, and auditing timecard data, pay inputs, and pay results.
- Adjusting time entries, pay inputs, or payroll costing allocations.
- Calculating pay for union employees according to collective bargaining agreements, and all employees according to company policy and legislative requirements
- Processing special pay requests for relocation, severance, leave of absence, and paid time off.
- Calculating additional payroll-related items, including garnishments, adjustments, pension, etc.
- Resolving any issues with taxes, imputed income, or benefit deductions.
- Initiating pay runs, monitor, and audit payrolls.
- Calculating and entering retroactive pay changes.
- Exporting data from OTA for processing in Workday Payroll.
- Research payroll inconsistencies and irregularities to determine root cause and provide resolution.
- Work with cross functional counterparts to understand and resolve issues.
- Act as point of escalation and work to identify, track, document, and resolve issues and risks proactively with timely further escalation of unresolved items to senior management.
- Provide excellent customer service in researching and responding to payroll related inquiries from employees, agencies, and other internal/external parties.
- Mass loading payroll data using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB). Create and troubleshoot new EIBs.
- Troubleshoot and document integration errors. Work with Technology to resolve any errors.
- Assisting Payroll Reconciliation and Pension Teams to analyze and resolve payroll accounting and pension discrepancies.
- Trace payroll transactions to the SAP financial system general ledger(s).
- Supporting internal audits of various payroll areas and preparing materials for external and internal auditors.
- Compiling, analyzing, and documenting issues on payroll and related fiscal activities to identify systemic issues or problems.
- Reviewing and updating training materials on payroll processing and maintain internal policies and procedures in accordance with the law. Administering employee training on payroll policies and usage of payroll related systems.
- Performing data analysis by running reports, and using Excel functionality (vlookups, index match, pivot tables).
- Triage ticket requests in case management system for issuance of payments and other payroll related items.
- Participate in testing of payroll system or process changes and enhancements.
- Support leadership with other projects and tasks as required.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- ** Experience** in payroll operations, managing sensitive and confidential information is required. Experience in a shared service, large multi-business unit organization is a plus.
- ** Education**: Bache