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Payroll Lead, Analyst
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Monterey Park, CA, United States
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Description
Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 5th largest financial group in the world with total assets of over $2.4 trillion (as ranked by SNL Financial, April 2016) and 140,000 colleagues in nearly 50 countries. In the U.S., we’re 13,000 strong, working together to positively impact every customer, organization, and community we serve. We achieve this by delivering on our values, putting people first, fostering long-term relationships built on honesty and mutual understanding, and inspiring the best in each other. This is all part of our inclusive, high-performing culture supported by Total Rewards that include our cash balance pension plan. Join a team that’s working to fulfill its vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Payroll Operations Manager, responsible for supervising the daily payroll processing functions for a large multi-state payroll department.
Major Responsibilities:
• Oversees on and off-cycle payroll processing, related payroll controls, and policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance over the work being performed by the Payroll Processing Specialists and other staff as assigned.
• Responsible for providing work direction for the daily payroll processing for a large multi-state financial institution.
• Ensure that all payroll entries are processed in a compliant manner and that proper controls are followed.
• Review payroll output for accuracy and timeliness.
• Provide guidance, work direction and prioritization of daily workload for staff; resolve Payroll issues escalated above the analyst level.
• Provide guidance regarding liens and garnishments.
• Verify payroll calculations for various groups. Build and foster customer relationships with key business partners.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable legislation related to paycheck preparation.
• Work cooperatively and jointly to ensure team provides quality customer service.
• Conduct audits to validate internal controls to ensure accuracy and compliance with policies, practices and regulations related to payroll.
• Provide training and conduct meetings to inform payroll employees of new developments or work procedures.
• Lead discussions for payroll processing activities, new policies or procedures.
• Continuously review payroll processes for improvements to streamline work processes.
• Participate on payroll process improvement teams; evaluate current processes and procedures, identify opportunities for improvement, develop new processes / procedures, implement and assess impact of change.
• Coordinate activities supporting required payroll and benefit related audits.
• Serve as a liaison to other departments to implement initiatives that have a multi-department impact.
• Other related duties and responsibilities as required.
Qualifications
• Minimum of 8 years payroll processing experience in a large multistate payroll environment Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field preferred.
• Maintains up-to-date understanding of Federal and State laws and regulations related to payroll administration.
• Experience with Workday Payroll System preferred.
• Experience with Workforce Timekeeping System preferred. Excellent analytic and problem solving skills.
• Ability to identify and drive process improvement opportunities Knowledge of audit methodologies practices and processes.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and methods.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and strong leadership ability.
• Ability to complete high priority projects and activities with time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to work in a complex and rapidly changing environment.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Able to maintain confidential information.
• High degree of professionalism.
• Ability to communicate with various levels of management.
• CPP designation is a plus.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.
A conviction is not an absolute bar to employment. Factors such as the age of the offense, evidence of rehabilitation, seriousness of violation, and job relatedness are considered in all employment decisions. Additionally, it’s the bank’s policy to only inquire into a candidate’s criminal history after an offer has been made. Federal law prohibits banks from employing individuals who have been convicted of, or received a pretrial diversion for, certain offenses.