Payroll Analyst, US Payroll, SWAT

Amazon. com employs more than 600K staff worldwide and our team s goal is to pay our employees accurately and on Time, with the highest customer obsession and controllership, at the lowest cost to Amazon.
Job Description: Amazon is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic candidate to join the fast paced world of Payroll operations. Payroll is processed on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis in multiple states, and this person will perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility including data compilation and support of the Payroll Team. Responsibilities include:

Process payroll utilizing Vendor payroll software
Audit payroll related data

Review and process time sheet input records for employees

Process manual check calculations, work with the vendor to process stop payments/reversals, enter paycheck card entries and assist with check distribution and backup other payroll analysts as needed

Produce timely responses to employee inquiries

Key job responsibilities
Process payroll utilizing Vendor payroll software

Audit payroll related data

Review and process time sheet input records for employees

Process manual check calculations, work with the vendor to process stop payments/reversals, enter paycheck card entries and assist with check distribution and backup other payroll analysts as needed

Produce timely responses to employee inquiries

Key job responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of payroll and support internal / external stakeholders on projects that involve / impact the pay for employees or the accounting process.
- Manage the integrity of the payroll system and process.
- Perform deep dive analysis to establish opportunities for improvement to streamline and continue to improve our payroll processes.
- Understand and anticipate the downstream impacts resulting from process, policy, system or legislation changes.
- Continually strive to improve efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems and look for enhancements related to current systems and procedures based on KAIZEN and LEAN methodologies.
- Provide clear communication to partners and employees when researching and resolving inquiries.
- Track, measure and report on the Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics.
- Demonstrate a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.
- Support scheduled and adhoc payroll tasks such as reporting, reconciliations, tax filings during the start or end of year, and maintaining annual employee earning records. - Bachelors degree in accounting and commerce (B. Com)
- Knowledge of Excel at an advanced level
- Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications