Do you love payroll? Come do payroll differently with us!

We are looking for a payroll analyst who wants to do a complex role, to take the payroll experience to another level and help build our rapidly growing company. We are encouraged and driven to improve processes and look for better solutions every day.

Amazon seeks a Payroll Analyst to apply great customer service skills in a fast paced environment to insure accurate timely results for our employees. Payroll is processed on a semi-monthly basis and will perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility; prepare a variety of statistical/financial reports and compile data and conduct research. Emphasis will be on detail, problem solving and data analysis.

Sounds great? What will you be working on?

The Payroll Analyst owns complex process and act as SMEs to perform specific tasks within the payroll process, such as gathering and validating data from HR, Employee Services, Compensation & Benefits, Stock and Global Mobility. They review payroll reports, conduct timely and accurate validations, along with standard controls to meet process targets. Perform specific assigned tasks with efficiency to meet SLAs, highest quality standards and flexibility to support other team processes. Stay connected with team priorities and exhibit ownership to identify proactively opportunities to support team tasks and goals. They are responsible for answering queries filed through ticketing system, exhibiting excellent customer service, detailed, strong problem solving to remove operational roadblocks. Conduct Dive Deeps and analysis in regards to operational issues or metrics not on target to understand root causes to propose and implement corrective actions. Same day escalation of complex issues with recommendations and follow through completion. These roles proactively identify and drive improvement opportunities and propose or support long-term enhancement initiatives.

Can you handle more?

• You can improve our processes in cooperation with the Operational Excellence team!
• You can develop your career by joining Payroll Academy and many other available trainings!
• You can use your ideas to run your own projects!

Basic Qualifications

• 1–2 years of hands-on payroll processing experience, including data entry, payroll runs, and reconciliation of payroll records
• Familiarity with end-to-end payroll cycles (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly), including timesheet validation, deductions, and net pay calculations
• Basic knowledge of payroll tax withholdings, social security contributions, and statutory deductions applicable to local labor law
• Ability to identify and escalate payroll discrepancies or errors in a timely manner
• Knowledge in SAP Payroll or equivalent
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data validation) and other MS Office tools
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential employee compensation and personal data with discretion
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record management
• Good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to meet recurring payroll deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience driving technological and process innovation

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