Position Purpose:

The payroll analyst position will be responsible for all aspects of processing payroll to ensure a timely and accurate delivery of payroll and related reporting for all Home Depot associates in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Key Responsibilities:

25% Administer a high volume weekly payroll process utilizing a computer based system20% Collect, analyze, update, and reconcile payroll and benefit data on a weekly basis15% Serve as liaison between users, vendors, and I.T. to research and resolve issues15% Create and implement auditing tools to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local authorities, and to eliminate erroneous payments10% Contribute to SOX audit compliance15% Frequently review error logs and transactions to ensure system is running as required

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

Position reports to the Sr. HR Services Business AnalystNo direct responsibility for supervising others

Travel Requirements:

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be eighteen years of age or older.Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

Extensive experience in gross-to-net payroll, state and federal pay rule calculations and payroll regulationsFamiliarity with Tesseract HR/Payroll SystemCPP is preferrred.Canada Payroll and Pay Rule processing is preferredExpatriate and Foreign National payroll processing is preferred

Minimum Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

3

Competencies:

Solid understanding of payroll principles, practices, and standards.At least 3 years recent experience administering a complete high volume multi-state payroll process for a large company.Strong Analytical Skills.Strong oral and written communication skills.Detailed oriented and strong follow up skills.