Payroll Analyst (Remote)

Assignment Details

• Duration: 6-month assignment
• Schedule: Monday--Friday, 8:00 am--5:00 pm CST
• Pay: $35/hr

Position Summary

The Payroll Analyst will be responsible for supporting complex multi-state and high-volume payroll processing. This position ensures payroll accuracy, regulatory compliance, and provides expert-level data analysis and problem resolution using advanced payroll systems and tools. All work is performed remotely.

Key Responsibilities

• Process payroll for large, multi-state employee populations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
• Review and audit payroll data using ADP GlobalView, Excel, and related payroll systems.
• Utilize advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data analysis) to manage and report payroll information.
• Troubleshoot and resolve payroll discrepancies, system issues, and data errors efficiently.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of employee payroll and sensitive HR data.
• Prepare payroll reports, analyze variances, and support audits as necessary.
• Communicate payroll policies, deadlines, and changes to internal stakeholders and answer employee inquiries.

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Deep understanding of payroll compliance regulations, standard concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Proven ability with payroll systems, especially ADP GlobalView; experience with SAP Payroll is a plus.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, SUMIF, IF statements, pivot tables, and complex statistical functions.
• Strong experience analyzing, troubleshooting, and validating complex data sets and formulas.
• Comfortable navigating multiple payroll, HR, and reporting tools (Excel, Word, PC-based applications).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred; Associate's degree with significant relevant payroll experience accepted.
• 4-5 years of multi-state payroll processing experience in a large, automated environment (10,000 employees).
• Demonstrated knowledge of end-to-end payroll processing and reporting in ADP GlobalView.
• Approachable, organized, and detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote setting.

Additional Information

This is a remote, non-exempt position with immediate start dates available. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans, and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Kelly is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels.