Payroll Analyst Hybrid

Join a team that helps deliver accurate timely pay for approximately 65000 U.S. employees across all states. As an HR Operations Lead Analyst you will support outsourced payroll operations strengthen controls and improve processes that make pay easier and more reliable for employees leaders and partners. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented curious and energized by solving problems in a complex high-impact environment.

Responsibilities
Help manage outsourced payroll operations for a large U.S. employee population including escalated cases payroll inputs and vendor follow-up.
Partner with payroll HR Operations Legal Treasury Finance workers compensation and third-party vendors to resolve issues and keep processes moving.
Coordinate overpayment recovery activities including vendor referrals invoice reconciliation case records credit card collections and escalations.
Support SOX and external audits by reviewing control performance preparing reports and helping maintain clear reliable documentation.
Validate review balance and submit payroll inputs for processing including CDGT/EIB files and related payroll transactions.
Process and reconcile third-party sick pay wage requests expatriate payroll activity payroll bank items ACH approvals NOC/return transactions and general ledger reconciliations.
Maintain payroll policies procedures and employee-facing intranet content so information is accurate useful and easy to follow.
Contribute to year-end/year-begin activities mergers and acquisitions center of excellence initiatives and continuous improvement projects that improve compliance efficiency and employee experience.

Qualifications
Required
2 years of payroll administration payroll processing HR operations finance accounting or related experience.
Experience working with outsourced payroll or vendor-supported HR operations.
Strong attention to detail follow-through and comfort working with sensitive payroll data.
Ability to research issues take initiative and communicate clearly with internal partners and external vendors.
Proficiency with Microsoft desktop applications including Excel Word and Outlook.

Preferred
Associates degree in business human resources finance accounting or a related field.
Workday experience.
Experience supporting audits SOX controls payroll reconciliations or process improvement work.
Exposure to year-end payroll activities mergers and acquisitions expatriate payroll or general ledger reconciliations.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group youll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment youll be offered several health-related benefits including medical vision dental and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) company paid life insurance tuition reimbursement a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year paid holidays and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs click here.

About The Cigna Group

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color age disability sex childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familial status genetic information status with regard to public assistance citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Iowa Kansas Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Utah Vermont and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances.