Your New Role… 

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a dedicated US Payroll Analyst to join the Global Business Services People and Culture Shared Services Payroll Department. The Payroll Analyst is responsible for administering payroll for US employees, conducting payroll audits, and implementing best practices in payroll processes. The role involves expertise in timecard entry, processing hours to gross and gross to net, and meticulous auditing of payroll results. The ideal candidate possesses experience in high-volume, multi-state payroll, demonstrating knowledge of regulatory compliance across states, including both US and expatriate employees, and experience with payroll processing for various legal entities. With a background in processing payroll for unions and familiarity with collective bargaining agreements and union pension health and welfare plans, the Analyst will play a key role in compiling, analyzing, and documenting issues related to payroll and associated activities. Responsibilities also include researching and responding to payroll inquiries, supporting internal audits, and preparing materials for external and internal auditors. The Analyst will actively participate in special projects as required. If you are detail-oriented and passionate about payroll excellence, we encourage you to apply. 

Your Role Accountabilities… 

• Conduct payroll activities, analyze, and interpret pay rules utilizing?Workbrain?Online Time and Attendance (OTA), Workday Time Tracking, Workday Payroll and ServiceNow Case. Pay Calculations.
• Entering, reviewing,?and?auditing timecard data, pay inputs, and pay results. 
• Adjusting?time entries, pay inputs,?or?payroll costing allocations. 
• Processing?special pay requests for relocation,?severance,?leave of absence, and paid time off. 
• Calculating?additional?payroll-related items, including garnishments, adjustments, pension, etc.? 
• Initiating pay runs,?monitor,?and audit payrolls. 
• Calculating and entering retroactive pay changes. 
• Exporting data from OTA for processing in Workday Payroll. 
• Research payroll inconsistencies and irregularities to determine root cause and provide resolution. 
• Work with cross functional counterparts to understand and resolve issues. 
• Provide excellent customer service in researching and responding to payroll related inquiries from employees, agencies, and other internal/external parties. 
• Mass loading payroll data using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB). Create and troubleshoot new EIBs. 
• Assisting?Payroll Reconciliation and Pension Teams to analyze and resolve payroll accounting and pension discrepancies. 
• Trace?payroll transactions?to the SAP financial system general ledger(s). 
• Performing?data analysis by running reports, and using Excel functionality (vlookups, index match, pivot tables).
• Process invoices though Ariba and SAP systems. 

Qualifications & Experience…

• Experience in US payroll operations, managing sensitive and confidential information is required (+2 years). Experience in a shared service, large multi-business unit organization is a plus.  
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field or equivalent combination of work experience required. CPP or FPC certification preferred. 
• Language Requirements: Must be bilingual. Spanish / English speaking. 
• Technical Skills: Experience with Workday HR/payroll or other SaaS payroll tools required (SAP or PeopleSoft) with payroll integration and mass data loads (EIB) preferred. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft required, particularly with MS Excel. 
• Process Management: Understanding of US federal and state regulations related to salaries, wages, taxes, benefits, and other payroll related matters required. Skilled in process management, improvements, and re-engineering.
• Union Requirements: Understanding of Motion Picture collective bargaining agreements and union pension health and welfare preferred.