With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. 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 system • 20% Collect, analyze, update, and reconcile payroll and benefit data on a weekly basis • 15% Serve as liaison between users, vendors, and I.T. to research and resolve issues • 15% Create and implement auditing tools to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local authorities, and to eliminate erroneous payments • 10% Contribute to SOX audit compliance • 15% 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 Analyst • No 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 regulations • Familiarity with Payroll System • CPP is preferred. • Canada Payroll and Pay Rule processing is preferred • Expatriate 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. Preferred Education: • No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience: • 3 Preferred Years of Work Experience: • No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: • None Preferred Leadership Experience: • None Certifications: • None 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.