Payroll Analyst or Payroll Analyst Senior, DOE

Payroll Analyst or Payroll Analyst Senior, DOE

Work from home within Oregon, Idaho, or Utah 

Build a career with purpose. Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system.  

Who We Are Looking For: 

Every day, Cambia’s dedicated team of Payroll Analysts are living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Finance Operations team, our Payroll Analyst are responsible for administering the end-to-end Payroll process, including payroll taxes, and for ensuring activities are performed in a timely manner with an exceptional level of quality.  They are responsible for running and balancing bi-weekly payroll each pay period and ensuring all employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner. 

Do you thrive as a part of a collaborative, caring team? Then this role may be the perfect fit.  

What You Bring to Cambia: 

Qualifications:  

The Payroll Analyst would have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Human Resources or related field with 3 years Payroll experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

The Payroll Analyst Senior would have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting Business, Human Resources or related field with 5 years Payroll experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Required Licenses, Certifications, Registration, Etc.

FPC or CPP preferred.

Skills and Attributes: 

• Working knowledge of state, federal and local tax regulations and laws.

• Knowledge and understanding of company policies and procedures.

• Strong computer skills including spreadsheet development, report generation and presentation development.  Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience.  

• Knowledge and understanding of compliance with Leave of Absence rules and regulations.

• Has knowledge of various employee benefits to include HSA, 401k, life insurance etc., and how they impact the employee.

• Prepare materials for external or internal auditors.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and coordinate activities with varying levels of staff, leaders, and external vendors.

• Ability to exercise judgment, initiative and discretion regarding confidential and sensitive matters.

• Conducts bi-weekly audits of payroll processing files and data ensuring employees are paid on an accurate and timely basis. 

• Ensures all month-end processes are followed and completed in a timely and accurate manner, including but not limited to account reconciliations on payroll deductions, taxes withheld and paid, and monthly balancing of payroll dollar interface into the financial system general ledger accounts.

• Ensures all year end process are reconciled timely and accurately including W-2s.

Additional Minimum Requirements for Payroll Analyst Senior

• Ability to understand and utilize data to develop insights and actions that support organizational objectives.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, exercising judgement and making effective decisions.

• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative ability to manipulate and analyze data with the ability to identify trends and patterns in data.

• Solid understanding of deferred compensation processes and calculations.

What You Will Do at Cambia:  

• Supports the filing of all local, state, and federal payroll taxes and for accurate and timely submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual state (multiple) and federal payroll taxes as needed.

• Supports completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual interface and balances to ADP Tax Payment Systems and submitting quarter and annual tax files to ADP for Processing.

• Corrects any discrepancies between payroll system and vendor payroll tax system.

• Signs off and obtains Management’s signature for payroll tax quarter and annual files remitted by payroll tax vendor.

• Follows up with payroll tax vendor on tax notices from taxing agencies.

• Updates tax rates in both the vendor payroll tax system and payroll system.

• Responsible for follow up with the staff on policies and daily processing issues.  Makes production decisions regarding outstanding issues that need immediate resolution.

• Reviews department procedures and recommends changes or updates and assists with implementation activities.  Oversees user maintenance of applicable systems, works with various internal departments to resolve system issues.

• Assists in improving departmental performance by identifying and evaluating work trends, helping develop appropriate actions, identifying training needs and orienting new employees. 

• Recommends actions when problems or issues related to Payroll processing are identified.

• Assists in the maintenance and development of desk procedures, policies, and procedures.  May assist in generating user documentation for processes, policies, and procedures in response to business changes and ensures staff are updated on any changes or modifications.

• Performs timely and accurate calculations for termination payments.  Monitors and audits paycard set up and funding.

• Responsible for overseeing quarterly and annual updates to department process documentation.  Facilitates partnership in other business areas to ensure their input is included.

• Oversees and responds to all internal/external questions pertaining to daily processing of payroll.

• Is proficient in payroll tax compliance and is called upon to resolve Payroll related tax issues and provide guidance to leaders to ensure compliance.

Additional Job Duties for Payroll Analyst Senior:

• Responds to and resolves employee inquiries related to Leave of Absence requests. Applies leave knowledge and Cambia pay practices to determine appropriate pay for approved leaves.

• Responsible for responding to all garnishment inquiries, both for employees (garnishee) and garnishors.  Ensures compliance with state, federal and local guidelines and laws and audits garnishment orders. 

• Responds and resolves employee inquiries to military, bereavement and jury duty pay.  Calculates and audits all related payments.

• Payroll processing subject matter expert, provides ongoing coaching and mentorship to Payroll employees.

• Audits to identify and correct out-of-balance conditions.

• Runs reports in PeopleSoft to ensure correct posting of payroll liabilities and expenses.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed primarily in an office environment.

• Travel throughout the region as required.

• May be required to work outside normal hours.

The expected hiring range for a Payroll Analyst is $57,000 - $73,000/year, depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; and performance history. The bonus target for this position is 5%.  The current full salary range for this role is $57,000 - $95,000/year.

The expected hiring range for a Payroll Analyst Senior is $71,000 - $89,000/year, depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; and performance history. The bonus target for this position is 10%.  The current full salary range for this role is $71,000 - $116,000/year.

About Cambia

Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose-driven, award-winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person-focused health care.  Whether we're helping members, lending a hand to a colleague or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.

Why Join the Cambia Team?

At Cambia, you can:  

• Work alongside diverse teams building cutting-edge solutions to transform health care.  
• Earn a competitive salary and enjoy generous benefits while doing work that changes lives.  
• Grow your career with a company committed to helping you succeed. 
• Give back to your community by participating in Cambia-supported outreach programs.  
• Connect with colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds through our employee resource groups.  

We believe a career at Cambia is more than just a paycheck – and your compensation should be too. Our compensation package includes competitive base pay as well as a market-leading 401(k) with a significant company match, bonus opportunities and more.  

In exchange for helping members live healthy lives, we offer benefits that empower you to do the same. Just a few highlights include: 

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits. 
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.  
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure in addition to 10 company-paid holidays. 
• Market-leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period). 
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service with Cambia immediately preceding leave). 
• Award-winning wellness programs that reward you for participation. 
• Employee Assistance Fund for those in need. 
• Commute and parking benefits. 

Learn more about our benefits. 

We are happy to offer work from home options for most of our roles. To take advantage of this flexible option, we require employees to have a wired internet connection that is not satellite or cellular and internet service with a minimum upload speed of 5Mb and a minimum download speed of 10 Mb.