Canadian HRFS Analyst - Virtual

at  Alight

OUR STORY

Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally.
With a team of more than 8,000 experts and over 30 years of expertise, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.
It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s experience in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.
With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Strada is the perfect place to put your passion to work.
To learn more about us, visit stradaglobal.com

SUMMARY:

This position is a professional role that is responsible for providing solid payroll accounting and funding analytical subject matter expertise and consultation to Alight clients. This position interacts with internal and external auditors, responds to technical inquiries and while ensuring appropriate controls are implemented to avoid audit exceptions for both Alight and its clients. The incumbent is also responsible for leading project initiatives to resolve high risk escalations in consideration of the potential financial and legal impacts for Alight and their clients.

PROFESSIONAL JOB EXPERIENCE

• Payroll Accounting experience preferred
• 1 to 3 years’ experience using Workday
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage the workload of the team members for productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Ability to focus on SLA attainment, goal setting, task prioritization and teamwork.
• Ability to make timely and complex recommendations using technology, accounting theory and methods
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and clients using consensus when possible
• Ability to identify problems and systematically compile information and address root causes in partnership with internal departments and resources
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines and adhere to client driven, timetables.
• Ability to use MS Office suite and to advanced skills using Excel, and related systems
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks
• Flexibility to support a global and fast paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment, as well as independently while adhering to processes and procedures

AUTHORIZATION TO WORK IN THE EMPLOYING COUNTRY

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Strada.
Note, this job description does not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.
We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

• Support Managers with client engagement ensuring all information is accurate and provided on time
• Provide support and guidance for all implementations and go lives
• Provide daily functional support to the teams, to support the successful delivery of General Ledger documents and files.
• Performs financial audits, analyze data, reconcile and balance payroll results, payroll postings and GL interface transmittals for all on and off cycle processing’s and adjustment runs
• Reviews all variances through investigation and resolution processes, completes root cause analysis as required, and recommends client intervention procedures and communicates variances
• Analyzes accounting compliance issues and determines financial impacts and risks to client financials/processes
• Facilitates appropriate resolutions based on those impacts, including system configuration changes
• Makes formal recommendations to the client regarding escalated issues and resolves client inquiries based on financial and legal compliance impacts and risks to Alight, Alight’s clients, and funding sources
• Analyzes internal processes, methods, and procedures to ensure appropriate audit controls are in place and being followed
• Responsible for the updating, maintaining, and enforcing of the Defined Work Instructions (DWIs)and other process documentation
• Responsible for the resolution of Technical/Functional issues escalated from the team and ensuring all system issues/defects are reported correctly and tickets are logged with the necessary details and evidence so Application Services and/or Products can investigate
• Contribute to team meetings and raise any issues immediately to your Operations Manager Serves as expert responder to all audit requests ensuring the accurate and timely responses
• Provides reconciliations of payroll related balance sheet accounts to clients as required.
• Prepare multiple Bank Account Reconciliation along with performing analysis of any outstanding items
• Communicates regularly with various payroll processing teams to resolve escalation issues and to share lessons learned to optimize service delivery
• Communicates with Clients and Vendors to resolve Accounting and Treasury related issues
• Working with Operational Management and Products to implement automation, innovation, and any continuous improvement programs
• Support Year End
• Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information
• Proactively identify upsell opportunities
• Support Management with the resolution of client escalations, along with lessons learnt
• Upskill and develop team members through training delivery and coaching to enable them to fulfil their role
• Time Recording to be completed on time and accurately
• Other duties, as assigned by your immediate supervisor and/or manager
• Build good relationships with all lines of businesses where appropriate
• Participates in projects and activities as needed and assigned