Enterprise Business Analyst - General Ledger/Expense

Job Description

Job Description

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business. 

Help our award-winning technology company run effectively as you take on big challenges and find solutions with a position in Operations. 

Use your problem-solving skills to shape the way others see Paylocity. Launch your career with us!

This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements. You must be available five days per week during designated work hours. The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.

Position Overview

The Enterprise Business Analyst is instrumental in carrying out Paylocity's primary mission of driving our largest clients’ satisfaction by ensuring their needs are fully understood and we are successful in meeting them. Responsible for handling needs assessments, cost/benefits analysis, establishing internal/external relationships, and soliciting product and enhancement requirements 

from end users in order to convert requests into optimal sustainable solutions. 

Primary Responsibilities 

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Engage in Enterprise pre-sales process with Project Manager/Enterprise Solutions Consultants, documenting estimation of work

• Conduct a discovery call with all stakeholders to answer product questions, collect data for configuration, understand client priorities, and craft appropriate timelines for their needs. (Whiteboard session) 

• Understand and explain limitations, developing alternatives early in the process, identifying custom work or Development team involvement, as early in the process as possible

• Work with primary decision makers using a consultative approach and project management skills to uncover their needs, create, analyze, and validate detailed cross functional/technical specifications, and drive them to completion. 

• Drives increased use of core system functionality to reduce needs for customization, manual processes and helping to create efficiencies for our largest clients.

• Improves systems by studying current practices; designing modifications, driving functional change across Product Groups.

• Perform quality assurance checks to ensure all setup work has been completed accurately, to help reduce defects requiring maintenance work down the line.

• Maintain expert level knowledge of Paylocity’s products and partnerships, understanding all system functions/release features to ensure clients realize maximum benefit of our system.

• Stay up to date with gov’t regulations to ensure compliance and sustainability

• Build confidence by articulating expert interpretation to all stake holders both internal and external

• Establishes professional intra- and interdepartmental relationships to prioritize needs, communicate project status and timing expectations.

• Assists in driving process improvements, documenting requirements, creating use cases and process models.

• Represents Tech Services in cross team escalation meetings

• Travel up to 20% may be required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree 

• Experience writing business specifications

• At least five years’ experience in Payroll, HR, or equivalent work experience

• Experience defining software requirements preferred

• Lean Six Sigma experience preferred 

• Strong technical aptitude preferred 

• Comfort/experience communicating with Executives

• Technical facilitation experience

• Project Management experience

• Experience in Accounting, specifically experience with journal entries and A/P is recommended. 

• Advanced understanding of cost and labor allocations

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact View email address on us.fitly.work. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

The pay range for this position is $63,800/yr - $85,000/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position offers a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location.