Lead Payroll Policy Developer

ADP is hiring a Lead Payroll Policy Developer

• Are you empathetic to client needs and inspired by transformation and impacting the lives of millions of people every day?
• Are you looking to join a dynamic, inclusive team environment with a culture of collaboration and belonging?

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to design what's next?

The Payroll Policy Analyst/Developer builds payroll calculation business rules/policies based on the statutory requirements, with end to end integration from onboarding to statutory reporting using ADP's in-house IDE.

In this role, you will analyze requirements to understand new/enhanced payroll/tax processing logic. You will participate in story mapping sessions with stakeholders and cross-functional teams. You will facilitate Specification by Example (SBE) sessions to gain a clear understanding of assigned features. You will develop policies for payroll calculations to satisfy statutory requirements. You will write and maintain test scenarios and test cases for complex payroll/tax features, and work with development partners to define system-to-system interactions. You provide support by troubleshooting issues identified on production system by analyzing API response payloads in JSON, and transform test cases into the automation framework in spreadsheet format. You will validate test results against product requirements. You will utilize JIRA, Confluence (document repository), Google suite (Google docs, Google sheets, etc), Sequel Pro, MySQL Workbench, POSTMAN, IntelliJ and other tools for analysis and development. You will participate in sprint planning, standups, story definition, story estimation and other agile / scrum development activities, and update published statutory changes from tax jurisdictions. You will evaluate changes by other developers and provide feedback.

To thrive in career, you will have basic US payroll knowledge with regards to Statutory requirements, and Payroll rule development experience. You are an enthusiastic creator eager to learn and take on stretch assignments. You strive to learn new technologies and find ways to incorporate what you learn into building your products. As part of our team, you'll find exciting challenges, get opportunities to grow your career, and develop solid friendships as we design what's next for ADP and the industry. Pace should not scare you. We still find time for a healthy dose of fun.

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WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Here's what you can expect on a typical day:

• You'll start each day with a scrum, working in a team to understand responsibilities, identify issues, and communicate coding priorities while choosing user stories to complete. You will also participate in other agile ceremonies, including scheduled sprint demos, where you will present your work to up to 90 stakeholders.

• Build teams that thrive. As an experienced leader, you want everyone to shine. You'll start each day by checking in with your engineering team to identify priorities and challenges. You'll find a way to make the team's day go smoother. You are constantly looking for ways to share your knowledge, motivate others and keep everyone engaged and productive.

• Build Products. You will use your technical expertise to review your team's work and help your people excel in an Agile environment. You're proactive and hands-on. When you see a potential issue, you never leave things hanging and unfinished. When you and your team deliver a finished product, it's as polished as you could make it.

• Variety of work. There is no typical day. You could be checking in with a team in India one minute, meeting with leadership to review initiatives for the coming quarter later and tomorrow handling a few ad hoc requests from your peers in other departments.

• Influence and inspire confidence. You are comfortable presenting to senior leaders, product owners, and peers with a compelling voice that you demonstrate through executive presence, leading change, and creating clear executive-level communications on milestone achievements.

• Experience. You have 3+ years of experience in relevant skills gained and developed in the same or similar role.

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE:

• You'll have a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent.

Payroll:

• Basic US payroll knowledge with regards to Statutory requirements

• Troubleshooting (Use payroll experience/knowledge to troubleshoot prod issues)

• Tax calculation knowledge (US Tax knowledge - not SME level but needs to know basic concepts and common elements of US calc I.e. FIT, FICA taxes, 401k, etc.)

• Year end Tax reporting

• Experience with HCM/Payroll systems such as SAP Payroll, ADP GlobalView, Oracle and ADP Autopay.

Technical:

• Payroll rule development experience

• Integration experience (between payroll, onboarding, and downstream reporting)

• Critical thinking to analyze complex payroll requirements and map solutions

• Need to be able to navigate multiple environments and API's to test, troubleshoot, and promote fixes and new policies.

Nice to Have:

• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL.

• Experience with XML/JSON.

• Agile project development experience.

• CPP/FCP payroll certification.

• Understand payroll concepts such as:

o date driven changes (backdated and future dated)

o retro/recalculations

o gross-up

o deduction elimination

o reciprocity

o supplemental wages

o Multi Jurisdiction tax calculations

o Arrears processing

YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN:

• Have courageous team collaboration. Courage comes from how associates are willing to have difficult conversations, speak up, be an owner, and challenge one another's ideas to find the best solution.

• Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with a focus on client happiness and productivity.

• Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes.

• Act like an owner & doer. Mission-driven and committed to leading change, you will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands-on and willing to master our craft.

• Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work. Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic Foundation.

• Join a company committed to equality and equity. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

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