If you combine experience with large (800+ employees), complex payroll processing with solid organizational skills and flexibility, this position offers you some great opportunities. You will:

• Enjoy autonomy in managing your responsibilities, while also taking advantage of training and support when you need it. We'll look to you to deliver clean, accurate and timely weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for multiple business units. Quick question for you - click here
• Play an important role as we transition to UKG/Kronos -- you'll stabilize and managing existing processes for three to four months, support implementation, and own the new processes moving forward.
• Expand your skills and experience as you work with a large employee group and build effective relationships with managers and other leaders at various sites.
• Join an organization that is large enough to offer stability and resources, but also small enough that you can see the impact you make.
• Showcase your potential to take on additional responsibilities or advance in our fast-growing organization.

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF), is North America's leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for the commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets. The Shyft Group rebranded in 2020 to reflect a new focus on high-growth end markets to help ensure long-term profitable growth. Our new name and renewed focus reflects the action, speed, and agility we offer the commercial vehicle industry through our growing roster of dynamic brands — Utilimaster, Royal Truck Body, DuraMag, Strobes-R-Us, Spartan RV Chassis, and Builtmore Contract Manufacturing.

Pictured: The Charlotte facility will manufacture the Velocity, a highly productive, fuel-efficient delivery vehicle. Among other differentiators, the Velocity offers big-truck interior space without requiring a commercial driver's license -- thus expanding the pool of potential drivers for fleet operators. You will see these vehicles on the road and be able to tell friends and family, "I support the team that makes those."

To meet the basic qualification for this role, you will have a high school diploma or equivalen. In addition, to be a good fit for the Senior Payroll Analyst opportunity, you will have:

• 3-5 years of hourly and salary payroll processing experience required
• Experience processing complex, multi-unit and/or multi-state payrolls for 800 or more employees
• Multi-state tax experience
• Experience with annual and quarterly payroll tax and other reporting
• Strong computer skills including:
  • Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel (e.g. pivot tables, VLOOKUPS, etc.)
  • Experience with Time and Tracking, HRIS and Payroll software; preferably Kronos or ADP eTime Quick question for you - click here
  • Experience supporting projects, ideally involving system implementations and/or transitions
  • Experience with process improvement is a plus
• Knowledge of:
  • Basic accounting principles
  • Tax withholding
  • Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes related to payroll
• Human Resources experience is an advantage
• An associate's or bachelor's degree or college-level coursework in Payroll, HR, Accounting, Business or similar discipline is preferred

Just as important will be the following competencies and characteristics:

• A positive attitude and flexibility
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to analyze and interpret data for accuracy
• The ability to work independently, driving your own assignment
• Reliability and willingness to work extra hours when necessary
• Self-motivation and strong deadline orientation; ability to work independently
• Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively assist employees, answering questions and problem solving
• Outstanding organization skills and strict attention to detail
• Flexibility to adapt to changing demands in a high-growth company

Initially, you will work a full-time day shift from your home office. When appropriate, we'll create a safe return to work plan. While the details have not yet been decided, we anticipate that your schedule will be a mix of remote and on-site days. You will be seated in The Shyft Group's Novi, MI corporate headquarters.

You will process payroll for the DuraMag team in Maine (pictured), as well as for other brands and locations.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will join a dispersed team of payroll analysts and be responsible for processing corporate payroll, as well as payroll for our DuraMag and Royal Truck Body brands in Maine and California, respectively. This will be a challenging role. For the first few months, you will process payroll using existing processes that are less than ideal. We'll look to you to stabilize and drive those processes until we change to Kronos. You'll support the implementation and also design and manage new, efficient processes. Quick question for you - click here

There are both weekly and bi-weekly runs, and you'll spend the majority of your time on hourly payroll. Salaries are auto paid, so you will process exceptions and make system adjustments. You will also be responsible for reporting, including annual and quarterly tax, payroll, and ad hoc reports. Many reports are preprogrammed but you will still need to understand which fields they are pulling and check for accuracy.

Specifically, you will:

• Follow the established and documented payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Conduct various payroll reconciliations and troubleshoot any issues that arise
• Provide direction and assistance to staff regarding payroll issues and process
• Report payroll and GL information to each of your assigned sites
• Ensure accurate accounting and reporting on all payroll activities by brand and location
• Monitor and update payroll processes and procedures and contribute to the development or updating of payroll-related policies and procedures as requested and needed
• Use computer and various software programs to input, maintain, research, and retrieve information.
• Participate in the upcoming implementation of new HR/Payroll system software, i.e., UKG (Ultimate-Kronos), supporting the Payroll Manager as required (e.g., testing and rule/validation, table changes, etc.)
• Complete quarterly and yearly tax reports and W2s; provide ad hoc reports as requested
• Remain current with state regulations and requirements in regard to payroll
• Create, update, and/or maintain written documentation regarding payroll procedures and processes as needed to maintain reference guides, and training materials
• Interact with and support payroll analysts at other sites as needed; provide backup as needed
• Performs other related duties or projects as assigned

Throughout the day, you will serve as a resource to employees with issues and/or questions. Interruptions can come regularly, so you will be flexible about stopping and starting your work and committed to providing outstanding service to those needing support.

This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Stability and growth
The Shyft Group is financially sound and will continue to be an aggressive market disrupter through strategic acquisitions, relevant product innovations, and aggressive growth models that serve strong and growing end markets. Be assured, our accelerated growth trajectory will create opportunities for strong performers.

Focused transformation
The Shyft Group's family of well-respected brands continue as leaders in every segment in which they compete. The Shyft name represents speed, efficiency, agility, and a high-intensity approach, which corresponds with the company's pivot in market focus and the forward momentum garnered in the work truck, specialty service, and delivery vehicle markets.

Driven to deliver
Ever evolving and advancing, The Shyft Group is driven to make an impactful difference in how effectively goods, people, and services are delivered in today's and tomorrow's marketplace. Through our unmatched industry knowledge, engineering expertise, and manufacturing reach, we continue to deliver job-enhancing, efficiency-driving, ever-reliable products and services made for the road ahead.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance plans; a health savings account; a flexible savings account; wellness credits; a wellness program; a 401(k) plan with a corporate match; an employee stock purchase program and more.

In case it is not already clear, you will have your hands full right off the bat with older processes, but you also should be excited about the new system. You'll have strong support from your supervisor and a person who previously held the role. At the same time, we are looking for a self-driven payroll analyst who can work independently and meet their responsibilities without prompting and with little oversight. It's an important job for a skilled and trustworthy individual contributor.

You'll have significant tactical responsibilities daily, while also serving as a front-line resource for employees and managers with payroll questions. You should establish yourself as an approachable, trustworthy payroll subject-matter-expert who can provide assistance. At the same time, you will need to effectively balance deadline demands.

In addition, in order to be an outstanding Senior Payroll Analyst, you will:

• Achieve goals independently but also know when to ask for help
• Deal effectively with ambiguity as we implement new systems and processes
• Resolve conflict and problems effectively
• Maintain positive employee relations and engagement
• Bring a positive upbeat attitude
• Remain flexible in a changing environment