Since 1998, Businessolver has delivered market-changing benefits technology and services supported by an intrinsic responsiveness to client needs. The company creates client programs that maximize benefits program investment, minimize risk exposure, and engage employees with easy-to-use solutions and communication tools to assist them in making wise and cost-efficient benefits selections. Founded by HR professionals, Businessolver's unwavering service-oriented culture and secure SaaS platform provide measurable success in its mission to provide complete client delight.
**Please be aware of recruitment scams. Businessolver does not make job offers outside of our official hiring process or request payment or sensitive personal information. You will never receive an offer of employment without meeting a hiring authority and having a "live" and face-to-face conversation.**As an Onboarding Payroll Integrations Analyst, you will be a critical bridge between clients, payroll vendors, and internal teams. You will lead the end‑to‑end delivery of payroll data integrations during client onboarding and translate business/technical requirements and transform the requirements into outbound/inbound payroll files.
This role thrives in a fast‑paced, multi‑project environment and requires strong analytical thinking, technical file configuration skills, and clear, confident communication. We are a workspace‑anywhere company, offering flexibility while delivering high-impact work.
The Gig:
Payroll Data Integrations & Technical Execution
- Own all phases of a payroll implementation from requirements gathering, configuring and testing for both inbound and outbound payroll files
- Develop and maintain detailed technical specifications including file layouts, deduction mappings, and internal payroll processes
- Utilize industry-standard payroll file formats and secure file transfer protocols
- Leverage tools such as XML/XSL, Excel, VBS, FileZilla and similar technologies
- Contribute ideas and best practices that improve integration quality and efficiency
Requirements Gathering & Documentation
- Lead requirements gathering sessions with clients and payroll vendors
- Translate business and payroll requirements into clear, accurate technical documentation
- Maintain detailed configuration, testing, and handoff documentation to support long-term operational success
- Facilitate client and vendor meetings, capturing requirements, decisions, risks, and action items
Communication & Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Primary point of contact for internal teams, clients, and payroll vendors during implementation
- Collaborate closely with project managers to track progress, risks, and outstanding requirements
- Provide clear status updates both internally and externally during the implementation phase
- Support peer reviews, quality assurance activities, defect tracking, and resolution
- Own the client transition from onboarding to ongoing client operations after implementation
- Deliver exceptional customer service to both internal partners and external clients
What you need to make the cut:
- 4+ years of experience in payroll integrations, administrative outsourcing, data integration, or a related analyst role
- Hands-on experience working with multiple payroll platforms
- Strong understanding of payroll file formats and payroll data structures
- Technical proficiency with Excel (VLOOKUPS, XLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables) and data validation techniques
- Experience working and auditing large data sets and recognizing patterns
- Ability to manage multiple client projects with overlapping timelines
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with high attention to detail
Communication & Collaboration
- Demonstrated success gathering and documenting complex technical and business requirements
- Ability to facilitate client and vendor meetings with confidence and clarity
- Strong writing skills to manage documentation and internal/external communications
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to coordinate with internal business partners
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance while managing multiple client assignments with overlapping timelines
- Be camera ready
Preferred Qualifications
- Developed productivity tools with at least one of the following: XML/XSL, VBS, JavaScript, SQL, or Access (or similar tools)
- Bachelor’s degree preferred (Business, Accounting Information Systems, or related field)
The pay range for this position is 45K to 81K per year (pay to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, balanced against internal equity and competitive market based geographic ranges).
This role is eligible to participate in the bonus incentive plan.
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Other Compensation: If this position is full-time or part-time benefit eligible, you will receive a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed here: https://businessolver.foleon.com/bsc/job-board-businessolver-virtual-benefits-guide/
Dear Applicant.
At Businessolver, we take our responsibility to protect our clients, employees, and company seriously and that begins with the hiring process.
Our approach is thoughtful and thorough. We’ve built a multi-layered screening process designed to identify top talent and ensure the integrity of every hire. This includes quickly filtering out individuals who may attempt to misrepresent themselves or act in bad faith.
We also partner with trusted, best-in-class providers to conduct background checks, verify identities, and confirm references. These steps aren’t just about compliance, they’re about ensuring fairness, safety, and trust for everyone involved.
Put simply: we will always confirm that you are who you say you are. It's just one of the many ways we uphold the standards that matter most, to you, to us, and to the people we serve.
With heart,
The Businessolver Recruiting Team
Businessolver is committed to maintaining an environment that protects client data. We train our employees to maintain leading class security practices and expect all employees to adhere to policy, procedures and controls.
(Applicable to all roles at an AVP, DIR, VP, Head Of or SVP and above level):
Serve as a security contact for the business unit. Responsible for driving adoption and compliance with information security and privacy practices. Serve as a liaison with the information security team on security and privacy matters.
Equal Opportunity at Businessolver:
Businessolver is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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