Finance and Payroll Analyst

**THIS IS NOT A ROLE WITH FORCEBRANDS**

We are partnering with a well-known food manufacturing company with a long history and a strong international footprint. The organization is growth oriented, values driven, and known for a collaborative, people first culture. This is an opportunity to join a stable yet forward looking manufacturing environment where HR plays a hands on, high impact role.

Responsibilities:

• Own payroll, benefits, and time and attendance operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and consistency
• Manage leave administration and Workers’ Compensation processes in alignment with legal requirements
• Lead HR compliance tracking and support policy updates tied to labor law changes
• Deliver clear, actionable HR, payroll, ESG, and workforce reporting
• Partner with Finance on labor cost analysis, forecasting, and workforce insights
• Drive absenteeism management and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support workforce planning through data driven headcount, shift, and overtime analysis
• Own HR systems administration and data integrity across HRIS and related platforms
• Serve as HR systems subject matter expert and employee point of contact
• Support the rollout and adoption of new HR technologies and tools

Candidate profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred
• 5 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, payroll analysis, or a related function
• Strong preference for manufacturing, plant based, or multi shift environments
• Preferred: Proficient in HRIS and timekeeping systems