Central Offices - Budget & Payroll Analyst

Bachoco Group is a leading multiprotein producer and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 38,000 employees. We offer a wide range of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, including farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

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Bachoco USA is seeking a Budget & Payroll Analyst for the Fort Smith, AR Central Offices. 

Summary: The Budget and Payroll Analyst is responsible for overseeing and analyzing the organization’s budgetary functions and payroll processes. This role ensures accurate financial planning, budget tracking, and payroll compliance with relevant laws and internal policies. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a working knowledge of financial systems and payroll software.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop and manage annual budgets in collaboration with department heads.
• Monitor organizational spending to ensure compliance with budgets and identify variances.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports with analysis of budget trends and cost drivers.
• Assist in long-term financial planning and forecasting.
• Review funding requests and evaluate the financial impact of proposed projects or programs.
• Make recommendations for budget reallocations and cost-saving measures.
• Support audits and internal reviews by providing documentation and financial data.
• Maintain and update financial models and budget tracking systems.
• Provide training or guidance to staff on budget processes and tools.
• Process incoming mail.
• Garnishments: Process employee garnishments (e.g., child support, tax levies, wage assignments) and ensure timely deductions and compliance with court orders. Prepare employment verification responses. Prepare payroll deduction check distribution.
• 401 (k) Contributions: Process employee 401 (k) contributions and employer matches, ensuring that the correct deductions are made and reported.
• Verify, process, and distribute W-2s, ensuring accuracy of employee tax information and timely filling.
• Reconcile Payroll related General Ledger Accounts.
• Payroll taxes: Ensure accurate calculation and withholding of federal, state and local payroll taxes in compliance with applicable regulations.
• Data Entry and Reporting: Maintain accurate payroll records, prepare annual, quarterly, monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, and daily reports; and assist with payroll-related audits as needed.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local laws, company policies, and industry standards regarding payroll processing.
• Employee inquires: Address and resolve employee’s inquiries regarding pay discrepancies, deductions, tax withholdings, and other payroll-related concerns.
• Collaboration and Administrative support: Work with other departments /areas to ensure accurate processing of information. Assist with general tasks, such as document preparation, filing, and other ad-hoc request as needed (e.g., WC reporting).

Education and/or Experience                                                

• 4-yr degree preferred in accounting.
• 1-3 three years related payroll experience, preferably experience with large payroll operation (100+ employees); or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily in a fast-paced environment. 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.

• Language: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Mathematical: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Time management: Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Computer: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Payroll systems (SAP ECP preferred). Excel Worksheet management: use advanced Excel functions (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas) to analyze and track payroll data, generate reports, and ensure data integrity.
• Attention to detail: Strong ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail in all payroll-related tasks.
• Confidentiality: Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies: Please note that Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco USA.