Payroll and Operations Finance Analyst at Kellanova in Pikeville, KY

Summary: Kellanova is a company known for its iconic brands and is seeking a Financial Analyst – Payroll & Plant Operations to support payroll administration and financial reporting at their San Jose facility. This role involves partnering with various departments to ensure payroll accuracy and financial integrity while performing operational analysis to drive plant performance.

Responsibilities:
- Process and validate payroll for hourly and salaried employees, maintain attendance and timekeeping records, support vacation tracking, and partner with HR and Operations to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance
- Review, track, and monitor pension and healthcare payments, ensuring timely processing, proper documentation, and follow-up on discrepancies as needed
- Analyze labor utilization, overtime, attendance trends, and operational variances to support plant performance and workforce planning
- Assist with accruals, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial reporting activities to support accurate month-end close processes
- Support production reporting, labor and material tracking, and operational data analysis to provide visibility into plant performance and key drivers
- Assist with spending analysis, forecasting activities, and budget tracking to support financial planning and operational decision-making

Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Experience with payroll and some financial data processing
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including lookup functions
- Strong attention to detail
- Data analysis capabilities

Required Skills: Payroll Administration, Financial Reporting, Operational Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Labor Cost Analysis, Forecasting, Month-End Close, Inventory Controls, Attendance and Timekeeping Records, Pension and Healthcare Payment Processing

Benefits: Discretionary bonuses based on company and individual performance are also available., Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, Employee assistance program, Short-term disability coverage, Long-term disability insurance, Voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident, A 401(k) plan with company contributions is available., Part-time employees may have access to benefits on a pro-rated basis.