"Management Technician - Student Payroll Specialist"

Job Summary

This position reports to the Payroll Operations Manager and is responsible for processing the biweekly student payroll. This position ensures the accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality of the payroll process and ensures that correct, appropriate, timely payments are made to eligible employees. This position requires independent thinking, action to ensure accuracy, strong auditing, problem solving, time management, and communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Three years of clerical or para-professional work which included the collection, recording, compilation, and presentation of office management or program related information, or any equivalent combination of experience and training.
• An Associate's Degree may be substituted for two years of required experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline
• 3 years of Payroll, Accounting or Human Resource experience
• Experience with auditing and reconciling payroll records
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to understand and explain complex concepts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Experience using SAP for payroll
• Experience with SAP ad hoc reporting
• Experience with student payroll
• Experience with higher education
• Experience working in a collective bargaining environment
• Experience with diverse populations

Supplemental Information

Applications & resumes will be accepted until the position is filled, however; to ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than the end of day on January 20, 2026.

The starting salary for this position is $45,907.00, based on the AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement.

All applications for this position must be submitted via our online application/resume system ONLY. Please do not fax, mail, or e-mail any documentation.

Successful interviews, reference checks, background clearances (PA Criminal, Child Abuse Clearance & FBI Clearance), and demonstration of ability are requisite qualifications for all positions.

The University is very interested in hiring employees who have had extensive experience with diverse populations.