Position Summary
The Payroll Coordinator performs a wide variety of record-keeping and payroll processing activities, including time reporting, processing wage and overtime payments, calculating and recording payroll deductions, and cross-training with the Senior Payroll Coordinator.
Essential Functions
- Processing bi-weekly and student payrolls, including balancing and controlling earnings and deduction totals, calculating and preparing general ledger entries, inspecting automated system output, determining and correcting out-of-balance conditions, performing reconciliations to the general ledger, and document imaging.
- Enhancing the efficiency of financial analysis and processing in Financial Operations by automating manual processes using Workday and other report-writing tools.
- Remitting payroll-related expenses and withholdings to the appropriate parties.
- Providing backup to the Senior Payroll Coordinator by cross-training for semi-monthly payrolls, tax payments, and other remittances and reports primarily prepared by the Senior Payroll Coordinator.
- Processing payroll history adjustments, manual checks, and labor redistributions as required.
- Monitoring federal work study hours to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and communicating with appropriate departments when necessary.
- Maintaining payroll documents and records, including payroll processing procedures.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- Responding to internal and external payroll inquiries.
- Providing employment history and wage and hour data where appropriate to prospective employers, mortgage companies and government agencies.
- Ensuring confidentiality of all employee records and files.
- Participating in inter-departmental committees and working groups as assigned.
- Other duties as determined or assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Two to three years of relevant payroll experience may substitute for education.
Minimum Work Experience
1-3 years of relevant work experience
For full consideration, we request that applicants upload a resume and cover letter outlining their qualifications and interest in the position. Please use the "Apply" link above to begin the application process and upload both documents in the "Resume and Cover Letter" upload section.