Payroll Specialist

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Job Title
Payroll Specialist

Division
Division of Finance & Administration

Department
Comptroller's Office

Work Status
Full Time

Position Category
Staff

FLSA
Exempt

Pay Range
Exempt

Salary Range
$65,000 - $75,000 / year

Fund Source
State Support

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Accounting, the Payroll Specialist is to coordinate the processing of payroll for the gross pay file submission for the Morgan campus. As part of the payroll staff, the Payroll Specialist is expected to generate, analyze, and evaluate diagnostic reports summarizing payroll problems and their solutions. Be able to problem-solve on issues concerning payroll and the interfaces between Morgan, IT, and CPB .

Job Duties

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the centralized processing of the gross pay file submission.
• Make corrections and resolve all issues pertaining to the gross pay file before submission to IT in a timely manner.
• Make sure that all necessary documents are processed in a timely manner.
• Research, analyze, and process all issues that are forwarded from the Financial Services Unit.
• Serve as back-up to the Payroll Processing Associate.
• Must independently organize and execute various assignments by the deadline while paying close attention to detail.
• Provide excellent customer service to the Morgan campus, the Central Payroll Bureau, the Comptroller of the MD office, and others outside of the campus.
• other duties as assigned.

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Educational:

• A High School Diploma or a GED is required.

Experience:

• At least 4 years of payroll experience is required.

Other Preferences for Consideration

Preferences:

• Experience with higher education and a union environment is highly desired.
• Preferences may be given to candidates with a Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or any discipline.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills. `
• Experience working in a professional office setting.
• At least at an intermediate level with the Microsoft Office suite.
• knowledge of complex and specialized payroll and data processing procedures.
• Be skilled in research and analysis.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
ST01477

Number of Vacancies
1

Job Open Date
09/22/2026

Application Review Date

Job Close Date
10/20/2026

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please enter two professional references on the References page of the application.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?
   • Yes
   • No
2. * Do you have a minimum of four(4) years payroll related experience?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a Business related field?
   • Yes
   • No
4. * Do you have at least two years experience dealing with State, Federal Payroll regulations and using tax tables to determine deductions
   • Yes
   • No
5. * Do you have advance computer skills?
   
   (Open Ended Question)
   
   
6. * Do you have experience with higher education, and a union environment is highly desired?
   • Yes
   • No
7. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
   • Public Job Posting
   • Internal Job Posting
   • Agency Referral
   • Advertisement/Publication
   • Personal Referral
   • Website
   • Other
8. * Are you a current, past or retired Morgan University employee? Are you a current, past or retired State employee? If YES to pass, retired or current STATE employee, please put the agency. If not applicable, put N/A.
   
   (Open Ended Question)
   
   

Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Resume

Optional Documents

1. High School Diploma/GED
2. Transcripts (unofficial )
3. Cover Letter