We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Payroll Manager to oversee and optimize payroll operations. As the institution's subject matter expert in payroll systems and administration, you will ensure the accurate, timely compensation of personnel while maintaining full compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations.
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This role offers a key leadership position within the Human Resources department, working in close collaboration with Finance and IT partners to elevate operational standards, protect employee data, and deliver outstanding customer service across campus.
Responsibilities:
- Manages all aspects of daily payroll operations, including payroll processing and reporting; payroll deductions; workers? compensation; unemployment insurance; employee and retiree benefits; health, dental, vision and life insurance; Short/Long Term Disability (STD/LTD); Flexible Spending Account (FSA); and tax shelters including 403(b), 457, and 401(a).
- Manages, maintains, and reviews the payroll processing system to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions which includes ensuring the system is correctly processing salaries, reported hours worked, paid leave, holiday pay, and overtime calculations.
- Maintain payroll schedules and ensures all payroll processes meet established deadlines.
- Ensures that payroll deductions are accurate as aligned with SGIP and FRS in collaboration with accounting and IT partners including the monitoring of all related reports.
- Analyzes, interprets, and applies all federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and policies related to payroll.
- Stays abreast of updates to applicable federal and state regulations and periodically reviews payroll processes and procedures to ensure full compliance with DOL, IRS, FRS, college rules and HRIS business processes.
- Oversees the submission and processing of 941 Quarterly Tax Returns, W-2 year-end reporting, and State Quarterly Re-employment payments.
Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Skills:
- Detail Oriented - Proven accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ethics - able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions.
- Leadership - has demonstrated success as an entrepreneurial, high energy, driven, hands-on leader. Possess expertise in selecting, training, developing, coaching, mentoring, and retaining a highly motivated workforce.
- Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate, manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation, determine a logical course of action, and apply the appropriate response.
- Organization & Time Management - able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
- Problem Solving - proven skills in identifying issues, determining their cause, developing creative solutions, and following through with implementing resolutions.
Education:
Bachelors
Experience:
4-7 years
Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related fields with four (4) years of related professional work experience. A combination of related education and/or experience that involves the interpretation and application of complex guidelines with adherence to detailed calculations equal to eight (8) years will be considered.
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