Department: Controllers Office
Term of
Assignment: Continuing
Term End Date, If Applicable:
FLSA Status: Exempt = not
eligible for overtime
Work Schedule: Traditionally Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm with occasional evening and weekend
work required.
Salary: Targeted salary range: $52,320-$56,244
Travel: Less than 10%
Brief Statement of Duties
Brief Statement of Duties: Coordinate and perform all activities necessary
to process the bi-weekly payroll for faculty, staff and student employees ensuring an accurate, ethical, and compliant payroll process.
Serve as a main point of contact for employees with regard to payroll matters. Perform tasks to ensure accurate data entry of
employee/payroll records. Calculate and review wages, overtime, voluntary/involuntary deductions, and leave accruals/balances. Remit
payments and file uploads to various external agencies. Prepare reporting required by local, federal, and multiple state agencies.
Responsible for the direct deposit upload and accuracy of net payroll in excess of $1.8 million.
Minimum
Qualifications
Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Discipline / Degree Area:
Required Specialized Training/Certifications:
Required Minimum Work Experience: Three years of
relevant work experience that demonstrates progressive experience processing payroll through the use of automated systems and timekeeping
systems, as well as current knowledge of wage and hour labor laws and payroll-related regulations.
Knowledge, Skills,
Abilities, or Attributes Required for Satisfactory Performance of the Position Duties: Knowledge:
Knowledge of payroll
laws/regulations, annual tax reporting, and thorough knowledge of automated payroll/timekeeping systems.
Extensive familiarity with a
variety of concepts, practices, and procedures related to both payroll and related information systems.
Strong knowledge of federal,
state, and local payroll/tax laws.
Strong knowledge of spreadsheet software and data reporting tools.
Knowledge of accounting and
employment regulations.
Skills:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to convey and comprehend oral and written
information clearly and concisely.
Ability to ensure a satisfactory customer experience with regard to payroll outcomes.
Strong
critical thinking, problem solving, and mathematical reasoning skills.
Strong prioritization skills to manage multiple tasks and
anticipate/plan workloads.
Abilities:
Ability to work independently, take initiative, and exercise direction and judgement on
significant matters.
Must have good attention to detail, be extremely accurate and organized, and able to meet recurring tight
deadlines.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to maintain a calm demeanor in stressful situations in order to resolve
issues.
Ability to effectively manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to accurately perform tasks while
managing multiple interruptions.
Ability to instruct others on how to perform a task.
Additional Desirable
Qualifications
Additional Desirable Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business or related
field.
Fundamental Payroll Professional (FPC).
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP).
Experience with Ellucian Banner and/or
UltraTime, or similar ERP payroll and electronic time keeping systems in organizations with 1000 or more employees.
Familiarity of the
higher education rules and regulations including Federal Work Study, student FICA exemption, and international tax rules for resident and
non-resident aliens.
Familiarity with various benefit plans including state sponsored defined benefit pension systems.
Other
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Submit application, cover letter, resume and references
Contact Information:
Erica Nelson, HR Generalist, 227-1087
Equal Employment Opportunity: NMU
is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and is strongly committed to
increasing the diversity of its employees.
NMU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.