Payroll Specialist

$48,000 - $48,000/Yr

University of Idaho - Moscow, ID

Full-time

Moscow, ID

Educational Services

About the position

The Payroll Specialist at the University of Idaho is responsible for processing and transmitting payroll transactions while ensuring compliance with university, state, and federal payroll-related policies and regulations. This role requires accuracy in processing payroll, resolving discrepancies, and providing training to the campus community on payroll-related processes.

Responsibilities

• Enter, verify and reconcile information for the biweekly payroll
• Verify and transmit direct deposit transfers
• Develop and submit payroll, retirement and tax reports
• Review and audit payroll transactions
• Calculate and process tax withholdings
• Reconcile wages and deductions
• Maintain employee payroll records
• Participate in reviewing and adjusting processing procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Two years related to payroll and payroll taxes, including preparing payroll; a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance or accounting may substitute for experience
• Using computer software and applications for research and compiling financial information to prepare summaries and reports
• Analyzing and interpreting financial information and reports using accounting theory, principles and practices
• Composing a variety of business documents with attention to grammar, punctuation and detail as demonstrated in application materials
• Working in a customer service-oriented team environment to accomplish shared goals

Nice-to-haves

• Working in a public and/or university financial and payroll environment
• Demonstrated ability to resolve sensitive and sometimes confrontational situations
• Knowledge of Banner information system