PAYROLL SPECIALIST
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Sep 17, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Business & Administrative Support, Human Resources Administration
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job no: 240965-US
Work type: Partial Remote, Staff-Full Time
Department: CALS/ADMIN SVCS/HUMAN RES
Location: Madison
Categories: Human Resources, Payroll, Office & Administrative Support
Position Summary:
This position serves as a Payroll Specialist for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). CALS Payroll Specialists serve as a point of contact for providing routine human resources information to one or more work units in order to ensure timely and accurate payroll transaction processing. Responsibilities include auditing biweekly work unit payrolls, while also monitoring and/or completing payroll transactions and employee payroll changes. CALS Payroll Specialists maintain personnel records and assist with work unit operational policy development. CALS currently employs approximately 3000 students, faculty and staff.
CALS Payroll Specialists work under the general supervision of the CALS Payroll Manager, as a vital member of the CALS Human Resources (HR) team. The CALS HR team offices are located on the UW-Madison campus. CALS educational and research programs cover fields ranging from physical and life sciences to social science. CALS' mission is to advance and share knowledge, discover solutions and promote opportunities in food and agriculture, bioenergy, health, the environment and human well-being.
CALS is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Degree and Area of Specialization:
No Degree Required
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
An ideal candidate has the following experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities:
-Ability to use web-based Human Resources Information Systems (e.g. HRIS, PeopleSoft, Workday) for payroll and benefit administrative functions.
-Experience and proficiency in using Microsoft Office 365 applications (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote).
-Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service.
-Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
-Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
-Ability to adapt to, and learn how to use new and changing technology.
This role could be a good fit if you:
*Want to help ensure employees are paid accurately and on time
*Are viewed as approachable and as a responsive resource
*Enjoy learning from your teammates
*Are motivated and driven to contribute to process improvement
*Are good at problem-solving
*Love working with employees and helping others
*Have a passion for learning multiple functions in HR
Additional Qualifications:
-Recent experience applying and interpreting University of Wisconsin (or a similarly sized and/or type of organization) payroll and benefits policies and procedures preferred but not required.
-Familiarity with the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime rules, additional pay components for University staff, Wisconsin Retirement System, and benefits programs desired.
Department(s):
A070302-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/ADMIN SVCS/HUMAN RES
Work Schedule:
This is a full-time position with 40 hours of scheduled work per week. Our standard business hours are 7:45am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Some scheduling flexibility is available. This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $20.00 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
To begin the application process please click on the "" button. You will be asked to upload a
resume and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position.
Contact:
Brandon Baumgard
brandon.baumgard@wisc.edu
608-890-2590
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
PAY & BEN SPECIALIST(21311)
Employment Class:
University Staff-Ongoing
Job Number:
240965-US
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Sep 17 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Oct 4 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
Work type: Partial Remote, Staff-Full Time
Department: CALS/ADMIN SVCS/HUMAN RES
Location: Madison
Categories: Human Resources, Payroll, Office & Administrative Support
Position Summary:
This position serves as a Payroll Specialist for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). CALS Payroll Specialists serve as a point of contact for providing routine human resources information to one or more work units in order to ensure timely and accurate payroll transaction processing. Responsibilities include auditing biweekly work unit payrolls, while also monitoring and/or completing payroll transactions and employee payroll changes. CALS Payroll Specialists maintain personnel records and assist with work unit operational policy development. CALS currently employs approximately 3000 students, faculty and staff.
CALS Payroll Specialists work under the general supervision of the CALS Payroll Manager, as a vital member of the CALS Human Resources (HR) team. The CALS HR team offices are located on the UW-Madison campus. CALS educational and research programs cover fields ranging from physical and life sciences to social science. CALS' mission is to advance and share knowledge, discover solutions and promote opportunities in food and agriculture, bioenergy, health, the environment and human well-being.
CALS is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Degree and Area of Specialization:
No Degree Required
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
An ideal candidate has the following experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities:
-Ability to use web-based Human Resources Information Systems (e.g. HRIS, PeopleSoft, Workday) for payroll and benefit administrative functions.
-Experience and proficiency in using Microsoft Office 365 applications (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote).
-Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service.
-Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
-Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
-Ability to adapt to, and learn how to use new and changing technology.
This role could be a good fit if you:
*Want to help ensure employees are paid accurately and on time
*Are viewed as approachable and as a responsive resource
*Enjoy learning from your teammates
*Are motivated and driven to contribute to process improvement
*Are good at problem-solving
*Love working with employees and helping others
*Have a passion for learning multiple functions in HR
Additional Qualifications:
-Recent experience applying and interpreting University of Wisconsin (or a similarly sized and/or type of organization) payroll and benefits policies and procedures preferred but not required.
-Familiarity with the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime rules, additional pay components for University staff, Wisconsin Retirement System, and benefits programs desired.
Department(s):
A070302-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/ADMIN SVCS/HUMAN RES
Work Schedule:
This is a full-time position with 40 hours of scheduled work per week. Our standard business hours are 7:45am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Some scheduling flexibility is available. This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $20.00 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
To begin the application process please click on the "" button. You will be asked to upload a
resume and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position.
Contact:
Brandon Baumgard
brandon.baumgard@wisc.edu
608-890-2590
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
PAY & BEN SPECIALIST(21311)
Employment Class:
University Staff-Ongoing
Job Number:
240965-US
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Sep 17 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Oct 4 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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