Academic HR and Lead Payroll Analyst

University of California, Riverside; Riverside, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Riverside is seeking an Academic HR and Lead Payroll Analyst to serve as the lead academic and payroll professional for HR and payroll functions for academic employees in the School of Education and the School of Public Policy.

The role leads employment, selection, labor relations and payroll for the Dean's office and trains the AP/HR team on UC Path changes and system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experience leading payroll for academic employees.
• Ability to train AP/HR team and ensure up-to-date practices.
• Strong knowledge of UC Path and payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead academic HR and payroll actions for SOE and SPP.
• Train AP/HR team and ensure up-to-date UC Path knowledge.
• Collaborate with BFS, CSC, and central HR on payroll and personnel procedures.

Skills

Academic HR

Payroll management

Employee relations

Tools

UC Path

Job description

Priority Application Deadline: 04/10/2026

Overview

• Job ID 37276397
• Category Human Resources
• Organization School of Education
• Department SOE Deans Office Dept
• Location Main Campus - UCR
• Salary $75,900 - $137,300
• Date Posted March 26, 2026
• Application Deadline Open Until Filled
• Schedule 8AM - 5PM
• Full/Part Time Full-time(100%)
• Level of Supervision General Supervision
• Personnel Program Code Professional & Support Staff
• Other Information Qualifies for Employee Referral Bonus: No
• Other Information UC Internal Job: No

Position Information

UC Riverside's mission is to transform the lives of the diverse people of California, the nation, and the world through the discovery, communication, translation, application, and preservation of knowledge thereby enriching the state's economic, social, cultural, and environmental future. With this in mind, we seek to hire an Academic HR and Lead Payroll Analyst to serve as the lead academic and payroll professional for a wide range of human resources, personnel and payroll functions for academic employees in the School of Education (SOE) and the School of Public Policy (SPP). The incumbent leads activities supporting academic HR and payroll-related competencies in the following areas: Employment and selection, labor relations and payroll. The incumbent develops communication methods to ensure that management, faculty and other academics across the organization are properly informed, trained and oriented to academic human resource and payroll practices, processes and procedures. The incumbent analyzes, formulates, and recommends academic personnel and payroll actions on behalf of the Dean's office both at the Control Unit and at the Academic Department Level. The Academic HR and Lead Payroll Analyst serves as the lead for all payroll-related functions and is responsible for training the members of the Academic Personnel and Human Resources (AP/HR) Team supporting the SOE and SPP and ensuring team members remain up to date on UC Path changes, system enhancements, etc. The incumbent will interact with the UC Path Center, UCR business systems, campus departments such as BFS, CSC, central HR, central AP and Accounting. This position is eligible for hybrid work. The full salary range for the Academic HR and Lead Payroll Analyst is $75,900 - $137,300 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $95,000 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.