Assistant Manager, Payroll Office

Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The role emphasizes maintaining integrated HR/Payroll systems, processing employee pay transactions, supporting upgrades, and guiding campus users. In the Payroll Manager’s absence, you will assume full processing responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least two years of payroll experience in a business or financial environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Payroll Office and ensure accurate, timely processing.
• Supervise payroll staff and coordinate with Payroll Manager, HR, Accounting, Financial Aid, and State agencies.
• Support biweekly payroll operations, system integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain integrated HR and Payroll systems and guide campus users on payroll processes.
• In the Payroll Manager’s absence, assume full payroll processing responsibilities.

Skills

Payroll processing

Regulatory compliance

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PeopleSoft/Oracle

Workday HCM

Job description

Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Assistant Payroll Manager, Payroll Office. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

The Assistant Payroll Manager oversees the daily operations of the Payroll Office, ensuring the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of all internal and state-administered payrolls. This position supervises payroll staff and works closely with the Payroll Manager, Human Resources, Accounting, Financial Aid, and State agencies to support biweekly payroll operations, system integrity, and regulatory compliance.

The Assistant Payroll Manager plays a key role in maintaining integrated Human Resources and Payroll systems, managing employee pay transactions, supporting system upgrades, and providing guidance to campus users and employees. In the absence of the Payroll Manager, this position assumes responsibility for the full processing of internal payrolls.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least two (2) years of experience in a business or financial environment with a concentration in payroll.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a college or university setting.
• Experience with PeopleSoft/Oracle or similar ERP systems.
• Demonstrated experience with Workday HCM system.

Proposed starting salary: $70,000-$80,000