Contract Payroll & Admin Operations Specialist

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health, AG seeks a Payroll & Administrative Coordinator for a 4-month assignment in San Francisco. You will support payroll, timekeeping, and administrative operations across multiple departments, analyze data, and help ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Responsibilities include budgeting, reporting, and advising supervisors on compensation-related matters, with strong emphasis on accuracy, confidentiality, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of related experience.
• Experience supporting payroll, timekeeping, administrative operations, or a related function.
• Ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns.
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff verbally and in writing.
• Solid organizational skills and ability to multitask with demanding timeframes.
• Working knowledge of common organization-specific and other computer application programs.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Administers defined operational programs or activities across multiple areas including finance, payroll, facilities, and human resources.
• Gathers and analyzes financial and resource data and prepares reports and analyses of operational activities.
• Evaluates current and proposed services and develops recommendations based on findings.
• Serves as a resource for complex financial discrepancies and vendor concerns.
• Develops and maintains budgets.
• Participates in developing and revising standard operating procedures and guidelines.
• Provides guidance to supervisors and managers on job descriptions, benefits communications, and compensation-related policies and procedures.
• Conducts trend analyses and assists with recommendations based on findings.
• Assesses and recommends changes to maintain compliance with federal and state requirements and internal policies.
• Maintains flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

Skills

Payroll support

Timekeeping

Administrative operations

Communication

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Technical proficiency

Tools

UKG timekeeping/payroll systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

UCSF Health, AG seeks a Payroll & Administrative Coordinator for a 4-month assignment in San Francisco. You will support payroll, timekeeping, and administrative operations across multiple departments, analyze data, and help ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Responsibilities include budgeting, reporting, and advising supervisors on compensation-related matters, with strong emphasis on accuracy, confidentiality, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced healthcare setting.