Faculty Load Quality Control Analyst

Liberty University; Lynchburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty University is seeking a Faculty Load Quality Control Analyst to provide high-level support for the Administrator of Faculty Compensation and Contracts and the Faculty Load team. You will perform quality control of faculty pay, participate in special projects, and serve as a point of contact for multiple departments on faculty load and contract questions.

The role requires detailed data analysis of fixed-term and adjunct faculty, audits of load and compensation data, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of related experience in faculty compensation, academic administration, higher education operations, payroll auditing, data analysis, or equivalent; or 7 years of related experience in lieu of the degree.
• Advanced Excel skills including data validation, lookup functions, pivot tables, reporting, and analytical review.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Ability to understand and learn all technical systems supporting the Faculty Load and Records unit.

Responsibilities

• Analyze fixed-term and adjunct faculty data for discrepancies, reporting trends, and process improvements while ensuring data integrity.
• Coordinate with Director of Graduate Assistants and Recruiters to ensure accurate and timely processing of graduate student assistant contracts.
• Perform comprehensive audits and analyses of faculty load, contract tracking, and compensation data each sub-term.
• Analyze root causes of faculty load and compensation errors, identify trends, and recommend corrective and preventative solutions.
• Develop targeted retraining plans to address gaps identified through audit findings and analysis.
• Support the Administrator of Faculty Compensation and Contracts by identifying, developing, implementing, and maintaining process improvements across faculty load and related academic operations.
• Develop and utilize gap analysis reports to identify areas for operational improvement and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Working independently and exercising good judgment and discretion, the Faculty Load Quality Control Analyst will provide high-level support for the Administrator of Faculty Compensation and Contracts and the Faculty Load team, performing quality control of faculty pay, completing special projects as needed, and acting as a point of contact for various teams and departments for faculty load and contract questions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze fixed-term and adjunct faculty data for discrepancies, reporting trends, and process improvement opportunities while ensuring data integrity.
• Coordinate with Director of Graduate Assistants and Recruiters to ensure accurate and timely processing of graduate student assistant contracts.
• Special projects as needed to manage faculty academic data.

Academic Process Management

• Perform comprehensive audits and analyses of faculty load, contract tracking, and compensation data each sub-term.
• Analyze root causes of faculty load and compensation errors, identify trends, and recommend corrective and preventative solutions.
• Develop targeted retraining plans to address gaps identified through audit findings and analysis.
• Support the Administrator of Faculty Compensation and Contracts by identifying, developing, implementing, and maintaining process improvements across faculty load and related academic operations.
• Develop and utilize gap analysis reports to identify areas for operational improvement and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

Academic Planning and Records

• Maintain data integrity for Faculty Roster Electronic Database (FRED) through routine and non-routine updates and changes.
• Collaborate with team members and ADS to continually improve the Work Effort Dashboard to comply with federal and internal standards.
• Assist with ongoing projects with team members and ADS to maintain, update, and develop faculty tools to allow more accurate and efficient faculty pay processes for those we serve.

Academic Efficiency and Optimization

• Collaborate with team members and ADS to evaluate, enhance, and develop faculty tools that improve data accuracy, operational efficiency, and effectiveness of faculty compensation processes.
• Always, in all places, with all processes, drive efficiency and optimization of academic processes needed to Train Champions for Christ.

Academic Communication

• Receive and resolve inquiries related to academic processes, escalating or routing matters to the appropriate resource when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Strictly adhere to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not supervise any employees or student workers.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and three to five years of related experience in faculty compensation, academic administration, higher education operations, payroll auditing, data analysis, or a comparable field; or seven years of directly related experience in lieu of the degree.

• Advanced Excel skills including data validation, lookup functions, pivot tables, reporting, and analytical review.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Ability to attain an understanding of all technical systems that support the Faculty Load and Records unit.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business, government and community customers and associates.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer and scheduling skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Required to travel to local and campus locations.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform desk work or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate.

Driving Requirements

Use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

Time Type

Full time

Location

Hybrid

Pay Range

Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, along with University needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity to ensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensation structure.

The position may also be eligible for comprehensivebenefits , including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.

$65,000.00 - $75,000.00

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.