HR & Payroll Coordinator — Compliance & Onboarding

University of Nebraska – Lincoln; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Insurance options

Scholarship programs

Retirement plans

Job summary

The BPAC Business Center at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln seeks an HR Coordinator to manage a wide range of HR and payroll duties, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and policy compliance. You will guide staff, faculty, and students on HR processes and support recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding in a fast-paced university environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating appointments, reviewing payroll transactions, maintaining records, and contributing to process improvements while

Qualifications

• Coordinating employee appointments and employment actions to ensure accurate, timely pay and policy compliance.
• Reviewing and approving payroll and personnel transactions; resolving routine issues.
• Guiding faculty, staff, and students on HR and payroll policies and processes.
• Maintaining HR and payroll records for accuracy.
• Guiding new hires through onboarding and payroll systems.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
• Supporting leave administration and benefits with central HR.
• Contributing to HR/payroll process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate HR and payroll activities across departments.
• Ensure timely and compliant employment actions and transactions.
• Assist in onboarding and offboarding tasks and documentation.
• Provide guidance on HR policies to staff and faculty.
• Maintain accurate HR and payroll data for all employees.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR policy guidance

Onboarding

Recordkeeping

Education

High school diploma or equivalent + 3 years HR/payroll experience

Associate degree + 1 year HR/payroll

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

The BPAC Business Center at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln seeks an HR Coordinator to manage a wide range of HR and payroll duties, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and policy compliance. You will guide staff, faculty, and students on HR processes and support recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding in a fast-paced university environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating appointments, reviewing payroll transactions, maintaining records, and contributing to process improvements while