Payroll & Leave HR Specialist — Hybrid

Duke PA; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University School of Medicine HR Service Center seeks an HR Specialist to support payroll and leave processes for departments across the School of Medicine. You will collaborate with department HR, managers, employees, and students to ensure timely, accurate payroll actions and leave processing in a collaborative, customer-focused environment.

Hybrid position requiring on-site work in Durham, NC as needed. Experience with payroll systems and healthcare education environments preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience processing payroll transactions, corrections and adjustments.
• Experience processing FMLA, parental leave, military leave, personal leave, or other leave programs.
• Familiarity with HR systems such as SuccessFactors, iForms, or dFac.
• Knowledge of Duke HR policies, procedures and payroll practices.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll transactions, corrections, and adjustments for employees and students. Coordinate severance payments and vacation payouts.
• Review and process hires, transfers, terminations, pay and schedule changes, data changes, and cost distributions.
• Provide specialized leave support for FMLA, parental, military, personal, and other leave programs.
• Partner with department HR and employees to guide payroll and leave processes and resolve issues.
• Support onboarding and separation HR/payroll activities, including I-9 and timelines.
• Deliver high-quality service, multitask and meet deadlines while maintaining confidentiality.

Skills

Payroll processing

Leave administration (FMLA/Parental/Mi

HR systems (SuccessFactors)

Payroll policies

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

SuccessFactors

iForms

dFac

Job description

Duke University School of Medicine HR Service Center seeks an HR Specialist to support payroll and leave processes for departments across the School of Medicine. You will collaborate with department HR, managers, employees, and students to ensure timely, accurate payroll actions and leave processing in a collaborative, customer-focused environment.

Hybrid position requiring on-site work in Durham, NC as needed. Experience with payroll systems and healthcare education environments preferred.