Payroll Specialist

Morgan State University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan State University is seeking a Payroll Specialist to coordinate payroll processing for gross pay submissions on campus. You will generate, analyze, and evaluate diagnostic reports summarizing payroll issues and solutions, interfacing with IT and CPB as needed.

The role requires four years of payroll experience, strong attention to detail, and solid MS Office skills. The position is full-time, located on campus in Maryland, with state funding support.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a professional office setting.
• At least an intermediate level with the Microsoft Office suite.
• knowledge of complex and specialized payroll and data processing procedures.
• Be skilled in research and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the centralized processing of the gross pay filesubmission.
• Make corrections and resolve all issues pertaining to the grosspay file before submission to IT in a timely manner.
• Make sure that all necessary documents are processed in a timely manner.
• Research, analyze, and process all issues that are forwarded from the Financial Services Unit.
• Serve as back-up to the Payroll Processing Associate.
• Must independently organize and execute various assignments by the deadline while paying close attention to detail.
• Provide excellent customer service to the Morgan campus, the Central Payroll Bureau, the Comptroller of the MD office, and others outside of the campus.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Oral and written communication

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Research and analysis

Payroll procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/ Accounting or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Posting Details

Job Title

Payroll Specialist

Division

Division of Finance & Administration

Department

Comptroller's Office

Work Status

Full Time

Position Category

Staff

FLSA

Exempt

Pay Range

Exempt

Salary Range

$65,000 - $75,000 / year

Fund Source

State Support

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Accounting, the PayrollSpecialist is to coordinate the processing of payroll for the grosspay file submission for the Morgan campus. As part of the payrollstaff, the Payroll Specialist is expected to generate, analyze, andevaluate diagnostic reports summarizing payroll problems and theirsolutions. Be able to problem-solve on issues concerning payrolland the interfaces between Morgan, IT, and CPB .

Job Duties

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the centralized processing of the gross pay filesubmission.
• Make corrections and resolve all issues pertaining to the grosspay file before submission to IT in a timely manner.
• Make sure that all necessary documents are processed in atimely manner.
• Research, analyze, and process all issues that are forwardedfrom the Financial Services Unit.
• Serve as back-up to the Payroll Processing Associate.
• Must independently organize and execute various assignments bythe deadline while paying close attention to detail.
• Provide excellent customer service to the Morgan campus, theCentral Payroll Bureau, the Comptroller of the MD office, andothers outside of the campus.
• other duties as assigned.

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Educational:

• A High School Diploma or a GED is required.

Experience:

• At least 4 years of payroll experience is required.

Other Preferences for Consideration

Preferences:

• Experience with higher education and a union environment ishighly desired.
• Preferences may be given to candidates with a Bachelors Degreein Finance, Accounting, Business or any discipline.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills. `
• Experience working in a professional office setting.
• At least at an intermediate level with the Microsoft Officesuite.
• knowledge of complex and specialized payroll and dataprocessing procedures.
• Be skilled in research and analysis.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

ST01477

Number of Vacancies

1

Job Open Date

09/22/2026

Job Close Date

10/20/2026

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?
   • Yes
   • No
2. * Do you have a minimum of four(4) years payroll relatedexperience?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or aBusiness related field?
   • Yes
   • No
4. * Do you have at least two years experience dealing with State,Federal Payroll regulations and using tax tables to determinedeductions
   • Yes
   • No
5. * Do you have advance computer skills? (Open Ended Question)
6. * Do you have experience with higher education, and a unionenvironment is highly desired?
   • Yes
   • No
7. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
   • Public Job Posting
   • Internal Job Posting
   • Agency Referral
   • Advertisement/Publication
   • Personal Referral
   • Website
   • Other
8. * Are you a current, past or retired Morgan Universityemployee? Are you a current, past or retired State employee? If YESto pass, retired or current STATE employee, please put the agency. If not applicable, put N/A. (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Resume

Optional Documents

1. High School Diploma/GED
2. Transcripts (unofficial )
3. Cover Letter