Payroll Specialist: Centralized Pay & Analytics

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

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.