Job Responsibilities:
• Assist department leaders and employees with respect to Policies and Procedures of Rush as subject matter expert and/or resource in payroll processing.
• Ensures the accuracy of the biweekly payroll processing jobs and compliance with federal and state laws.
• Reconcile/audit payroll data including time records and other pay to ensure successful integration into link for payroll processing.
• Review, analyze, and verify reports and documents for accuracy. Make necessary adjustments through established procedures.
• Ensures the successful calculation of retro payments and other such system functions that generate additional employee payments.
• Keeps abreast of payroll and garnishment laws and regulations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Collaborate with other departments to identify and calculate any under/overpayments to employees.
• Researches, analyzes and resolves difficult or advanced problems or questions presented by co-workers, faculty, staff, students, and/or outside agency representatives.
• Responsible for the administration of all garnishment requests, reviews garnishment orders for compliance, and ensures the accuracy of changes made in the payroll system.
• Provides support in all areas of payroll cycle as needed, including processing bi-weekly payroll, garnishments and levies, manual checks/adjustments, retro pay calculations, timekeeping and payroll reconciliation and audit
• Coordinates and interacts with federal and state agencies on specialized issues pertaining to employee compensation and deductions.
• Assist in audits related to payroll and employee deductions.
• Other duties as assigned.
Required Job Qualifications:
• High school diploma or GED.
• Eight or more years’ experience in payroll administration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Word and attention to detail.
• Must have effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must have strong analytic skillset and be able to identify inconsistencies in data.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to work on many different activities while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to consistently and efficiently follow through on problems with other staff and customers.
• Ability to recognize when issues need to be escalated to the supervisor.
Preferred Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• FPC or CPP certification.