Senior Payroll Specialist

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

ID: 7140890 (Ref.No. A182023)
Posted: April 19, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Position Description

Rider University invites applications for a Senior Payroll Specialist. Reporting to the Manager of Payroll (Disbursements), this individual will assist with all payrolls and all payroll functions; including tax compliance, deposits, filings, reconciliations, salary, and various benefit expense budgets, and disseminating information on regulatory changes to the campus community. This position will have access to confidential personal matters. The Senior Payroll Specialist will assist with the table maintenance for the Banner HR system, including set up of new and updating of existing, at least annually, for all the benefit, deduction, tax, and system required tables ensuring compliance with all tax and reporting requirements. The individual will also support the Payroll Manager on all regulatory and system upgrades for Banner HR, developing test plans, monitoring progress, determining time frames and signing off on implementation timelines.

Position Requirements

  • 5-7 years of demonstrated strong payroll experience.
  • Basic understanding of general accounting.
  • Experience required with automated payroll systems (ADP a preference).
  • Demonstrated functional knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills.

Position Preferred Qualifications/Experience

An undergraduate degree

About Rider University

The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.

Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.

Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.

Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
 
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity. 

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