Senior Payroll Processing Supervisor

Job Summary

Towson University (TU) is seeking a Senior Payroll Processing Supervisor within the Office of Payroll to manage the University’s bi-weekly Contingent payroll. This role is responsible for creating and analyzing reports for submission to the Central Payroll Bureau and utilizing expertise in PeopleSoft payroll processing.

Responsibilities

• Manage all contingent payment documents to ensure accurate processing and posting.
• Manage the receipt, verification and data entry to PeopleSoft of all contingent payroll related forms and documents including adjunct faculty contracts, flat rate forms, time sheets and DIAR stipends.
• Manage the Graduate Assistant and Resident Assistant payment program including data entry of the hire record, payment schedule, and payment set up in PeopleSoft Additional Pay.
• Manage the set up and maintenance of payment spreadsheets used as control system to track biweekly payments due and process data changes.
• Manage the student employee payment program including processing web & paper timesheets, data entry of data changes such as pay rate or approval group, process terminations and assure compliance with FICA tax regulations regarding enrollment status.
• Provide staff with payroll training, coaching/counseling, and perform periodic performance evaluations.
• Run payroll processing steps to produce the Gross Pay file processes that ultimately is used to electronically send pay data to Central Payroll Bureau's (CPB) system.
• Monitor system output, identify errors, diagnose problems and make appropriate corrections to PeopleSoft to insure accuracy of data and to resolve system-related problems.
• Update PeopleSoft payroll processing steps for improvements and new business process changes as needed, particularly after major upgrade.
• Actively participate and function as a subject matter contributor in projects related to payroll, and any integrations with HCM, and Cloud HCM.
• Absorb the responsibilities of the Regular payroll processing and assume duties of the Asst Payroll Supervisor and Payroll Manager in his/her absence.
• Manage ImageNow workflow queues for all student transactions; including new hires, pay rate, other changes, and terminations for accurate documentation and processing.
• Research problems concerning pay rates, reclassifications, stop payment requests, cancelled checks, overtime calculations, W-2 and W-4 forms and address changes.
• Manage the process of completing employment verifications and accident reports performed by accounting clerk.
• Works directly with Financial Aid Director and Federal Work Study (FWS) Administrator to assure that students do not use their FWS award funds until all requirements are satisfied. This requires running queries, monitoring and communicating results to FWS Administrator and the student’s supervisor.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience.
• Thorough knowledge of complex and specialized payroll rules.
• Ability to run and troubleshoot processes and to create queries.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service and to multi-task.
• Preference for previous experience in a Higher Education environment.
• Supervisory and team-building skills.

Salary and Benefits

Targeted salary range at $57,000-$60,000 annually and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 17 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.