Job Title: Payroll Analyst
Location: Augusta University
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 234591
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Required Qualifications Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with 5 years of related business experienceORBachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with 2 years of related business experience
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to research, reconcile and resolve payroll issues.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and take appropriate corrective actions.
• Ability to adhere to internal control requirements, procedures and department processes.
• Ability to communicate orally and written word in a professional manner.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently in a team environment.
• Social skills needed to relate with people at all levels of within the university, BOR and outside entities.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office and PeopleSoft HCM
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Well organized, with ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills, verbal and written communication skills, organizational and analytical skill.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with one year of related business experienceDegree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business or related field is desirable.
Experience with PeopleSoft Human Resources/Payroll and Financials or other complex HR/Payroll and Financials information systems
Experience in a higher education or public employer setting

Responsibilities This position has various responsibilities related to payroll processing for Augusta University. Duties include but not limited to assisting with all biweekly and monthly payrolls, ensure garnishments, common remitter, general university deductions and payments are processed timely and accurately in coordination with Shared Service Center. Serves as the Time and Absence point of contact, ensures all time and absences are approved timely. Monitors, reviews and responds to Service Now Tickets. Provides training to all University employees. Participates in testing with OneUSG when new processes are implemented. The include duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for functions related to paying hourly and salaried employees, which includes but is not limited to: running queries weekly to ensure time and absences are approved timely. Contacting managers and time approvers when time is not approved by the deadline or if an employee has a missed punch that has not been corrected.
• Serves as backup to the other Payroll Analyst with the garnishments process, and retirement entries.
• Maintain and input employee Federal and GA State tax withholding data in OneUSG.
• Responsible for cross training/serve as back up for the Tax Specialist position within payroll.
• Responsible for sending out approval reminders for upcoming payroll processing deadlines.
• Responsible for providing training to the University employees on payroll procedures as needed.
• Responsible for assisting in Bi-weekly/Monthly/Off Cycle and Emergency Payroll Processes.
• Responsible for uploading/entering benefit adjustments during payroll processing.
• Responsible for running reports and updating the absence off cycle workbook for absences that were approved after the official payroll deadline and before the absence off cycle calendar closes.
• Responsible for assisting the Payroll Director with mandatory User Acceptance Training that OneUSG implements when new updates and processes are being added.
• Serves as point of contact for questions, issues and problem resolution for all monthly/biweekly employees.
• Serves as a backup for the Payroll Assistant II to Review and respond to Service Now Tickets for OneUSG. Respond to tickets as needed, determines if additional information is needed by other payroll staff, engages with Shared Service Center and employee and follows tickets to resolution.
• Perform other duties as assigned by department leadership.

Shift/Salary Shift: Days/M-F Pay Grade: 13Salary: $16.19/hr Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position Recruitment Period: 10/1/2021 - Until FilledConditions of Employment All candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during the course of their employment and beyond.Equal Employment Opportunity Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.Credit Check This position will require the acquisition of a P-Card and/or handle cash, credit or other sensitive information and will require a satisfactory Consumer Credit check as a condition of employment.Other Information This position is also responsible for promoting a customer friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner everyday with patients and families for success."Augusta University is a tobacco free environment and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.