Manager, Payroll Accounting & Reporting

Employer: Georgia State University
Location: Atlanta, GA

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Manager, Payroll Accounting & Reporting

Payroll Department

Georgia State University

At Georgia State University, the Payroll, Time and Absence, and Payroll Accounting & Reporting department issues more than 100,000 payments each year to approximately 15,000 faculty, staff, and student employees within the university.

The Payroll Department at Georgia State University is seeking to hire a Payroll Accounting and Reporting Manager

WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE?

A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.

Professional development opportunity and mentorship.

A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Manage the Payroll Accounting functional area

Maintains payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.

Thoroughly understand federal, state, and local legal employment tax requirements. Comprehends existing and new legislation DOL and IRS requirements; supports the enforcement of requirements; advises management on related needed actions.

Ensure timely and accurate reporting and payment of Federal, state, and local payroll taxes, including, but not limited to Forms W-2, 941, SUTA, SUI, and various other filing requirements.

Provides required tax reporting support for various GSU departments.

Provides support to the payroll run processing function.

Provides support to the Clearance Form process.

Provides support for all tax functions.

Provides support for foreign national tax compliance.

Ensure compliance with key internal controls and processes.

Oversee the Common Remitter, TRS, ORP, ERS, 403b, 457, and all other retirement reporting processes.

Manage expired and reissued payroll checks and the unclaimed property process, and ensure that data is received, tracked accordingly, and reported accurately and in a timely manner.

Manages the direct deposit rejects, retractions, and stop payment process.

Manage the state and local multi-jurisdiction tax process.

Research and reconcile payroll-related exceptions.

Responsible for all general ledger functions related to payroll processing and bank reconciliations, including but not limited to balancing accounts. Prepare and or review monthly and quarterly bank reconciliations and payroll general ledger account reconciliations.

Management of current and outstanding tax items, including amendments, penalties, and maintenance of new jurisdictions.

Communicates actively with the Finance and HR department leads to review and monitor cross-departmental impacts of processes.

Work with Benefits Team on reconciliations and the Deferred Compensation program.

Payroll liaison for collection and audit of contributions.

Manage the overpayment process, inclusive of employee communications.

Manage the departmental invoice and payment authorization processes.

Oversee the payroll garnishment and general deduction processes.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEGDE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to manage multiple tasks or projects at one time.
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem-solving, independent judgment, technology, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management, and presentation skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office products, with an emphasis on Excel.
Understands accounting processes (Payroll, Accounts Payable, etc.).
Strong Attention to detail and strong organizational and follow-up skills.
Strong customer service skills and phone etiquette.

Please Note: This position is located on-site five days a week at GSU’s Downtown Atlanta Campus.

Qualifications

Minimum Hiring Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Management, Business or a related field, and four years of related experience; or a combination of training and experience.

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Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 04/22/26, 1:58:20 PM

Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.

Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.

More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.

The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.

Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.

The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.

The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.