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The Payroll Specialist reports to the Payroll Manager and is responsible for supporting the university’s semi-monthly payroll for all administrative, faculty, and student employees.
Colorado Mesa University use Ellucian Banner ERP to process payrolls. The Payroll Specialist is responsible for assisting student employees, student supervisors and others conducting business with the university regarding processing payroll and related documents and for providing the daily payroll operation support.
Position responsibilities also include conducting special projects designed to improve payroll processing to achieve more effective and efficient operations.
This position must maintain confidential employee records including benefit enrollment forms, W4 and I-9 forms, retirement selection forms and direct deposit forms.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. Payroll Processing Duties
and in coordination with the Office Sponsored Programs for employees paid with grant funds
Experience may include : multiple employee assignment types, complex deduction types, multi-state processing, or 500 employee payroll processing.
Excellent health and retirement benefits package : Department : Colorado Mesa University Employment Type : Administrative
Last updated : 2024-05-17
Full Time
$67k-85k (estimate)
05/18/2024
05/26/2024
coloradomesa.edu
GRAND JUNCTION, CO
1,000 - 3,000
1925
VALERIE HORTON
<$5M
Founded in 1925, Colorado Mesa University is a comprehensive regional public higher education institution offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs at the master's, bachelor's, associate, and certificate levels. At Colorado Mesa, we take great pride in providing educational opportunities and tools that help students succeed in today's complex and interconnected world. Our focus is on providing quality academic programs, built on a strong liberal arts core that support students' interests and regional employment needs, as well as technical programs that respond to vocational w...orkforce demands. Colorado Mesa is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
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