Metropolitan State University of Denver · 1 day ago
Payroll Accountant
Denver, Colorado
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$42K/yr - $60K/yrMetropolitan State University of Denver is seeking a Payroll Accountant to provide technical and accounting support for the Office of the Controller. The role involves managing payroll processes, reconciling payroll liabilities, and ensuring compliance with payroll tax regulations while delivering customer service and maintaining accurate payroll records.
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Responsibilities
Performs the full process of semimonthly and/or monthly payrolls, related benefits and deductions, including but not limited to the calculation of overtime, vacation payouts, leave without pay, and review employee’ pay, job and comp setup and any salary activities
Process retro entries for all pay components and benefits during the payroll process; work with HR and Benefits team to audit retro and make adjustments, cancel or suspend entries if necessary
Process local taxes: Denver, 941 weekly taxes and out-of-state taxes. Maintaining accurate and complete records of the payroll documents, complying with all federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and fiscal guidelines for the university. Contact local and state taxes for discrepancies, return notices, and any updates necessary
Participates in meetings, training, workshops,etc. to convey and/or gather information required to perform job functions
Ensures accuracy of preliminary and final payroll reports and spreadsheets related to all payrolls
Provides customer service by responding to inquiries regarding payroll procedures (e.g., wage levies and garnishments, contributions, etc.), assisting employees, taking appropriate action, and/or complying with established fiscal guidelines
Balances and reconciles payroll liabilities in the GL after a payroll cycle is completed
Prepares payroll reports and statements of employees’ benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, and life insurance coverages. Processes payments of retirement plans, annuity accounts, garnishments, tax levies, and other deductions
Performs adjustments on employees’ payrolls to ensure correct records and information for year-end
Assist with W2 Year End printing process
Contacts employees and performs adjustments and/or submits documentation for collections
Collaborates with Human Resources, IT personnel and other Payroll and Accounting staff, analyzes new processes as they pertain to payroll to ensure payroll actions coordinate with the Banner System and other departments. Works with IT to develop sub-processes as needed for new requirements arising from regulatory or data documentation changes
Assisted with training employees in the payroll department. Cross-trained with various departments, using the Workday system
Process payroll accounting adjustments to move payroll expenses to the right worktag. Audit and track the approval processes to ensure the entries are completed successfully
Create supplier vendor invoice requests, process supplier invoice requests to pay monthly billings, and process manual supplier invoice requests to record payments after payroll is closed. Work with the banking team and Accounts Payable to reconcile payments for accuracy and on time
Enter Employee benefit deductions to each payroll if needed
Supports writing and implementing procedures and policies for the Payroll department and assists with cross-training all Payroll personnel
Assists auditors to provide supporting documentation and/or information on internal processes
Researches and prepares information on over/underpayments for employees and fixes discrepancies. Prepares Overpayment/ underpayment spreadsheet when employees are overpaid. Contact employees, submit documentation, and coordinate with HR for collection when needed
Audit, actively identifies and resolves issues or opportunities for enhanced user experience and other Payroll Integrations in Workday environment
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and address potential risks and roadblocks in the transformation process to produce reliable, accurate information for Payroll/ HR/ Finance reporting, planning, regulatory, and forecasting purposes. Communicate project updates, progress, and challenges to the Director of Payroll and internal stakeholders
Develops, documents, and maintains all current and new Payroll business process workflows for efficiency and compliance
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience (please note that one year of education is equal to two years of experience)
Full Cycle payroll processing experience
Customer service experience
Preferred
Workday or equivalent system experience
Public sector and/or higher education experience
Incredible attention to detail
Benefits
Medical
Vision and dental
Free RTD pass
Tuition reimbursement
Life and supplemental insurance plans
Retirement plans
Access to a long-term disability (LTD) plan
Company
Metropolitan State University of Denver
The Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public university located in Denver, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Founded in 1965
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.1MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
2023-09-28Grant· $0.1M
Leadership Team
Jim Carpenter
Chief Financial Officer
Bob Amend
Interim Chief Academic and Administrative Officer
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