National University · 6 hours ago
Temporary Senior Payroll Specialist
United States
Part-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expNational University is a leader in creating innovative solutions to education and meeting the needs of their student population. They are seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist responsible for calculating, preparing, and completing multi-state payroll using Workday while ensuring accurate and timely pay to employees.
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Responsibilities
Manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines
Timely and accurate calculation, support, reconciliation, analysis, appropriate corrective issue action/resolution and/or delivery of daily payroll processes in Workday
Leads Payroll Specialists in daily duties to ensure check-off lists are completed in a timely matter
In the absence of the Director, Payroll coordinates the daily payroll activities and functions to ensure smooth payroll operations
Verifies completeness of Bi-Weekly and Semi-Monthly payrolls
Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll process to ensure timely and accurate biweekly/semi-monthly multi-state processing of US payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, withholdings, and garnishments
Performs internal audit and control procedures to ensure that all wages, deductions, and taxes are accurate
Ensures new hire and address changes for state and locality tax verifications are complete
Researches and resolves payroll tax notices in a timely manner
Works with governmental agencies, auditors and/or other university staff to resolve problems and provide requested information
Enters and updates account numbers, unemployment rates, and deposit frequencies in both the payroll and tax system
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Administration or closely related field, a plus; and at least four (4) related experience preparing payrolls in a multi-state environment for 5,000 or more employees or equivalent combination of education and experience
Extremely detailed oriented with excellent analytical and organization skills
Ability to participate as an active team member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal
Actively seeks opportunities to influence, build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives
Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself
Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes. Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes
Working knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and payroll processing and impact on general ledger within a large volume organization
Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook to include software programs for accounting and payroll processing, e.g., ADP Smart Compliance, Workday, Workday time, and attendance
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals of constituencies in a diverse community
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team of diverse cultures, while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and frequently changing priorities
Preferred
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP); or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) preferred
Experience with ADP Smart Compliance
Experience with Workday
Basic knowledge of mandates and other regulations related to payroll processing and labor law, preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family
Company
National University
National University is a private nonprofit university that provides accessible and achievable higher education to adult learners. It is a sub-organization of National University System.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
National University has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)
2022 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10.85MKey Investors
National Science FoundationU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
2025-12-04Grant· $0.4M
2024-12-19Grant· $3.5M
2024-11-11Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Mark David Milliron
President & CEO
Dave C. Lawrence, Ed.D., Ed.S., MBA
Executive Vice President, Administration and Finance | Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-11-30
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