University of Michigan · 8 hours ago
Payroll Clerk Senior / Intermediate
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expThe University of Michigan is one of the largest healthcare complexes in the world, dedicated to improving health through education, patient care, and research. The Payroll Clerk will provide expert support to U-M Health timekeepers and approvers, ensuring accurate and timely pay for over 22,000 employees while collaborating with HR and departments to drive process improvements.
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Responsibilities
Review and respond to audit reports ensuring compliance with university policies, contracts, and regulations
Identify and communicate errors to department timekeepers and supervisors, follow up to ensure timely corrections
Examine appointment changes, timekeeping, pay, and leave data to resolve discrepancies and complex payroll issues
Serve as a subject matter expert to departments and HR staff on timekeeping and pay processes, systems, and the application of policies, contract language and UMH standard timekeeping and pay practices
Respond timely to a high volume of emails, chats, and calls from departments and HR Staff
Participate in meetings, contributing expertise to support team and customer success
Maintain an organized workflow to manage requirements and deadlines
Prioritize tasks daily to minimize errors and proactively address potential issues
Support consistent practice standards across the team
Help maintain accurate process documentation and resources
Ensure all work is properly documented and filed to employee records
Meet recordkeeping requirements for timekeeping and pay under FLSA
Stay updated on policies, contracts, practices, and all relevant laws concerning payroll and timekeeping
Pursue ongoing skill development to enhance performance in the payroll clerk senior role
Contribute to continuous process improvement
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Senior level requires 5 or more years of experience
Intermediate level requires 2-5 years of experience
Experience working in HRM, time & labor systems
Experience using Microsoft 365 applications
Preferred
At least 1 year experience working in a timekeeping role at Michigan Medicine
Knowledge of timekeeping and pay policies, processes and procedures as well as CBA's at Michigan Medicine
Knowledge of rules governing record keeping and pay rules under the FLSA
Demonstrated proficiency with complex timekeeping and payroll systems
Experience using Google Workspace applications
Benefits
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
2:1 Match on retirement savings.
Remote work
Generous PTO
Company
University of Michigan
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$359.75MKey Investors
Michigan Economic Development CorporationNational Institutes of HealthBreakthrough T1D
2025-07-17Grant· $1M
2025-06-07Grant· $1.17M
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