The University of Georgia · 5 hours ago
Director of Payroll
Athens, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
12+ years expThe University of Georgia is the state’s flagship university, committed to higher education and academic excellence. The Director of Payroll is responsible for overall leadership and operation of the Payroll department, ensuring compliance with IRS and state regulations, and improving payroll processes in partnership with OneUSG Connect.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for overall leadership and operation of the Payroll department in accordance with USG and UGA polices & procedures and assessing the department’s accomplishments each year
Responsible for ensuring compliance with IRS and state regulations, staying abreast of new developments and leading implementation/incorporation of those into UGA processes
Directs departmental efforts to improve the payroll process by analyzing existing systems and procedures, identifying more efficient and effective solutions, and leading Payroll’s involvement in their design and implementation in partnership with OneUSG Connect
Reviews various annual, quarterly and monthly reports
Oversees balancing and reporting of taxable fringe and W-2 information for over 20,000 employees that produce over 27,000 W-2s each year
Handles personnel issues of Payroll staff such as interviewing, hiring, training, coordinating/assigning/reviewing work, conducting annual performance evaluations, salary increases, etc
Leads department efforts to work with campus community to manage and maintain the time and attendance system and other payroll systems and business processes
Directs the processing of additional pay processes
Designs and presents training classes to facilitate the implementation of the new processes and procedures and works closely with OneUSG Connect and the University community to manage the payroll process
Addresses issues that arise with the systems and leads the process of identifying and implementing solutions and improvements
Resolves and/or responds to numerous UGA departments’ & employees’ issues and questions which includes providing guidance to depts. and/or interpretation of federal, state, BOR, and UGA policies & procedures
Resolves and/or responds to payroll questions, problems and issues affecting UGA as an institution
Represents the Payroll department on various UGA and USG committees and institutional work groups
Works closely with other administrative offices across campus such as Human Resources, Commitment Accounting, Budgets, and Faculty Affairs as well as USG Shared Services Center and OneUSG Connect support staff
Leads departmental efforts in working with EITS and other campus units on issues associated with sensitive data protection efforts
Assists Associate Controller and/or Controller with various problems, analyses, interpretations, and data acquisition & reporting
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent plus 12 years of professional experience to include 5 years of supervisory experience
Preferred
Knowledge of practices and procedures related to payroll administration
Advanced knowledge of Payroll, Federal, State and Local tax regulations
Experience with PeopleSoft based HCM software, or other HRMS software programs
Experience processing payroll in a Higher Education setting
Knowledge of time reporting laws and policies
Experience with high level account reconciliations
Benefits
Retirement Plan TRS or ORP
Benefits Eligible
Company
The University of Georgia
The University of Georgia, a land-grant and sea-grant university with state-wide commitments and responsibilities, is the state's flagship institution of higher education.
10001+ employees
Funding
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Mark Johnson
Chief Technology Officer, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Alan Dorsey
Professor of Physics and Associate Chief Information Officer for Research
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