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About the Role
Stony Brook University Human Resource Services is seeking a dedicated Payroll Lead to support all State payroll operations, review and interpret payroll related aspects of the various bargaining agreements, create internal procedures, and train the payroll team. The successful candidate is punctual with excellent communication and multitasking skills, a positive attitude and a strong work ethic. Having prior payroll experience, the candidate is able to work independently, prioritize tasks, interact with and lead members of the team. Incumbent must be able to analyze information, be detail oriented, possess strong math skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure.
Responsibilities
- Maintains payroll for State employees (University, Hospital and Long Island State Veterans Home), Student Assistants, and Special Fund Estimate (SFE) workers by collecting, calculating, and entering data into various systems.
- Supports payroll operations by following policies and procedures; investigating problems and ensuring necessary corrections are made to ensure the accuracy of payroll transactions.
- Ensures accuracy of payroll transactions processed by Payroll Examiners.
- Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information and implementing changes.
- Member of the State Payroll Users Group, attending meetings, determining impact of process changes, and ensuring the team understands and implements new processes.
- Responsible for reviewing and understanding payroll related aspects of all bargaining agreements and ensuring that transactions are processed which align with the terms of the bargaining agreements.
- Responsible for the creation/maintenance of internal procedures, ensuring all processes have been clearly identified and documented.
- Updates procedures as changes to the processes have been implemented and/or new/ additional information is received from OSC/SUNY.
- Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher), in lieu of a bachelor's degree, a combination of education and experience totaling four (4) years may be considered.
- Three (3) years of full-time full time experience processing payroll.
- Knowledge of payroll related laws/regulations.
- Experience with computer applications to include Microsoft Office Suite and/or Google Workspace.
- Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Multitasking skills
- Strong work ethic
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to interact with and lead members of the team
- Ability to analyze information
- Detail oriented
- Strong math skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Location
- Stony Brook University
Work Type
- Full-time
- FLSA Non Exempt
- Essential Position
Experience Level
- Three (3) years of full-time full time experience processing payroll
- Experience processing payroll within a large organization and/or unionized environment
- Experience working in higher education or for a government entity
- Experience working with non-resident alien payroll
- Experience conducting training or mentoring others
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Higher education
Benefits
- Total rewards
About the Company
- Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
- If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university Office of Equity and Access (OEA) at (631) 632-6280 or visit OEA.
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