Payroll Accountant

Job Description

Payroll Accountant | Colorado State University

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University is a leading research institution known for attracting over $300 million in annual research funding and offering a wide array of over 250 academic programs. This role is crucial for maintaining the financial integrity and operational efficiency of the university by ensuring precise and timely payroll for all employees, supporting CSU’s extensive faculty and staff.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Fort Collins, CO

• Mission: This person solves the problem of ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll for all university employees.
• Tech Stack: Accounting Software, payroll systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process: Process and review payroll for university employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with institutional policies and applicable laws.
• Reconcile: Reconcile payroll records and validate time and attendance data.
• Manage: Calculate deductions and resolve payroll-related inquiries from staff and faculty.
• Maintain: Maintain and update payroll systems, collaborating with Human Resources on employment contracts and compensation changes.
• Prepare: Prepare payroll tax filings and related reports, assist with audits, and support process improvements for financial and payroll operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience, with core domain knowledge in Payroll Management and Payroll Services.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience in end-to-end payroll processing, issue resolution, and working with employment contracts, compensation changes, and related documentation.
• Skills: Proficiency with Accounting Software and payroll systems, a solid understanding of Payroll Taxes, wage and hour regulations, and basic employment law as it relates to compensation. Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving abilities, high attention to detail and accuracy, and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Bonus: Experience in higher education or public sector payroll, and familiarity with multi-state payroll.