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Utah State Job Bank Payroll Coordinator in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Pay Range: $60,300.00 - $90,500.00
Job Description
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY BY: 4:3:25Primary Responsibilities
Assists employees and managers across all WGU companies with payroll questions, finding resolution or providing movement on issues
Administers modules within the payroll system affecting pay results
Prepares tax applications and unemployment reports, ensures compliance of local tax set up
Oversees the preparation of regulatory and governmental reports including those related to unemployment, garnishments, wage attachments, taxes, and other required information
Participates in the timely generation and efficient distribution of W-2s, which includes prior testing, audits and reconciliation, and eventual implementation of yearly results
Works with auditors on internal or external audits of payroll information, controls, and procedures
Stays informed of developments in the payroll field and of changing governmental and legal requirements
Participates in confirmation of and compliance with the Federal, State, and Local employment related tax
Creates payroll reports using query tools and complex Excel formulas for delivering of audits and/or upon executive request
Works as a liaison between departments to stay informed of current projects, then works with those departments to create pay or deduction codes, update timekeeping and/or payroll configurations, partner with HRIS to create employee master data points, and separate pay run schedules (i.e. bonus payments)
Monitors and updates configurations within the system for different schedules such as paid, eligible holidays, pay run schedules, year-end activities, etc.
Prepares and maintains all payroll related records and reports
Develops and maintains procedure documentation for all responsibilities, including the addition to the Payroll Execution Checklist detailing the objective of the task, responsible party, and links to steps
Oversees, manages, and coordinates on-schedule and off-cycle payroll runs
Submits, monitors, and reconciles the integrations between company data and outside systems (ADP)
Ensures accuracy, security, integrity, and completeness of employee data
Provides end-user troubleshooting, issue remediation, technology request assistance... For full info follow application link.
Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, d isability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.