Assistant Payroll Coordinator

CSCU System Office • Hartford, CT

12d • $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Processes all aspects of payroll including any tasks related to ensuring timely and accurate distribution of paychecks for assigned CSCU employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration required.
• Three (3) years of experience in payroll with three (3) years of progressively more responsible experience in the development and implementation of effective computerized payroll, fiscal, and administrative systems.
• Ability to prepare and interpret analytical reports using tools such as the Microsoft Office suite and other PC based reporting packages.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students.
• They are expected to have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.).

Nice To Haves

• State payroll experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Processes monthly accrual, and maintains sick, vacation, and personal leave balances.
• Maintains and updates employee payroll records, including processing onboarding for new hires and offboarding for terminations and transfers.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for employee payroll inquiries.
• Responsible for providing exceptional customer service while communicating effectively via phone, email, and in person.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies with empathy, accuracy, and urgency.
• Assists the Payroll Manager in running and checking the processes required to electronically transmit the CSCU's payroll to Central Payroll at the State Comptroller's Office.
• Generates ad hoc reports and extracts of payroll information for auditing, reporting, and management requirements.
• Collaborates closely with outside departments, fiscal officers, various state agencies, and the Board of Regents; recommends and helps develop improvements to optimize payroll services.
• Responsible for compliant and ongoing interpretation of policy; creates procedures, training documents, and user guides for payroll processors as well as employees.
• Performs other related duties which do not alter the basic level of responsibility of the position.

Benefits

• excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits
• comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include generous leave policies; several retirement plans ; and many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• access to many additional benefits to save for retirement, protect your family & more with supplemental benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement may apply if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level