Workforce & Financial Specialist - Tennessee Athletics - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Workforce and Finance Specialist provides operational support for payroll, compensation, labor distribution, and workforce transactions within the Business Office to help ensure accurate and timely processing of employee-related actions. This position works closely with Business Office staff while coordinating with Athletics and University Human Resources, supervisors, and campus partners on timekeeping, salary and compensation changes, labor schedule maintenance, graduate assistant paperwork, and stipend-related requests. This role helps maintain accurate records, resolve processing issues, and support compliance with university policies, procedures, and institutional guidelines. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine. Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

Requirements

Operational support for payroll, compensation, labor distribution, and workforce transactions.
Coordination with Human Resources, supervisors, and campus partners.
Timekeeping, salary and compensation changes, labor schedule maintenance, graduate assistant paperwork, and stipend-related requests.
Record maintenance.
Issue resolution.
Compliance with university policies, procedures, and institutional guidelines.

Responsibilities

Provides operational support for payroll, compensation, labor distribution, and workforce transactions within the Business Office.
Ensures accurate and timely processing of employee-related actions.
Works closely with Business Office staff, coordinating with Athletics and University Human Resources, supervisors, and campus partners.
Manages timekeeping, salary and compensation changes, labor schedule maintenance, graduate assistant paperwork, and stipend-related requests.
Maintains accurate records.
Resolves processing issues.
Supports compliance with university policies, procedures, and institutional guidelines.