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Payroll Manager
Job Group: Human Resources
Job Subgroup: Payroll and Benefits
Salary Range (Annual):
23: $58,000-118,360 Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: HR036
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Job Summary:
Directs and develops protocol for employee payroll processing, provides troubleshooting guidance on complex payroll related issues and payroll taxes, and ensures proper government reporting and compliance in order to ensure timely and accurate payroll information processing. May direct and supervise payroll staff.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Develops and schedules unit payroll operational work plans
- May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
- Prepares, organizes, disseminates, and processes payroll resources, communications, and materials for a designated work unit or multiple work units through various mediums independently
- Prepares and audits work unit payrolls and completes highly complex payroll transactions and changes adhering to established policies and procedures to meet anticipates deadlines
- Receives, responds to, and resolves complex employee payroll questions and problems
- Counsels new, existing, and terminating employees on payroll options, timelines, taxes, and deductions
- Represents unit/program at institutional payroll workshops, informational meetings, and training sessions
- Develops, implements, interprets, and revises work unit payroll policies and procedures according to institutional and legal rules and regulations
- Oversees irregular payments, audits reporting documentation, and ensures compliance with government reporting requirements
- Serves as a subject matter expert to human resources professionals and employees regarding payroll program information, policies, procedures, and best practices
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Education:
Associate's Degree Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
No
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
No
- Employee Category:
Academic Staff
- Scaled Job:
No
- Salary Range (Annual):
23: $58,000-118,360
- Job Code:
HR036: Payroll Manager
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=HR036