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Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Job Group: Human Resources
Job Subgroup: Payroll and Benefits
Salary Range (Annual):
18: $39,400-80,520 Employee Category: University Staff
Job Code: HR074
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Job Summary:
Processes payroll, receives employee payroll changes, and provides routine human resources information to one or more work units in order to ensure timely and accurate payroll transaction processing. Maintains personnel records and assists with work unit operational policy development. Provides accurate, timely, and comprehensive benefit information and counseling to employees to assist audiences in understanding benefits eligibility, selection, and enrollment rules.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares, organizes, disseminates, and processes payroll and benefit resources, communications, and materials for one or more work units through various mediums under general supervision
- Prepares and audits standard work unit payrolls, and completes payroll transactions and changes adhering to established policies and procedures to meet anticipated deadlines
- Receives, responds to, and resolves employee payroll and benefit questions and problems
- Counsels new, existing, and terminating employees on payroll and benefit options, timelines, taxes, and deductions
- Assists employees with the completion of benefit enrollments, changes, and maintenance of employee records according to established policies and procedures
- Represents unit/program at payroll workshops, informational meetings, and training sessions
- Contributes to the development, implementation, interpretation, and revision of work unit Human Resources policies and procedures according to institutional and legal rules and regulations
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Education:
H.S. Diploma Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Non-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:
University Staff
- Scaled Job:
No
- Salary Range (Annual):
18: $39,400-80,520
- Job Code:
HR074: Payroll and Benefits Specialist
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=HR074