Position Summary:

UTHealth's Payroll department is looking for a Payroll Administrator Level II. This employee provides support and processes payroll, ensuring accurate and timely payments to all employees. This person investigates and resolves any discrepancies related to paychecks. They also research and respond to complex Payroll, Time, and Labor inquiries in a timely and professional manner. They need to be able to monitor, research, and resolve inquiries from a shared Payroll email box and phone line. You will be responsible for running payroll, including but not limited to paysheet creation, Time and Labor Load, retroactive processing, running numerous audit queries, pay calculations, confirm, ACH, and positive pay creation. Additionally, you may be asked to process off-cycle Checks, sort and distribute payroll checks for on and off-cycle check runs.

This is a full-time position that is classified as salaried but still non-exempt. You will work a standard work week in an office based in the Texas Medical Center in our University Center Tower. You will be eligible for all UTHealth benefits, including healthcare covered by us and participation in a pension plan run by the State of Texas. You will have personal time off and sick time as well as qualify for holiday pay on all State of Texas holidays.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas's resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts include entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for semi-monthly payrolls, including, but not limited to, paysheet creation, Time and Labor Load, retroactive processing, running numerous audit queries, pay calculations, confirm, ACH, and positive pay creation. Prints, sorts, and distributes payroll checks for on-cycle and off-cycle check runs.
2. Investigates and resolves any discrepancies related to paychecks.
3. Maintains and files all supporting documents in a timely manner.
4. Processes off-cycle checks as needed.
5. Researches and responds to complex Payroll, Time, and Labor inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
6. Monitors, researches, and resolves inquiries from a shared Payroll email box and phone line.
7. Creates and distributes Payroll reports as needed.
8. Set up, processes, and maintains Child Support Garnishments.
9. Responsible for Direct Deposit reversals, processing stop payments. Resolve Direct Deposits rejected by the bank.
10. Processes overpayment collections
11. Assists with electronic payment inquiries and setting up paycards as needed.
12. Assists in reconciling Payroll accounts as needed.
13. Provides assistance with Employee Self-Service and Manager Self-Service for Payroll Time and Labor.
14. Assists with Disaster Recovery testing.
15. Assists with Fiscal and Calendar Year End processes as needed.
16. Presents New Hire Orientation to new employees onboarding.
17. Assists with system update testing as needed.
18. Backup for Office Supply and Travel purchases.
19. Assists in special projects as assigned by management.
20. Other duties as assigned

Certification/Skills:

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; detail oriented, adheres to tight deadlines, and has the ability to work independently. FPC certification preferred.

Minimum Education:

Associate's degree or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.

Minimum Experience:

Two years of payroll experience required; experience with PeopleSoft 8.9 or greater and PeopleSoft Time and Labor, and experience with higher education or state payroll preferred. Kronos skills are preferred as well.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215