Sr Payroll Specialist

Job Responsibilities: • Assist department leaders and employees with respect to Policies and Procedures of Rush as subject matter expert and/or resource in payroll processing. • Ensures the accuracy of the biweekly payroll processing jobs and compliance with federal and state laws. • Reconcile/audit payroll data including time records and other pay to ensure successful integration into link for payroll processing. • Review, analyze, and verify reports and documents for accuracy. Make necessary adjustments through established procedures. • Ensures the successful calculation of retro payments and other such system functions that generate additional employee payments. • Keeps abreast of payroll and garnishment laws and regulations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. • Collaborate with other departments to identify and calculate any under/overpayments to employees. • Researches, analyzes and resolves difficult or advanced problems or questions presented by co-workers, faculty, staff, students, and/or outside agency representatives. • Responsible for the administration of all garnishment requests, reviews garnishment orders for compliance, and ensures the accuracy of changes made in the payroll system. • Provides support in all areas of payroll cycle as needed, including processing bi-weekly payroll, garnishments and levies, manual checks/adjustments, retro pay calculations, timekeeping and payroll reconciliation and audit • Coordinates and interacts with federal and state agencies on specialized issues pertaining to employee compensation and deductions. • Assist in audits related to payroll and employee deductions. • Other duties as assigned. Required Job Qualifications: • High school diploma or GED. • Eight or more years' experience in payroll administration. • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Word and attention to detail. • Must have effective oral and written communication skills. • Must have strong analytic skillset and be able to identify inconsistencies in data. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Demonstrated ability to work on many different activities while meeting deadlines. • Ability to consistently and efficiently follow through on problems with other staff and customers. • Ability to recognize when issues need to be escalated to the supervisor. Preferred Job Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree. • FPC or CPP certification.