Payroll/Benefits Business Specialist
- University of Maryland
- Location: College Park, Maryland
- Category: Admin-Business And Financial Management
- Posting Date: 07/20/2023
- Application Deadline: Open until filled
Job Description
Position Number:
106312Title:
Business Services SpecialistFunctional Title:
Payroll/Benefits Business SpecialistCategory Status:
20-Nonexempt,RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.000Unit:
CMNS-Chemistry & BiochemistryHiring Range Minimum:
46407Hiring Range Maximum:
55688Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Payroll/Benefits specialist is responsible for the coordination of all payroll and related HR processes of our graduate and UG student employees. This includes working with the Payroll coordinator to disseminate information concerning payroll transactions, appointments and benefits. This position will also be responsible for the maintenance of departmental email reflectors and internal key database. Also serves as department DTR and parking coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
High School Diploma or GED.
High School Diploma or GED.
Experience:
Six years of progressively responsible experience in a combination of budgeting, accounting, payroll, purchasing, and personnel work.
Six years of progressively responsible experience in a combination of budgeting, accounting, payroll, purchasing, and personnel work.
Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Working knowledge of and ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Working knowledge of management principles and practices.
- Skill in applying basic analytical skills to review expenditures and revenues, prepare forecasts, and reconcile accounts.
- Skill in performing basic mathematical computations.
- Skill in planning work and supervising others.
- Skill in organizing and executing multiple assignments under specific time constraints.
- Ability to understand and interpret University policies and procedures in the areas of finance, human resources, payroll, purchasing, and sponsored programs.
- Ability to prepare and present budgetary, accounting, and other reports and schedules.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to operate office equipment, computers, and related software.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and tact.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
May require occasional lifting and relocating of files to archive location.
Posting Date:
07/18/2023Closing Date:
07/31/2023Open Until Filled
NoDiversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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