Marshall University
Assistant Manager of Payroll
🇺🇸 Huntington, WV
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $45K
💻 Finance
🗓️ July 10th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Marshall University is hiring an Assistant Manager of Payroll to maintain and process employee payroll, records, and reports, ensuring accuracy in salary, accruals, deductions, and other payroll functions. The role assists the Payroll Manager in processing bi-weekly and annual payrolls, managing time records, supervising payroll staff, and resolving payroll-related issues.
Highlights
- Maintain and process employee payroll, including new hires, promotions, and terminations.
- Assist Payroll Manager with bi-weekly and annual experience increment payroll processing.
- Review, analyze, and verify payroll reports for accuracy and troubleshoot discrepancies.
- Manage TimeClock Plus (TCP) records, calculate overtime, comp time, and retro/pay adjustments.
- Prepare and submit required reports such as taxes, social security, employment verification, and workers' compensation data.
- Supervise and train Payroll Representatives and Work-Study Students.
- Act as liaison to staff, faculty, administrators, and students for payroll inquiries and support.
- Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field with 3+ years of payroll experience.
- Preferred qualifications include 5+ years of payroll experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office, Banner, and TCP software.
- Salary is approximately $44,918, commensurate with qualifications, education, and experience.
Assistant Manager of Payroll Full Description
Assistant Manager of Payroll
Get to Know Us!
Marshall University is a public comprehensive university with a rich history as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in West Virginia. Founded in 1837 and named after Chief Justice John Marshall, definer of the Constitution, Marshall University advances the public good through innovative, accredited educational programs. We are located in downtown Huntington, West Virginia, with additional locations in South Charleston, Point Pleasant, Teays Valley and Beckley. Marshall University’s mission, inspired by our Vision and Creed, includes a commitment to:
Marshall University is a public comprehensive university with a rich history as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in West Virginia. Founded in 1837 and named after Chief Justice John Marshall, definer of the Constitution, Marshall University advances the public good through innovative, accredited educational programs. We are located in downtown Huntington, West Virginia, with additional locations in South Charleston, Point Pleasant, Teays Valley and Beckley. Marshall University’s mission, inspired by our Vision and Creed, includes a commitment to:
- Offer a wide range of high quality, affordable, and accessible undergraduate, graduate, and professional education that prepares students to think, learn, work, and live in an evolving global society.
- Create opportunities and experiences to foster understanding and appreciation of the rich diversity of thought and culture.
- Maintain a dynamic intellectual, artistic, and cultural life by promoting and supporting research and creative activities by undergraduates, graduates, and faculty.
- Contribute to the quality of life of the community, region, and beyond through applied research, economic development, health care, and cultural enrichment.
- Cultivate the development of an inclusive, just, and equitable community.
Come Meet Marshall and discover what it means to be part of the Marshall University family!
Come join our Herd!
We are committed to attracting and retaining quality faculty and staff. In doing so, Marshall University offers outstanding benefit packages to eligible employees only. (E-Class in the job posting). Marshall University Research Corporation (MURC) employees have different benefit options than those listed below.
- Work week is 37.5 hrs.
- A great highlight in December is that Marshall University employees receive almost two weeks off for Winter Break!
- Holidays – Employees receive 13 Paid Holidays
- Annual and Sick Leave – Classified Staff, Non-Classified Staff and 12-month Faculty earn up to 24 days of annual leave per year (max 360 hours) and up to 18 days of sick leave per year. ) Employee Leave
- Health Insurance – Marshall University offers health insurance through West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA). There are seven (7) health benefit plans.
- Educational/Tuition Benefits – Marshall University provides tuition benefits to regular employees (after probationary period) and their dependent children.
- Retirement Plans – Marshall University offers retirement through Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA). Full-time benefits eligible employees must participate in the mandated retirement plan (401(a)).
- Life Insurance – Basic term life insurance ($10,000) at no cost and may purchase optional life insurance coverage with pre-tax earnings.
- Wellness Programs – PEIA provides various care management programs and the Pathways to Wellness program.
We are . . . Marshall!
Position Information
Position Title | Assistant Manager of Payroll
Banner Position Number | 000946
E-Class | NC - Nonclassified - .53 or >
Department | Payroll Office - MU4400
Job Description
The Assistant Payroll Manager maintains and processes employee payroll, records, and reports for accounting of salary/wages due, accruals, deductions, and other payroll functions, along with monitoring and managing TCP (TimeClock Plus) time records. The emphasis of the position is assisting the Payroll Manager in processing the Bi-Weekly and Annual Experience Increment payrolls.
Assist the Payroll Manager in processing the bi-weekly and annual experience increment payrolls. Reviews numerous reports and documents, trouble-shooting for problems or errors and determining solutions to resolve the issues to ensure payroll accuracy.
Review, analyze, and verify payroll reports and documents for accuracy; make necessary adjustments or corrections through established procedures; process all data to ensure payroll accuracy. Process payroll documentation for permanent employees including new hires, promotions/demotions, rate changes, transfers, reclassifications, fund source changes, FTE changes, title changes, suspensions, leaves of absence, sabbaticals, resignations, retirements, non-reappointments, dismissals, deaths, and any other types of payroll actions that affect permanent employees.
Monitor and manage TCP, adjusting time as needed, calculating and processing overtime, comp time, and STO time; calculate retro/backpay when applicable.
Prepare and submit required and requested reports such as taxes, social security, employment verifications, unemployment, and workers’ compensation information.
Manage and maintain No Hardship Arrears recovery records, ensuring recovery of amounts due when an employee resigns, retires, or leaves university employment.
Supervise, advise, train, and assist Payroll Representative Seniors, Payroll Representatives, and Work-Study Students in learning, understanding and performing the duties of their positions.
Act as liaison with staff, faculty, administrators, and students in answering questions, providing information, and facilitating decision-making. Respond to employee inquiries in a timely manner, researching employee concerns in an attempt to resolve any payroll-related issues.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Salary Range | $44,918: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, education, experience, and internal equity.
Salary Type | Salary
Time Type | Full-Time
Work Location | MU - Marshall University
Banner Position Number | 000946
E-Class | NC - Nonclassified - .53 or >
Department | Payroll Office - MU4400
Job Description
The Assistant Payroll Manager maintains and processes employee payroll, records, and reports for accounting of salary/wages due, accruals, deductions, and other payroll functions, along with monitoring and managing TCP (TimeClock Plus) time records. The emphasis of the position is assisting the Payroll Manager in processing the Bi-Weekly and Annual Experience Increment payrolls.
Assist the Payroll Manager in processing the bi-weekly and annual experience increment payrolls. Reviews numerous reports and documents, trouble-shooting for problems or errors and determining solutions to resolve the issues to ensure payroll accuracy.
Review, analyze, and verify payroll reports and documents for accuracy; make necessary adjustments or corrections through established procedures; process all data to ensure payroll accuracy. Process payroll documentation for permanent employees including new hires, promotions/demotions, rate changes, transfers, reclassifications, fund source changes, FTE changes, title changes, suspensions, leaves of absence, sabbaticals, resignations, retirements, non-reappointments, dismissals, deaths, and any other types of payroll actions that affect permanent employees.
Monitor and manage TCP, adjusting time as needed, calculating and processing overtime, comp time, and STO time; calculate retro/backpay when applicable.
Prepare and submit required and requested reports such as taxes, social security, employment verifications, unemployment, and workers’ compensation information.
Manage and maintain No Hardship Arrears recovery records, ensuring recovery of amounts due when an employee resigns, retires, or leaves university employment.
Supervise, advise, train, and assist Payroll Representative Seniors, Payroll Representatives, and Work-Study Students in learning, understanding and performing the duties of their positions.
Act as liaison with staff, faculty, administrators, and students in answering questions, providing information, and facilitating decision-making. Respond to employee inquiries in a timely manner, researching employee concerns in an attempt to resolve any payroll-related issues.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Salary Range | $44,918: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, education, experience, and internal equity.
Salary Type | Salary
Time Type | Full-Time
Work Location | MU - Marshall University
Qualifications
Must be able to perform all essential job duties as outlined in the job description.
Required Qualifications
Education | Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other related field.
Experience | 3+ years work experience in payroll functions.
Experience | 3+ years work experience in payroll functions.
Preferred Qualifications
Education | Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other related field.
Experience | 5+ years work experience in payroll functions, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.), Banner, TCP.
Experience | 5+ years work experience in payroll functions, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.), Banner, TCP.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number | MU1160E
Open Date | 07/08/2025
Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions Summary |
Open Date | 07/08/2025
Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions Summary |
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or other related field?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Optional Documents
Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
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