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University of Kentucky

College Payroll Specialist Senior

🇺🇸 Lexington, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $44K - $70K

💻 Human Resources

🗓️ August 27th, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

University of Kentucky is hiring a College Payroll Specialist Senior. This role manages the payroll process for all college positions, processes payroll actions, reviews payroll accuracy using reports and spreadsheets, develops reports in Spinifex and Tableau, maintains cost distributions using CDEM, handles position postings and background checks via IES, leads non-PBC payroll encumbrances and payroll reviews, and supervises payroll staff.

Highlights
  • Manage payroll processing and actions for College of Arts and Sciences positions.
  • Review payroll accuracy using reports and spreadsheets before biweekly and monthly payroll finalizations.
  • Develop and maintain payroll reports using Spinifex and Tableau.
  • Enter and maintain cost distributions via CDEM.
  • Use IES system to post positions and initiate background checks.
  • Lead payroll encumbrances and payroll biweekly/monthly reviews for non-PBC payroll.
  • Supervise payroll staff within the department.
  • Required knowledge of SAP HR/Payroll and experience with payroll systems.
  • Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of related experience.
  • Salary range: $43,805 to $70,075 per year.

College Payroll Specialist Senior Full Description

College Payroll Specialist Senior
Job Title  | College Payroll Specialist Senior
Requisition Number  | RE51457
Working Title  |
Department Name  | 8E001:Arts and Sciences - Administrative Servi
Work Location  | Lexington, KY
Grade Level  | 44
Salary Range  | $43,805-70,075/year
Type of Position  | Staff
Position Time Status  | Full-Time
Required Education  | BA
Click here for more information about equivalencies:  | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience  | 3 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification  | None.
Physical Requirements  | Sitting/standing at workstation for extended periods; lifting and/or carrying light-weight objects; walking across campus.
Shift  | Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm, and occasional evenings and weekends based on unit needs.

Job Summary  | The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking a College Payroll Specialist Senior to manage the payroll process for all positions in the college. Responsibilities include but are not limited to processing payroll actions; reviewing payroll using reports and spreadsheets to ensure accuracy before each BW and MO payroll finalizes; developing and maintaining reports in Spinifex and Tableau; entering and maintaining cost distributions using CDEM; using IES to post positions and initiate background checks; serving as the lead on non-PBC payroll encumbrances and payroll biweekly/monthly reviews; and supervision of payroll staff.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities  |
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  | Yes
Preferred Education/Experience  |
Deadline to Apply  | 09/02/2025

Our University Community  | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * Which best represents how many years of experience you have processing payroll in SAP HR/Payroll? 
    • None
    • More than 0 years, up through 1 year
    • More than 1 year, up through 3 years
    • More than 3 years, up through 5 years
    • More than 5 years
  2. * Do you have SAP Payroll experience at UK? 
    • Yes
    • No
  3. * Describe a situation in which you needed to collaborate with other people to solve a problem. 
    (Open Ended Question)
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents

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