Payroll Services - Associate Controller

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Piscataway, New Jersey 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $144K - $220K 💻 Finance 🗓️ October 27th, 2026

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is hiring an Associate Controller for Payroll Services. This senior role involves leading and overseeing university-wide payroll operations, ensuring accurate compensation payments, managing transitions to Oracle Cloud HCM, coordinating with tax and HR departments, and maintaining compliance with regulations while improving payroll processes.

Highlights

Lead payroll operations and ensure timely compensation for all university employees and related entities.

Manage Oracle Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) implementation and transition from PeopleSoft.

Collaborate with University Tax and Human Resource departments on tax, benefits withholdings, and payroll liabilities.

Establish internal controls over payroll authorizations and adjustments, and oversee financial reporting and reconciliations.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to standardize payroll processes and enhance efficiency.

Serve as primary contact for payroll labor and union matters, resolving issues under collective bargaining agreements.

Required skills include knowledge of Department of Labor and IRS regulations, project management, and proficiency with Oracle Cloud HCM.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field with at least eight years of progressively responsible leadership experience in finance/accounting.