University of Idaho
Payroll Specialist
🇺🇸 Moscow, ID
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $24 per Hour
💻 Finance
🗓️ June 23rd, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Process and transmit biweekly payroll transactions accurately and timely.
- Verify and transmit direct deposit transfers and develop payroll, retirement, and tax reports.
- Review and audit payroll transactions; calculate and process tax withholdings.
- Reconcile wages and deductions; maintain employee payroll records.
- Provide expert training and support on payroll, tax, and withholding processes to campus community.
- Utilize knowledge of accounting principles and financial software; preferred experience with Banner information system.
- Minimum of two years payroll and payroll tax experience or a Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting as a substitute.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; preference for experience in public or university financial settings.
- Non-exempt, classified full-time position with a pay rate starting at $24.04 per hour, depending on experience.
- Part of the AVP Finance division, Payroll department; no visa sponsorship available for this role.
Payroll Specialist Full Description
Posting Number | SP004913P
Position Title | Payroll Specialist
Division/College | AVP Finance
Department | Payroll
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement |
Position Overview
This position will participate in processing and transmitting university payroll transactions and ensuring compliance with all university, state and federal payroll-related policies, laws and regulations. This role ensures transactions are processed accurately and on time, reviewing and resolving discrepancies expeditiously. They serve as an expert resource for the campus community, providing training related training related to payroll, tax and withholding-related processes and requirements.
Duties may include: Enter, verify and reconcile information for the biweekly payroll Verify and transmit direct deposit transfers Develop and submit payroll, retirement and tax reports Review and audit payroll transactions Calculate and process tax withholdings Reconcile wages and deductions Maintain employee payroll records Participate in reviewing and adjusting processing procedures Other duties as assigned
Unit URL | Payroll Services
Position Qualifications
Two years related to payroll and payroll taxes, including preparing payroll (processing time sheets and preparing payroll calculations); a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or accounting may substitute for experience Using computer software and applications for research and compiling financial information to prepare summaries and reports Analyzing and interpreting financial information and reports using accounting theory, principles and pratices Composing a variety of business documents with attention to grammar, punctuation and detail as demonstrated in application materials Working in a customer service-oriented team environment to accomplish shared goals
Required Education | High School Diploma or equivalent
Required Other | None
Additional Preferred | Working in a public and/or university financial and payroll environment Demonstrated ability to resolve sensitive and sometimes confrontational situations Knowledge of Banner information system
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | N/A: No degree requirement
Employee Category | Classified
Pay Range | $24.04 per hour or higher depending on experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 06/21/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | First consideration date 7/11/2025.
Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.
For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- Resume/CV
- Letter of Qualification
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Academic Careers
- Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
- Chronicle
- Disabled in Higher Ed
- HigherEd/Academic Impressions
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
- Indeed.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Newspaper
- Other Venue
- Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
- University of Idaho Website
- University of Idaho Daily Register
- University of Idaho Employee
- Veterans in Higher Ed
- Word of Mouth
- * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.
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