University of Kentucky
STEPS Payroll Specialist Coordinator
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Temporary
💰 $37 per Hour
💻 Other
🗓️ July 31st, 2025
Tableau
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Kentucky is hiring a STEPS Payroll Specialist Coordinator. This role leads all day-to-day functions of the College Payroll Office, managing payroll processes, providing direction and training, resolving problems, and collaborating with departments to ensure accurate and timely employee payments while adhering to university and legal policies.
Highlights
- Lead management of the College Payroll Office's daily operations and payroll processes.
- Develop and audit payroll reports using SAP and internal tracking software including cost distribution.
- Coordinate with Human Resources, Business Office, and payroll specialists to ensure compliance and timely payments.
- Establish and maintain a college tracking system for payroll requests and changes.
- Serve as primary contact for visa processing and postdoctoral appointments, working with the International Center.
- Administer and interpret university policies, participate in continuous improvement, and support a college-wide ticketing system.
- Required proficiency with SAP, Tableau, and CDEM.
- Must have an Associate Degree.
- Position is full-time, temporary, and pays $37.00 per hour.
- Reports are developed for senior administrators and ongoing process improvements are supported.
STEPS Payroll Specialist Coordinator Full Description
STEPS Payroll Specialist Coordinator
Job Title | STEPS Payroll Specialist Coordinator
Requisition Number | TE08998
Department Name | 8T110:College of Social Work
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Salary Range | $37.00/hour
Type of Position | Temporary
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | Associate Degree
Required Related Experience |
Required License/Registration/Certification |
Physical Requirements | Repetitive motion typical of desk work (i.e. typing, twisting, bending, prolonged screen time, etc.); Sitting at computer workstation for extended periods; lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 20 lbs
Shift | Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm with some evening and weekend work as needed.
Job Summary
Serve as the lead for all day-to-day functions of the College Payroll Office. Management of the College Payroll processes, including but not limited to, providing direction, training, guidance, and problem resolution relating to college and department issues. Work closely with other departments such as Human Resources, CoSW Business Office, and other payroll specialists to ensure payments to employees are made accurately and timely with the guidelines of the University, federal and state policies and procedures. As the responsible lead, establish a college tracking system to ensure all payroll requests are tracked, changes noted, and payments are made on time. Provide leadership in problem resolution in all day-to-day functions of the CoSW Payroll Office. Serve as the lead on reporting for all payroll functions of the college. Develop payroll reports in SAP and other internal tracking software to perform regular audits of information and ensure accuracy of data in SAP, including cost distribution. Develop reports for senior administrators on an as-needed basis. Serve as the lead on all postdoctoral appointments in the college. As the lead liaison with central offices across campus and CoSW’s Payroll Office, continue to foster a collegial relationship while maintaining the college’s commitment to excellence. Serve as the lead and college contact on visas and the appropriate processing of documentation and work closely with the International Center to process visas for faculty, visiting scholars and staff. As the lead on visa processing, serve as an advisor to department managers and other payroll specialists to effectively resolve visa-related issues and identify ways to prevent them in the future. Consistently live out the commitment to the College of Social Work’s mission. Look for ways to improve customer service to the faculty, staff, and students that we serve. Be a role model for excellent customer service for both internal and external constituents. Interpret and enforce university policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and consistency with best practices Participate in continuous improvement activities. Provide input for the ongoing improvement of a college-wide ticketing and tracking system to ensure the most effective and efficient means of tracking customer needs. Assist in identifying and changing processes and workflows for improvement. This includes tracking changes in cost distribution and entering through CDEM.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities | Payroll, HR, and business office functions; SAP; Tableau; CDEM.
administration, planning & organization, initiative, judgement, problem solving, situational evaluation & analysis, attention to detail, excellent verbal & written communication, confidentiality, consensus building, listening skills, time management, collaboration, excellent follow-through, accuracy, consistency, quality of work
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience |
Deadline to Apply | 08/13/2025
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.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
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.
Requisition Number | TE08998
Department Name | 8T110:College of Social Work
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Salary Range | $37.00/hour
Type of Position | Temporary
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | Associate Degree
Required Related Experience |
Required License/Registration/Certification |
Physical Requirements | Repetitive motion typical of desk work (i.e. typing, twisting, bending, prolonged screen time, etc.); Sitting at computer workstation for extended periods; lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 20 lbs
Shift | Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm with some evening and weekend work as needed.
Job Summary
Serve as the lead for all day-to-day functions of the College Payroll Office. Management of the College Payroll processes, including but not limited to, providing direction, training, guidance, and problem resolution relating to college and department issues. Work closely with other departments such as Human Resources, CoSW Business Office, and other payroll specialists to ensure payments to employees are made accurately and timely with the guidelines of the University, federal and state policies and procedures. As the responsible lead, establish a college tracking system to ensure all payroll requests are tracked, changes noted, and payments are made on time. Provide leadership in problem resolution in all day-to-day functions of the CoSW Payroll Office. Serve as the lead on reporting for all payroll functions of the college. Develop payroll reports in SAP and other internal tracking software to perform regular audits of information and ensure accuracy of data in SAP, including cost distribution. Develop reports for senior administrators on an as-needed basis. Serve as the lead on all postdoctoral appointments in the college. As the lead liaison with central offices across campus and CoSW’s Payroll Office, continue to foster a collegial relationship while maintaining the college’s commitment to excellence. Serve as the lead and college contact on visas and the appropriate processing of documentation and work closely with the International Center to process visas for faculty, visiting scholars and staff. As the lead on visa processing, serve as an advisor to department managers and other payroll specialists to effectively resolve visa-related issues and identify ways to prevent them in the future. Consistently live out the commitment to the College of Social Work’s mission. Look for ways to improve customer service to the faculty, staff, and students that we serve. Be a role model for excellent customer service for both internal and external constituents. Interpret and enforce university policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and consistency with best practices Participate in continuous improvement activities. Provide input for the ongoing improvement of a college-wide ticketing and tracking system to ensure the most effective and efficient means of tracking customer needs. Assist in identifying and changing processes and workflows for improvement. This includes tracking changes in cost distribution and entering through CDEM.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities | Payroll, HR, and business office functions; SAP; Tableau; CDEM.
administration, planning & organization, initiative, judgement, problem solving, situational evaluation & analysis, attention to detail, excellent verbal & written communication, confidentiality, consensus building, listening skills, time management, collaboration, excellent follow-through, accuracy, consistency, quality of work
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience |
Deadline to Apply | 08/13/2025
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.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
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 (*).
- * Please describe your payroll experience.
(Open Ended Question) - * Please describe your experience, if any, using Tableau software.
(Open Ended Question) - * Describe your experience with human resource administration.
(Open Ended Question)
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