Payroll / HRIS Specialist
Williamsport, PA
Full Time
Entry Level
Lycoming College is hiring a Payroll / HRIS Specialist join our Human Resources team
Lycoming College, one of the nation’s oldest residential liberal arts and sciences colleges, invites candidates for its Payroll / HRIS Specialist role. With a first-rate undergraduate education and an increased commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable campus community that supports all faculty, staff, and students, we are seeking candidates who can support and contribute to our mission and 2021 strategic plan.
The Payroll / HRIS specialist serves as the institution’s primary payroll administrator and is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate processing of regular and special payrolls as well as tax reporting. This position also serves as the College’s primary administrator of the Human Resources Information System. This position is a key member of the Human Resources staff and provides additional help to other areas of HR, including support of benefits administration, workers’ compensation, and leave administration, among others.
This is a full-time, benefits eligible position.
Who We Are:
Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected residential liberal arts and sciences colleges and is becoming increasingly recognized for the quality of its experiential programming and for students gaining the skills needed upon graduation in today’s world. Students partner with faculty in doing original research, thrive in a robust program of internships, study abroad in more than two dozen countries, and compete in 19 NCAA Division III sports. Lycoming College’s strong endowment per student provides the foundation to support a first-rate undergraduate education. The College offers more than 100 majors, minors, and concentrations to about 1,100 active learners, including 30% international and domestic students of color. Students represent 25 states and territories and 15 countries.
The College proudly celebrates and values the principle of inclusive excellence. In support of its commitment to establishing an inclusive and equitable campus, Lycoming College seeks to recruit more faculty and staff from historically underrepresented groups with the recognition that doing so advances institutional excellence.
Lycoming College is an equal opportunity employer.
What will I do in this role?
Educational Requirements: Associate degree or bachelor’s preferred
Experience and skills:
What We Offer!
Lycoming College has an excellent benefits package that includes:
Health & Wellness Benefits:
Please submit a cover letter, Resume/CV, and a list of three references with contact information. Candidates will be evaluated on their ability to illustrate how their experience and skills connect to the qualifications of this position.
Review of application materials will begin on August 30th and continue until the position is filled. Compensation details will be shared with applicants who are invited to the first-round interview. A post-offer criminal history background check will occur.
Lycoming College, one of the nation’s oldest residential liberal arts and sciences colleges, invites candidates for its Payroll / HRIS Specialist role. With a first-rate undergraduate education and an increased commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable campus community that supports all faculty, staff, and students, we are seeking candidates who can support and contribute to our mission and 2021 strategic plan.
The Payroll / HRIS specialist serves as the institution’s primary payroll administrator and is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate processing of regular and special payrolls as well as tax reporting. This position also serves as the College’s primary administrator of the Human Resources Information System. This position is a key member of the Human Resources staff and provides additional help to other areas of HR, including support of benefits administration, workers’ compensation, and leave administration, among others.
This is a full-time, benefits eligible position.
Who We Are:
Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected residential liberal arts and sciences colleges and is becoming increasingly recognized for the quality of its experiential programming and for students gaining the skills needed upon graduation in today’s world. Students partner with faculty in doing original research, thrive in a robust program of internships, study abroad in more than two dozen countries, and compete in 19 NCAA Division III sports. Lycoming College’s strong endowment per student provides the foundation to support a first-rate undergraduate education. The College offers more than 100 majors, minors, and concentrations to about 1,100 active learners, including 30% international and domestic students of color. Students represent 25 states and territories and 15 countries.
The College proudly celebrates and values the principle of inclusive excellence. In support of its commitment to establishing an inclusive and equitable campus, Lycoming College seeks to recruit more faculty and staff from historically underrepresented groups with the recognition that doing so advances institutional excellence.
Lycoming College is an equal opportunity employer.
What will I do in this role?
- Processing and auditing biweekly and monthly payroll
- Preparing deposits for federal, state, and local payroll taxes
- Preparing and completing the annual W-2 form process
- Creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures for payroll processes
- Completing the Annual ACA reporting
- Coordinating and responding to unemployment claims in conjunction with other HR staff members
- Serving as the primary administrator of the HRIS system
- Serve as primary point person for Student Employment
- Assist in the College’s rental property coordination.
Educational Requirements: Associate degree or bachelor’s preferred
Experience and skills:
- 2-5 years of payroll and HRIS administration experience, or a combination of relevant HR and payroll experience
- Prior experience working with Colleague, Ellucian, and/or Kronos systems strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of payroll and tax reporting procedures, including ACA reporting and W-2 generation
- Strong understanding of and the ability to navigate human resources information systems, including running reports and generating queries
- High degree of accuracy
- Accurate and efficient data-entry skills
- Self-motivation and ability to work independently to accomplish duties
- Critical thinking skills to proactively identify potential efficiencies, find potential errors or areas of risk, and develop solutions to address challenges or mitigate risks
- Commitment to a customer-service approach to handling employee and student inquiries
- Strong oral and written communication skills – the ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to create coherent, professional documentation for employees and supervisors regarding payroll procedures
- Commitment to working productively in a team environment and willingness to aid others in the department and across the campus
- Commitment to proactively keeping up with changing payroll and tax laws and regulations and continuing growth in knowledge
What We Offer!
Lycoming College has an excellent benefits package that includes:
Health & Wellness Benefits:
- Health insurance – Lycoming College offers a wide variety of health plan options available.
- Dental insurance, including orthodontia coverage.
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
- Life & accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Cancer insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- 403(b) retirement plan with up to 8% contributions from the College
- Free tuition for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents at Lycoming College
- Free tuition for eligible dependents at over 600 colleges nationwide through Tuition Exchange, Inc.
- Free tuition for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents at the Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- Paid Parental Leave
- 14 holidays per year
- Summer hours
- 15% discount at the campus bookstore, excluding textbooks and snacks
- Reduced rates for meal packages for on-campus dining facilities
- Use of the campus recreations center and gym facilities for employees and household family members
- Use of the campus Library
Please submit a cover letter, Resume/CV, and a list of three references with contact information. Candidates will be evaluated on their ability to illustrate how their experience and skills connect to the qualifications of this position.
Review of application materials will begin on August 30th and continue until the position is filled. Compensation details will be shared with applicants who are invited to the first-round interview. A post-offer criminal history background check will occur.
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