Payroll and Leave Administrator

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　　Payroll and Leave Administrator

　　Salary

　　$54,000.00 - $60,000.00 Annually

　　Location

　　Denver, CO

　　Job Type

　　Full Time

　　Job Number

　　CU32406

　　Department

　　University of Colorado - System Administration

　　Opening Date

　　01/19/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/2/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

　　FLSA

　　Determined by Position

　　Primary Physical Work Address

　　1800 Grant St. Denver, CO 80203

　　FLSA Status

　　Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Department Information

　　To apply, please go to: https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=32406

　　Who We Are:

　　System Administration, which also houses the Office of the President, is located in the uptown neighborhood of Denver with a few smaller offices located on the campuses. Many of our departments support the educational and research missions of the four University of Colorado campuses, but System Administration is not considered a campus. We provide diverse opportunities for professional development, innovation, and collaboration with talented staff and faculty. Learn more about CU System Administration (https://www.cu.edu/cu-careers/cu-system) .

　　Employee Services provides the CU community with excellent services from recruitment to retirement. This office provides technical expertise while administering benefits, professional development, payroll, individual tax management, and strategic HR programs. The functional areas of Employee Services include Payroll, Technologies, Benefits, Retirement, Financial Education, Learning and Development, International Tax and Human Resources.

　　Position Summary:The Payroll and Leave Administrator position sits on the payroll team within Employee Services. This position will administer and advise on the CU FAMLI benefit and supplemental payments. This position will be responsible for understanding the FMLA, FAMLI and related payment rules and enter CU FAMLI pay and adjustments into HCM.

　　The Payroll and Leave Administrator will assist with reviewing queries to prevent overpayments and collaborate with the payroll and leave teams to research and resolve any payline entry errors. With guidance from the Director of Leave Programs and Assistant Director of Payroll Operations, this position will work to improve and build upon the system-wide centralized program to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations.

　　This position serves as part of a Payroll cross-functional team consisting of HCM/Payroll Support, Payroll Coordinators, and Payroll Processors. The teams work together, sharing information, with identified campus staff, students, and system users, rotating as determined by team and leadership,

　　This position will educate customers on appropriate procedures to ensure timely and accurate leave payments and may guide users to the appropriate resource materials and training guides. They will raise issues to other members of the leave and payroll team as appropriate. This person may be responsible for recording contact information and resolutions into the Employee Services ticketing system.

　　A successful incumbent in this role must have the ability to pay close attention to detail and work through nuanced processes that change based on employee populations and leave scenarios. This position will work in a collaborative environment and must be able to solve problems with other team members. This position will collaborate with other teams including the payroll team, technical administrators, and campus HR partners.

　　This position reports to the Assistant Director of Payroll Operations and is exempt from the State of Colorado Classification system.

　　Where You Will Work:This role is eligible for a hybrid schedule, working some days from home and some days in office at 1800 Grant Street.

　　Description of Job

　　Duties and Responsibilities:

　　Administration of the CU FAMLI and Family and Medical Leave Act benefits and supplemental payments.

　　Collaborate between the leave team and the payroll team to ensure leaves are accurately tracked, paid, and reported in the HCM payroll system.

　　Run specific queries to help validate that paylines reflect the expected FAMLI earnings and any supplemental earnings.

　　Coordinate with the leave team on any needed check reversals and ensure that reissues happen timely.

　　Review a check reversal query and collaborate with the leave team if a reversal was requested by a campus partner and has FAMLI payments.

　　Build sustainable relationships with both the leave team and payroll team through trust and open and interactive communication.

　　Other Duties as Assigned

　　Responsible for researching policies, practices and procedures in order to accurately do the job.

　　Work with the leave team and campus HR teams to address complex cases.

　　Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education, or equivalent professional experience (professional experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis)

　　One (1) year of experience in a payroll, benefits or leave related environment, or similar.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Two (2) years’ professional experience related to coordinating and supporting leave programs, or other similar programs, which includes:

　　Experience with researching and applying federal and state program compliance requirements.

　　Experience with case management and documentation.

　　Two (2) years of experience using PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 or other similar Human Resource Information System (HRIS)

　　Experience with PeopleSoft Payroll for North America and CU MyLeave

　　Experience working in Higher Education.

　　Experience working with payroll processing.

　　Fundamental payroll knowledge

　　Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

　　To be successful in this position, employees will need to know the following:

　　Ability to work in a team environment and delegate appropriately.

　　Collaboration skills, including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal.

　　Oral, written, and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly.

　　Organizational skills, including the ability to meet goals and deadlines, manage appointments, create schedules, coordinate, and facilitate meetings, and make decisions.

　　Ability handle multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness.

　　Strong competencies; written and verbal communication, presentation skills, research and analytical skills, initiative and creativity, leadership.

　　Ability to work within a diverse team and actively seek out opportunities to promote and cultivate diversity across the organization.

　　Knowledge of payroll systems and processes.

　　Knowledge of Human Capital Management (HCM) systems.

　　Supplemental Information

　　How to Apply:

　　For full consideration, please attach the following as separate documents to your application by February 2, 2024, at https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=32406:

　　A cover letter identifying the job specific minimum qualifications you possess

　　A resume including any and all relevant experience to be accurately assessed against the qualifications listed in the posting.

　　Please ensure you check the “Job Specific Attachments” box next to each document on the “Required Documents” page of the application for the appropriate documents to be attached.

　　Benefits: With our unparalleled range of benefits, including top-notch healthcare, comprehensive wellness programs, enriching professional development, and a dynamic work-life balance, we ensure your holistic growth and happiness.

　　No-cost or low-cost medical & dental plan options, some inclusive of IVF assistance.

　　Disability, Life, Vision Insurance options.

　　Multiple retirement planning options including a mandatory 401(a) plan where CU contributes 10% of your gross pay, a 401k or 403b plan and a 457 deferred compensation plan.

　　Pre-tax savings plans, such as Health care and Dependent care flexible spending accounts.

　　Embrace a healthy work-life balance with ample sick and vacation leave, along with at least 12 paid holidays. This includes a dedicated week off for winter break.

　　4 weeks of parental leave to adjust to the joys of parenthood.

　　Tuition Benefit of 9 waived credits for eligible courses on any CU campus per academic year for employees, as well as options for your dependents.

　　Free RTD EcoPass and Free Onsite Parking at our 1800 Grant Street Office.

　　Many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage (https://advantage.cu.edu/) .

　　Additional taxable fringe benefits may be available.

　　For more information on benefits programs, please review our Comprehensive Benefits Guide (https://www.cu.edu/node/183087) .

　　Access our Total Compensation Calculator (https://www.cu.edu/node/153125) to see what your total rewards could be at CU. (This position is a University Staff position)