Coordinator, Payroll

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Benefits of Being a Lindenwood
Employee:

• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs
  (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical,
  dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
  Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 1).
• Free lunch
  Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and
  Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning
  Academy.

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job Title: Coordinator, Payroll

Division: Human
Resources

Evaluation Group: Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Director,
Payroll

Positions Supervised: N/A

Job Summary

The Payroll Coordinator ensures the accurate and timely
processing of assigned payrolls while overseeing the efficient tracking and management of employee time and attendance within the
institution’s system.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to
provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job
description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.
Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job
Responsibilities and Execution

• Ensures that all computing of wages and withholdings for employees is completed accurately and in
  a timely manner
• Monitors payroll adjustments for all promotions, transfers, terminations and newly hired employees
• Processes
  off-cycle checks as needed for terminations and discrepancies
• Maintain compliance with multi-state taxation regulations on assigned
  payrolls
• Processes yearly tax forms
• Assists employees with making tax status and direct deposit changes within
  Workday
• Answers questions and assists in resolving employees’ payroll-related issues
• Conducts overtime and timecard
  audits
• Ensures that all timecards are completed, approved and submitted for payroll processing
• Reviews and processes all
  payroll tax adjustments
• Maintains payroll-related files and records
• Conducts various payroll audits and provides reporting
  as needed
• Assists approvers with time corrections, time-off entry and any questions related to the timekeeping
  system
• Assists the HR division with conducting payroll, timekeeping, compliance, and other operational audits; gathers and analyzes
  data, prepares reports, and identifies discrepancies
• Develops and updates SOPs for all processes within the payroll
  department

Service Excellence

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service
  excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values
• Serves as the primary point of contact for employees answering
  emails, phone calls, and inquiries in a timely manner

Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration

• Works closely with
  the HR Specialists in managing employee and organizational changes.
• Assists employees and managers with questions about payroll
  policies and pay discrepancies
• Provides time tracking training to timecard managers

Job may require other duties as
assigned.

Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.
Additional requirements may be designated by position.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 3 years payroll
  experience
• Experience with Workday Payroll or a similar system preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities – May be
representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.

• Demonstrated
  ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
• Excellent written and verbal communication
  skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with faculty, staff and colleagues
• Excellent organizational
  and prioritization skills
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong professional integrity and ability to
  maintain strict confidentiality
• Ability to use good judgment, think critically and adapt to new technology and
  processes
• Ability to use general office hardware and computer software applications

Work Environment – Environmental
or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions.

• General office setting
• Standard
  flex
• Occasional adjustments to hours to assist with System members operating in other time zones.

Physical Abilities
– The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job’s
essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential
functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
• Ability to sit for extended periods of
  time
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood
University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal
employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood
University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work
environment.

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