Payroll Specialist

Job Number: JR101664

Location: Cambridge,
MA
The Opportunity

Lesley University is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join the Human Resources
department. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, this role supports the timely and accurate processing of on-cycle and off-cycle payrolls,
audits, reconciliations, variance analysis, and payroll reporting. The Specialist will leverage Workday payroll expertise, including
configuration, reporting, calculated fields, and time tracking, to maintain and optimize payroll operations. Responsibilities include
troubleshooting payroll and system issues, supporting system upgrades and enhancements, conducting audits, ensuring compliance with federal
and state payroll regulations, and implementing process improvements.

Working closely with Finance, IT, and Financial Aid, the
Payroll Specialist will develop reports and analytics, support general ledger reconciliations and payroll tax compliance, monitor Federal
Work Study earnings and award balances, and help maintain strong internal controls. Additional responsibilities include documenting standard
operating procedures, responding to employee payroll inquiries, and supporting other payroll-related initiatives.

This position
requires a highly detail-oriented professional with payroll expertise, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to
collaborate effectively across departments while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.

Qualities &
Capabilities

A successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field or
  equivalent work experience
• Two to five+ years of direct payroll experience (required); Experience within a higher education
  setting (preferred)
• Demonstrated success utilizing a payroll ERP system (required); Workday experience
  (preferred)
• Knowledge of payroll and accounting principles, payroll methods, Department of Labor regulations, and federal and
  state tax regulations
• Demonstrated experience working autonomously and managing deadlines effectively
• Excellent
  written and oral communication skills; Strong ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of the university and
  external partners
• Excellent time management skills; Ability to multitask while maintaining accuracy and
  precision

Why Lesley

Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is
highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley
fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000
alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities.

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, life,
and long-term disability insurance. In addition, we offer significant paid time off, a generous retirement plan, and tuition programs that
enable employees and their dependents to expand their knowledge and skills.

Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic
diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence at
Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity
for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual’s capacity to confidently and
competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our
country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an
institution.

Expressing Interest

A letter of interest, CV/resume, and a statement addressing past
and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, professional activity, and/or service must be included
for full consideration.

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people — regardless of race,
ethnicity, color, sex, physical ability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, membership in uniformed services, and all other categories protected by
applicable state and federal laws — can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. Accordingly,
the University prohibits discrimination based on these protected categories in any education program or activity that it operates, including
in admission and in employment. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution. Individuals
may submit concerns or questions related to discrimination to the University’s Director of Equal Opportunity. Please visit the Office of
Equal Opportunity’s webpage for the University’s
entire notice of nondiscrimination and for additional information.

Base Pay Range: $72,618 – $82,521 annually