Description:

Ensures the accurate and timely processing of employee?s payroll data, time recording, and absence reporting for the University of Houston System. Performs various Payroll functions including but not limited to TRAM reviews, communicating payroll discrepancies, and troubleshooting issues with component campuses, departments and individuals.

1. Analyzes daily change reports and processes retroactive data corrections on off-cycle payrolls and on-cycle pay lines.

2. Provides customer service to departmental administrators with the review and correction of on- and off-cycle payrolls to ensure proper payment of employees.

3. Reviews and enters data on timesheets for all payroll cycles.

4. Audits Time Reporting/Absence Management (TRAM) reports to ensure timely approval of time and absences, correction of exceptions, and proper justification and entry of corrections.

5. Assists departmental administrators with the review and approval of time and absences.

6. Audits and corrects enrollment of employees in TRAM.

7. Assists departmental administrators with assignment of employees to time approvers and payroll approvers.

8. Reviews and enters data for additional pays, general deductions, direct deposits, and other payroll records

9. Assists with drafting training materials and standard operating procedure manuals.

10. Processes terminal vacation pay, adjusts leave balances, and inactivates plan enrollment for terminated employees.

11. Processes requests for wage statements as requested.

12. Assists with reviews to maintain data integrity and other projects as assigned.

13. Answers employee questions and serves as a resource in resolution of complex payroll matters.

14. Provides one-on-one payroll training with departments as needed.

15. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Experience: Requires a minimum of six (6) months of directly job-related experience.

- Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.