Payroll Coordinator

Southeastern Louisiana University's Controller's Office invites applications for the position of Payroll Coordinator. This is a professional position in the Payroll Office reporting to the Payroll Director. The Payroll Coordinator is primarily responsible for a variety of professional payroll accounting work with emphasis in technical tasks related to payroll and preparation of payroll financial reports and statements. The Payroll Office is responsible for processing payroll for 1,795 biweekly and 620 monthly employees. The biweekly payroll consists of both hourly and salaried employees.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited university by hire date.
Two years of professional-level human resources experience and/or accounting or financial auditing. An MBA degree with at least six semester hours in accounting will substitute for the required experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of payroll policies and procedures, federal and state statutes pertaining to FLSA; mandatory retirements such as Louisiana State Retirement System, TRSL and ORP; voluntary retirements such as 403b and 457 deferral programs; and tax status withholdings.

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of Excel (functions, data, etc.) and familiarity with Microsoft Word.
• Able to multitask, displaying versatility and fulfilling duties some may consider mundane

but are critical to the department and university overall.

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Trustworthy, confidential, honest, approachable, responsive, helpful and communicative.
• It is a must to have sympathy with employees’ payroll concerns, and must remain

levelheaded if employees become irate over payroll issues.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Cover Letter
Resume/Vita
Copies of Transcripts(official transcripts will be required if hired)
Names and contact information for 3 references August 14, 2023