Sr Payroll Specialist

Job Responsibilities:
Assist department leaders and employees with respect to Policies and Procedures of Rush as subject matter expert and/or resource in payroll processing.
Ensures the accuracy of the biweekly payroll processing jobs and compliance with federal and state laws.
Reconcile/audit payroll data including time records and other pay to ensure successful integration into link for payroll processing.
Review, analyze, and verify reports and documents for accuracy. Make necessary adjustments through established procedures.
Ensures the successful calculation of retro payments and other such system functions that generate additional employee payments.
Keeps abreast of payroll and garnishment laws and regulations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
Collaborate with other departments to identify and calculate any under/overpayments to employees.
Researches, analyzes and resolves difficult or advanced problems or questions presented by co-workers, faculty, staff, students, and/or outside agency representatives.
Responsible for the administration of all garnishment requests, reviews garnishment orders for compliance, and ensures the accuracy of changes made in the payroll system.
Provides support in all areas of payroll cycle as needed, including processing bi-weekly payroll, garnishments and levies, manual checks/adjustments, retro pay calculations, timekeeping and payroll reconciliation and audit
Coordinates and interacts with federal and state agencies on specialized issues pertaining to employee compensation and deductions.
Assist in audits related to payroll and employee deductions.
Other duties as assigned.

Required Job Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED.
Eight or more years' experience in payroll administration.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Word and attention to detail.
Must have effective oral and written communication skills.
Must have strong analytic skillset and be able to identify inconsistencies in data.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Demonstrated ability to work on many different activities while meeting deadlines.
Ability to consistently and efficiently follow through on problems with other staff and customers.
Ability to recognize when issues need to be escalated to the supervisor.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree.
FPC or CPP certification.