Payroll Manager

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Work type:Administrative & Professional
Senior management: VP for Finance
Department: Univ Controller-Operating
Location:Blacksburg, Virginia, Hybrid
Categories:Business / Accounting / Finance, Other

Job Description

The Controller’s Office provides financial solutions to a comprehensive research institution operating in a complex and highly regulated environment. With a strong focus on technology, efficiency, and collaboration, this Finance division helps lead the continued evolution of administrative operations that best support Virginia Tech’s world-class faculty, researchers, and students.
As the Payroll Manager reporting to the Director of Payroll you will:
• Use critical thinking to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
• Calculate and submit state payroll taxes
• Process payroll and payroll adjustments for each cycle
• Research and make payroll system recommendations to address new initiatives and programs
• Perform system upgrade testing
• Maintain procedural documentation for payroll processes
• Assist the Director of Payroll with special projects and other payroll related research as needed.

Reasons to apply today:
• Tuition benefits to support your development and learning
• Engagement in personal, professional and community outreach activities
• Formal employee award and recognition program
• Experiential learning opportunities
• Generous leave with paid 9 holidays and 24 personal days annually, including university closure for winter break
• Comprehensive and affordable health benefits
• Work-life balance and a fixed hybrid work model (three days a week on premises and two remote).
• Supportive and friendly team in a professional work environment
• Paid continuing professional education
• Bonus payments for professional certifications and completing accredited degree programs

If you are a highly motivated individual with a strong background in accounting operations and a passion for ensuring regulatory compliance, we invite you to apply for the position of Payroll Manager. Join our dynamic team and contribute to the continued success and growth of Virginia Tech.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, tax, business administration or allied field.
• Significant related experience.
• Considerable knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Considerable knowledge of payroll functions including preparation, balancing, internal control, payroll taxes, and payroll software.
• Advanced spreadsheet and data analytics experience, including manipulation of large data sets, to analyze, summarize and present financial and narrative information clearly.
• Strong research, analytical, and critical thinking skills, including ability to proactively recommend options to balance external compliance requirements with operational efficiency and customer service
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement payroll policies and procedures, to develop and enhance automated workflow/processes and systems, and to provide a leadership role for direct and indirect reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting or allied field
• Certified Public Accountant license (CPA).
• Experience working in a higher education institution, or a similar large public, or private, decentralized organization.
• Experience with multi-state payroll operations.
• Demonstrated experience developing implementing, and communicating payroll policies and procedures.
• Experience working with a large ERP system (i.e., Banner, SAP, PeopleSoft, Workday) with high volume.

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience with a salary range of $80,000 to $90,000 per year

Review Date

March 18, 2024

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Marisela Garza at [email protected] during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.