Time & Leave Specialist

Payroll Time and Absence and Payroll Accounting & Reporting

Time & Leave Specialist

Georgia State University

At Georgia State University the Payroll Time and Absence and Payroll Accounting & Reporting department issues more than 100000 payments each year to approximately 15000 faculty staff and student employees within the university.

ThePayroll Time and Absence and Payroll Accounting & Reportingdepartment is seeking to hire aTime & Leave Specialist. The Time & Leave Specialist monitors the time & leave tickets to ensure all tickets are resolved in a timely manner and assign tickets to the appropriate resource.

WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE

• Flexible work environment.
• Generous benefits including health dental vision tuition assistance retirement etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship.
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

This position serves as a point of contact for GSU users of the Time and Labor and Absence Management modules within the PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) System.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Serve as a knowledgeable point of contact for GSU users of the Time and Labor and Absence Management modules within the PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) System.
• Provide Customer Service by interpreting and responding to questions from employees supervisors and other GSU departments
• Monitoring time & leave tickets and email inquiries to ensure all tickets are resolved in a timely manner.
• Run and analyze time and leave queries and reports.
• Materially participate in the biweekly and monthly payroll processing activities.
• Research time/absence errors and provide resolution prior to the processing of the pay run.
• Assists with the processing of Clearance Forms
• Ensure time and absence transactions are processed in a timely manner.
• Provide leave audit support.
• Assist with the compensated absence reconciliation.
• Run reports and queries to monitor time reporter panel data to ensure all employees are set up correctly.
• Proactively analyze time reporter panel data compared to job data to help prevent payroll related errors.
• Update approved time reporter panel data.
• Perform project related Payroll tasks.
• Provide back-up support for Payroll Department.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED and three years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• Requires good interpersonal communication skills to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and managers.
• Good written communication skills are also required.
• Strong organizational skills and highly detail-orientated professional
• Ability to comfortably work in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Preferred Requirements:

• Skilled in MS Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint & Word)
• A high degree of discretion professional ethics and judgment in confidential matters and information
• Ability to maintain composure and good judgment when dealing with deadlines dissatisfied employees or a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities as needed.
• Desire to work as a team with a results-driven approach.

To be fully considered for this position all candidates at the time of submission must provide the following documents:

• A complete and accurate GSU application
• Resume
• Cover letter (optional but highly recommended)