Location: Brandeis Waltham Campus
Time Type: Full Time

Make an Impact Where Accuracy Service and Community Intersect

Brandeis University is seeking a detail-oriented and service-driven Payroll Specialist to join our collaborative payroll team. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment and takes pride in delivering accurate timely pay while providing exceptional support to a diverse employee population.

In this role you wont just process payrollYou will play a critical part in ensuring employees across the university are paid correctly and supported with expertise care and responsiveness. If you enjoy problem-solving working with data and being a trusted resource for others this role offers both challenge and meaningful impact.

What You will Do

Own Payroll Operations (25%)

• Support end-to-end processing for weekly and semi-monthly payrolls

• Process off-cycle payments and manual adjustments with precision

• Ensure payroll deadlines are met consistently and accurately

Leverage Data & Analytics (25%)

• Audit payroll data and analyze reports to ensure accuracy

• Run and review retroactive payroll processes

• Partner with HR and campus stakeholders to identify and resolve discrepancies

Deliver Exceptional Customer Service (30%)

• Serve as a responsive knowledgeable resource for payroll-related questions

• Investigate and resolve issues from multiple channels (queue phone in person)

• Support Foreign National payroll processes including use of Sprintax Calculus

• Proactively audit time entry payment elections and check registers

Drive Continuous Improvement (15%)

• Contribute to process enhancements and reporting improvements

• Support special projects that strengthen payroll operations

Support Cashiering Functions (5%)

• Provide backup support for cashiering activities including in-person service and transaction handling

What You Bring

• Associates degree (Bachelors preferred)

• 3-5 years of relevant payroll or related experience (A Bachelors degree can substitute the required years of experiene).

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

• Ability to manage sensitive confidential information with integrity

• Excellent customer service and communication skills

• Comfort working across systems data and diverse employee populations

Why Join Brandeis

• Be part of a mission-driven academic community

• Work in a collaborative supportive environment

• Grow your expertise in a complex multi-population payroll setting

• Make a direct impact on employee experience across the university

Compensation

The salary range for the position is $56 - 62K (annualized will be paid hourly).

Pay Range Disclosure

The Universitys pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience and education/training internal peer equity and applicable legal requirements.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race color ancestry religious creed gender identity and expression national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation pregnancy age genetic information disability caste military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a protected class).