Payroll Accountant

Job Description

Virginia Tech is seeking an experienced payroll accountant to join the University supporting payroll operations. Reporting to the Payroll Operations Manager this position requires a high level of analysis and critical thinking skills to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. The payroll operations team makes all retroactive pay adjustments collects and disburses all garnishments tax liens and child support orders reallocates earnings for workers compensation and short-term disability and processes estate payments.

Core responsibilities of the Payroll Accountant consist of the following:
Processing pay adjustments garnishments and levies in accordance with regulations.
Addressing under/overpayments by processing adjustments to income.
Reallocating earnings for workers compensation and disability;
Processing payments to estates or beneficiaries in accordance with guidelines.
Assisting in the compliance review of withholding and reporting requirements for payment or adjustments.
Interpreting state federal and immigration regulations related to employee compensation and benefits.
Assisting with various reconciliations.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent in accounting or business-related field or significant relevant payroll experience.
Experience with processing garnishments (of all types) and familiarity with regulatory requirements.
Experience analyzing earnings deductions and cash/noncash fringe benefits and the impact to earnings.
Knowledge of and ability to interpret federal state and local payroll regulations and requirements.
Experience using automated systems personal computers and software such as Microsoft Office applications (specifically Word Excel and PowerPoint).

The successful candidate must be able to:
Maintain absolute objectivity and confidentiality with all employees and all payroll related data.
Independently plan organize and prioritize workload to meet strict deadlines with multiple competing priorities.
Communicate effectively and courteously with a diverse group of people.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with adjustments to earnings (overpayment/ underpayments).
Familiarity with distribution of funds & refunds to employees and third parties.
Experience working with a large automated complex payroll system in a high-volume environment.
Payroll experience in a higher education setting.
Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system used by higher education institutions (i.e. Ellucian Banner Oracle Workday or similar).

Pay Band

4

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Salary range of $58000 - $62000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

8/25/2026

Additional Information

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

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt 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 aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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