Payroll Specialist

We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to join a team in Ohio in a contract capacity with the potential for a permanent role. This position supports payroll operations for a workforce of about 200 employees and works closely with payroll leadership in an onsite environment. The ideal candidate brings hands-on payroll experience, strong accuracy, and familiarity with Banner to help ensure timely and correct employee payments.

Responsibilities:
• Administer biweekly and monthly payroll cycles for approximately 200 employees across multiple employee groups, including staff, faculty, and student workers.
• Examine timekeeping records, identify discrepancies, and confirm hours are accurate before each payroll is finalized.
• Oversee the full payroll workflow from data collection and entry through processing, balancing, and file export.
• Maintain employee payroll records in the Banner payroll system by entering updates and verifying information is current and accurate.
• Compute earnings adjustments such as overtime, deductions, and additional compensation to support precise payroll results.
• Provide payroll support in a single-state, non-union environment while following established policies and deadlines.
• Partner with the Payroll Manager to resolve payroll questions, correct issues, and support day-to-day payroll administration.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of payroll experience with responsibility for end-to-end payroll processing.
• Working knowledge of Banner payroll systems and related data maintenance.
• Experience handling biweekly payroll in a business or institutional setting with strong attention to detail.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review payroll data for accuracy and completeness.
• Comfort with data entry and record updates in payroll or HR systems.
• Ability to calculate pay components such as overtime, deductions, and supplemental earnings accurately.

Compensation

$23.75-$27.50 Hourly

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