Payroll Assistant

Department

Compensation

This position supports the Payroll Office team by delivering exceptional customer service and completing a range of administrative and operational tasks. The ideal candidate will have practical experience customer service, office administration, and the payroll lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as the first point of contact by answering phones, respond to inquiries, and warmly greet visitors to the Payroll Office.

• Assist with the preparation and organization of payroll materials for university personnel.

• Support special projects related to the Payroll Office.

• Provide administrative support to the Payroll Office team, including scheduling assistance, document preparation, and data entry.

• Assist with maintaining a welcoming and professional environment for students, alumni, faculty and any visitors to the office.

Qualifications:

Available to work during business hours, Monday – Friday 8am-5pm.

This position is ideal for someone who has strong customer service skills, is detail-oriented and can manage time well.

The ideal candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal and organizational abilities, and the ability to quickly learn new technology or software.

Ability and commitment to confidentiality is must. A confidentiality agreement must be acknowledged.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.

Required Qualifications

Statement(s) of Understanding

This position requires a background check. In conjunction with the University's policy, this position may also require a credit check.

The holder of this position is designated as a “Responsible Employee” pursuant to their role under Title IX. Therefore, the incumbent must promptly report allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual violence, and child sexual abuse by or against any student, employee, contractor, or visitor to the University’s Title IX Administrator or any divisional Title IX Coordinator

Equal Opportunity

The University of North Florida (UNF) is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who interact in our community. In building this environment, we strive to attract students, faculty and staff from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and life experiences. The University of North Florida does not commit or permit discrimination or harassment on the basis of genetic information, race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, marital status, national origin, or veteran status in any educational, employment, social, recreational program or activity that it offers. In addition, UNF will not commit or permit retaliation against an individual who reports discrimination or harassment or an individual who cooperates in an investigation of an alleged violation of university regulation.

Carnegie

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