Payroll Accountant

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Position Summary:

Florida Atlantic University is seeking a Payroll Accountant – Boca Raton, FL.

Summary of Responsibilities include:

• Perform monthly general ledger payroll-related account reconciliations, identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage all processes associated with Payroll Accounting for fiscal year-end close.
• Maintain and update Payroll Commitments and Fringe Table.
• Troubleshoot Commitment and Obligation issues for the FAU Community related to Payroll Accounting.
• Balance payroll accounts by auditing information, identifying and resolving discrepancies, and initiating journal entries.
• Perform bi-weekly validation of payroll and benefit expense charges by reviewing the trial balance.
• Run biweekly broken Smart Tag report, communicate errors to appropriate areas, and create payroll accounting adjustments or costing allocation changes to correct broken smart tags as needed.
• Manage Fix Operational Journal process and coordinate with departmental cost center managers to correct/adjust journals in error.
• Coordinate with Treasury to reconcile all incoming refunds from DSGI.
• Implement system of new functionality as it relates to Payroll Accounting/Commitment Accounting.
• Maintain and update payroll accounting adjustments training job aid and provide training and process payroll accounting adjustments if needed.
• Manage mass upload of costing allocation changes for all job extensions, coordinating the Human Resource Department.
• Perform monthly reconciliation for salary and fringe to verify that all University and Grant fringe rates are correct and process entries as needed.
• Create and update Grant Allocation Rules associated with all new earnings, fringe, and fiscal year-end.
• Support the FAU Workday Helpdesk ticket system as it relates to payroll-related inquiries.
• Assist with implementing, maintaining, and monitoring payroll accounting control and procedures.
• Coordinate with manager to implement system of new functionality as it relates to Payroll Accounting/Commitment Accounting.
• Assist the manager with special projects and reports and complete additional fiscal responsibilities as assigned.
• Perform additional job-related duties as needed.

FAU Benefits and Perks 

• If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers: 
• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more. 
• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans. 

• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service 
• Flexible work arrangement plans - https://www.fau.edu/hr/employee_relations/flexwork.php 
• Sick Leave Pool Program 
• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion). 
• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day - https://www.fau.edu/hr/documents/community-engagement-volunteer-leave4-2015.pdf  

• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply). 

For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php 

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