Title: HR-Payroll Temp

Employee Classification: Clerical & Secretarial

Institution: System Office

Department: Human Resources and Payroll Services

Campus Location: Tennessee Board of Regents System Office

Job Summary

The HR-Payroll temp position will directly assist the Director for Human Resources and Director for Payroll Services with a wide range of projects related to recruiting, onboarding/orientation, employee benefits, and training/development and numerous payroll related activities, including reconciliations, adjustments and testing.


Depending on circumstances, remote work may be an option.

Job Duties

• 40% - Assist Human Resources staff to enhance functionality of various HR systems by creating offer letters, emails, work on succession implementation in the Human Resource System. - (Essential)


• 40% - Assist with payroll reconciliation; implementing new and/or improvements to processes (SSB9 testing, WTE improvements needed, new reports needed) Review for CYE to find corrections needed. Provide back-up to Banner data entry. Enter adjustments for Imputed Income on terminated EEs. Assist with maintenance of rule form changes needed. - (Essential)


• 10% - Assist with revising or adding new forms as needed, maintaining and retrieving records, as needed, responding to inquiries and questions, providing assistance as needed. - (Essential)


• 10% - Other duties as assigned. - (Marginal)

Minimum Qualifications

* Experience in office setting;
* Related work experience
* Ability to prioritize tasks and handle numerous assignments simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience in higher education or government setting.
* Experience working in Human Resource Systems
* Knowledge of payroll processes
* Knowledge of federal and state employment laws

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* Knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel, and Power Point.
* Ability to prepare written procedures and communications.
* Ability and commitment to maintaining strict confidentiality.
* Ability to review documents for accuracy and completeness.
* Ability to create or update documents paying close attention to detail and accuracy.
* A willingness and passion to learn new hardware and software systems that are consistent with duties
* Ability to effectively analyze data and inquiries, think critically, and make appropriate decisions
* Ability to perform complex reasoning and analysis
* Effective organizational and time management skills
* Ability to work as part of a team or work alone without close supervision
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally
* Ability to maintain confidentiality in compliance rules and regulations, including HIPAA and FERPA guidelines on the disclosure of information
* Attention to detail and ability to recognize data that is out of the norm.
* Ability to work on multiple tasks without distraction.