Payroll/Tax Technician

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

The Payroll/Tax Unit, a part of the Office of the Controller, provides operations administration and processing of all payrolls for UNCG and is responsible for the general accounting functions relating to payroll. The Payroll/Tax unit is responsible for timely and accurate payments of salary to faculty, staff and students as well as the monthly reconciliation, reporting and remittance of withheld taxes and employee payroll deductions. The Payroll/Tax unit also performs data control duties and provides accounting transactions for general ledger posting. Payroll/Tax accounting involves reconciling numerous Banner Finance clearing accounts related to payroll withheld taxes and deductions and preparing reallocations entries, which ensure that labor cost for wages and benefits are expensed to appropriate Banner Finance accounts. In addition, the Payroll/Tax unit is responsible for all state and federal tax reporting related to payments made to foreign visitors (Nonresident Aliens), including the formal interview process of each potential employee ensuring the appropriate visa documents are sufficient to qualify the applicant to work at UNCG.

An average of 5,400 employees are paid monthly with applicable tax remittance, reporting and filing to State governments and the federal government (i.e. quarterly/annual Form 941). In addition, quarterly state unemployment is filed based upon applicable employee basis. Annual payroll totals are in excess of: $189 million in gross wages, $41 million in federal/fica taxes, $9 million in state taxes and 7,500 Form W-2s, with applicable maintenance of mandatory Federal and State tax form documents and direct deposit information.

It is necessary for the person in this position to establish a satisfactory means of prioritizing work responsibilities to support the business affairs, financial management, assist other administrators, faculty, staff, and students as needed and as assigned by the supervisor. The individual will serve as the - Payroll/Tax Technical Specialist - to administer, process and remit the University monthly payroll taxes to the federal and State governments and assists the Payroll/Tax Manager with the reporting of the quarterly and annual tax returns. Also, the position will be required to act as the Lead Payroll/Tax Administrator for coordination of day to day payroll/tax operations administration duties; provide guidance and collaborates with the campus departments, four human resource offices (Students, Human Resources, Faculty Personnel Services, and Graduate School) concerning payroll/tax related inquiries, employee pay issues and monthly payroll/tax administration and operations processing inquiries; and ensure that all payroll/tax administration and operations processing procedures are documented, maintained and updated continuously.

35% Payroll/Tax Technical Specialist
35% Payroll Administration and Processing
15% Communication
15% Technical Knowledge

High school diploma or equivalency and one year of experience in accounting work; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Payroll Experience
Higher Education Experience
Banner Experience