The mission of the Payroll Office is to pay all employees accurately and in a timely manner. In addition to processing employee pay we are responsible for the following:
- Withholding statutory deductions (i.e. garnishments, tax levies, child support withholding orders, etc.) and verifying all record keeping and reporting procedures are followed.
- Withholding elective and voluntary deductions and verifying all record keeping and reporting procedures are followed.
- Generating year-end (W-2) tax statements for all employees.
- Processing required employment forms, including W-4, I-9, direct deposit enrollment.
- Reconciling and remitting retirement plan payments.
- Reconciling and remitting employee health and dental premium payments.
- Preparing and reporting wage payments and tax withholding information on a quarterly and annual basis.
- Reconciling withholding accounts.
- Maintaining records and reports required by the university, and State and Federal governmental agencies pertaining to personnel paid through the payroll system.
- Establishing and enforcing payroll processing procedures that are efficient and cost effective.
- Maintaining payroll related e-systems (i.e. e-PAR, FLSA time worked, Leave Tracker, PAR, etc.).
- Working directly with the Human Resources Office (benefit package remittances and rate changes, job audit changes, employee transfers, employee LWOP, etc.).
- Working directly with the Budget Office (salary worksheet and salary planning process, etc.).
- Working with all campus departments to provide training and education about processes, procedures, and functions including Faculty Load and Compensation (FLAC).
- Monitoring, implementing and managing payroll related IRS rules and regulatory guidelines.