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Payroll Supervisor

Business Office


Join the Reed College Business Office as our next Payroll Supervisor! We're looking for a detail-oriented and collaborative professional to lead our day-to-day payroll operations. In this role, you’ll help ensure our payroll processes run smoothly, accurately, and in compliance with college policies and legal requirements. You'll serve as a key resource and subject matter expert, helping to resolve payroll-related questions and challenges with care and confidence.

If you’re someone who enjoys problem-solving, values precision, and thrives in a supportive and mission-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.

This role reports to the Associate Treasurer and Controller. This is not a remote position.

Reed College offers an exceptional benefits package, including a comprehensive and cost-free medical and dental insurance option for you (Reed pays 60% on medical and dental insurance premiums for your dependent), 403(b) retirement plan with 10% employer contribution (after one year of service), educational assistance for employees and their children, 22 days of paid vacation, paid holidays, half-day Fridays in the summer, and many other campus amenities. This is a full-time role with typical work hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour unpaid lunch. 

The starting salary for this position is $80k-$85k. Pay offers are contingent upon experience and are determined through an internal pay assessment. This is an exempt position in grade 8.

Who You Are

  • You are detail oriented, process driven and thrive in a collaborative environment.
  • You work effectively across departments to resolve issues, improve processes, and respond promptly to questions and concerns.
  • You are a self-starter, and are motivated to solve problems proactively and take initiative when challenges arise.
  • You bring strong project management and organizational skills to your work, and you're eager to understand the systems and data that support your decisions.
  • You stay current on relevant laws and regulations, and you exercise sound judgment when working with sensitive or confidential information.
  • You are able to provide clear direction and support to the payroll specialist, and are able to step in and perform those functions when needed.
  • You’re comfortable working with a diverse community including students, faculty, and staff—and you value professionalism, inclusivity, and accountability

What You’ll Do

  • Serve as the subject matter expert for payroll and payroll-related matters
  • Ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll for faculty, staff and students using the Banner payroll module
  • Supervise the Payroll Specialist, assign routine/project work, and oversee to completion
  • Have a working knowledge of the Payroll Specialist's key responsibilities in order to serve as the back-up
  • Maintain the payroll module, including configuration, data integrity, and related reporting
  • Trouble-shoot/resolve configuration, processing, compliance, data, and other payroll related issues
  •  Perform financial analysis, including budget-to-actual variance analysis and forecasting for salary

and benefits

  • Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulation
  • Maintain position control budgets, perform routine financial analysis, and collaborate with HR and VP/Deans on budgets
  • Complete annual and quarterly state and federal payroll tax filings and resolve issues as they arise
  • Reconcile payroll related withholding accounts
  • Coordinate the completion of external audits, including, but not limited to, the benefit plans and workers compensation
  • Implement quality control measures, proper internal controls, and process improvement initiatives
  • Respond to inquiries from faculty, staff and student employees and resolves issues as they arise
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure system accuracy and integrity
  • Maintain procedural and policy documentation

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5 years of payroll experience

Application Instructions

Click below to apply. You will be directed to Interfolio to create a free account and begin your application. A resume and cover letter are required. You can submit these documents in any format, but pdf works best. 

Applications will be considered as they are submitted so you are encouraged to apply early. 

Reed College replies to every candidate. We will confirm that your application is received, and if you are not selected, we will let you know as soon as possible.

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Background Check Requirement

A criminal conviction record check is required for all college staff positions as a condition of employment for selected candidates. Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of this background check. A conviction does not automatically disqualify a candidate; each case is reviewed based on the nature of the conviction and its relevance to the responsibilities of the position.