Lead Payroll Administrator

Georgia State University

Posted on: August 11, 2026

Closing: September 10, 2026

Salary: 50,100.00 - 62,600.00 per year

Position Type: Full Time

Job Description

Description:

Lead Payroll Administrator

Payroll Department

Georgia State University

At Georgia State University, the Payroll, Time and Absence, and Payroll Accounting & Reporting department issues more than 100,000 payments each year to approximately 15,000 faculty, staff, and student employees within the university.

The Payroll Department is seeking to hire a Lead Payroll Administrator. This position assists with leading the team responsible for ensuring GSU employees are properly compensated in a timely manner.

WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE?

  • Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
  • A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
  • Professional development opportunity and mentorship.
  • A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

The position is responsible for processing the biweekly and monthly payroll cycles. This position processes the payrolls for graduate assistants and part-time instructors.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • Manages the Part-time Professor/Graduate Research Assistant (PPGRA) system.
  • Resolves issues encountered by our end-users.
  • Manages system loads into the HCM system.
  • Oversees payroll for our Graduate Assistants and Part-time Instructors.
  • Assists with Biweekly, Monthly & Off cycle payrolls.
  • Supervises the Payroll Practitioners responsible for the completion of the payrolls.
  • Performs other Payroll related responsibilities as requested or needed.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Disclaimer:

This job requisition provides a high-level job definition. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties.

As such, job duties and/or responsibilities within the context of this job requisition may change at the discretion the employee's direct supervisor.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree and two years of payroll accounting and supervisory experience; or six years of payroll accounting experience with two years in a supervisory role; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

  • Fundamental Payroll Certification
  • Certified Payroll Professional
  • Strong organizational skills and highly detail-orientated professional
  • Ability to comfortably work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Skilled in MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint & Word)
  • A high degree of discretion, professional ethics, and judgment in confidential matters and information.
  • Requires good interpersonal communication skills to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and managers.
  • Good written communication skills are also required.

Georgia State University

Posted on: August 11, 2026

Closing: September 10, 2026

Salary: 50,100.00 - 62,600.00 per year

Position Type: Full Time

Career Focus: Admin

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