Assistant Manager, Payroll Office
- University of Rhode Island
- Kingston, South Kingstown, RI, USA
- Oct 06, 2026
Job Description
Assistant Manager, Payroll Office
Posting Number: SF02228
Position Type:
Union: PSA/NEA - Professional Staff Assoc
Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: 10
Pay Grade Range: Hiring Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Department: Payroll Office
Campus Location: Kingston
Job Description Summary:
Search will be open until filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by
10/17/2026. Applications received after 10/17/2026 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
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About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.
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THE POSITION WILL BE IN-PERSON FOR 6-MONTHS WITH POSSIBILITY FOR HYBRID ONCE ESTABLISHED.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Supervise the daily operations and functions of a payroll office including, but not limited to, internal payroll, and/or state payroll, payroll distribution and payroll adjustments.
Duties and Responsibilities:
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervise the overall flow of internal data (student and temporary employees) and state payroll data through the University's internal and state payroll system to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to established University, State and Federal policies and procedures.
Assist in the processing of payroll adjustments through the University's internal payroll system to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to established University, State and Federal policies and procedures.
Assist with the processing for exceptions and reconciling items such as, rejected or suspense items and procedures relating to return checks and corrections to previously posted items. Audit contract and hourly payments.
Provide support to ensure PeopleSoft internal payroll application is working effectively, participate as functional user in testing for upgrades, updates, and implementation of new functionality.
Assist with the processing of State payroll when needed.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Keep abreast of legislative changes in Department of Labor, INS, and IRS rules.
Perform other duties as required.
LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
Personal computers and printers; query, and word processing, database management and spreadsheet software.
Posting Date: 10/05/2026
To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/17161
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