WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
The Payroll Analyst performs a wide variety of payroll activities within the Oracle PeopleSoft 9.2 system, including processing and auditing wage and overtime payments, payroll deductions (manually and via interface), tax adjustments and requests for paycheck adjustments or off-cycle payments. Although duties normally follow established procedures, responsibilities may include routine, minor corrections to make documents acceptable for processing. Works under general supervision of the Payroll Supervisor. 

Internal payroll processing (end to end processing with in house system) to include federal wire transfers experience is highly preferred.  Access to paylines, earnings codes or earnings tables to process a check is preferred. Experience with Excel and pivot tables, PeopleSoft and UKG preferred.   

This position is currently under a mostly remote schedule with one day every other week in office and as needed. 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  High School Diploma or equivalent. 
   

• Experience
  2 years of related experience and normally requires specific accounting/payroll training. 
   

Preferred

• Education
  Associate’s Degree or 
  Bachelor’s Degree 
   

• Licenses and Certifications
  (FPC) FUNDAMENTAL PAYROLL CERTIFICTN or
  (CPP) CERT PAYROLL PROFESSIONAL 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Ensure accurate and timely calculation, processing and distribution of UT Southwestern payrolls
• Ensure that transactions are processed in compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as government agency regulations
• Process and audit UT Southwestern payrolls, including input or upload of approved adjustments to pay, with a strong focus on employee status changes, new hires, terminations, federal/state/local tax changes, 403(b) and other benefit changes, garnishments, and any other adjustments that impact gross-to-net calculations.
• Balance and evaluate federal/state/local tax files, and work with Tax Administrator regarding tax processing and questions and concerns.
• Maintain employee pay records, reflecting all payroll updates and audit changes posted to payroll software
• Maintain the flow of documentation for payroll changes, including communication with internal departments to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay calculations
• Calculate retroactive payments, as required, create manual checks and set up off cycle payrolls, including special bonus and incentive processing
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.