Job Description

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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:

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Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license. You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

Job Requisition ID:

R00049743

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Payroll Management

Location/s:

Central Billing Office-Clinton

Job Title:

ASST DIR-PAYROLLTo supervise and oversee the processing of payroll and state retirement.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or related field and four (4) years of related experience or equivalent combination of education/experience

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: NA

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of all payroll practices and tax laws. Knowledge of customer service procedures and standards. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Ability to work within strict deadlines. Ability to perform basic supervisory functions.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the activities of employees engaged in processing payroll.
• Prepares federal tax, state tax, and state retirement and optional retirement deposits and files monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and reconciliations.
• Investigates and responds to inquiries regarding payments, wages, and deductions. Ensures compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Collaborates with timekeepers to resolve payroll issues.
• Prepares revisions to payroll operations manual. Recommends changes in policies and procedures to improve the payroll process.
• Serves as payroll manager in the absence of the manager.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

04/9/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):