Payroll Specialist - Garnishments

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits here.

The VCU Payroll Accounting department has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Specialist - Garnishments to join our team!

VCU is unlike any university you have ever seen. We bring curiosity, passion and an unrelenting drive to discover the ideas others can’t. We envision a future that is unbound by tradition, that seeks to disrupt the way things have always been. A premier, urban, public research university, VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, generous tuition benefit, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/a-z-list-of-benefits/. 

Summary:

• Setting up garnishment vendors in the payroll system as orders are received;
• Setting deductions on the employee master file within the payroll system of record;
• Processing court ordered wage garnishments of the following types: Child Support, Student Loans, Wage Assignments, Bankruptcy Orders, State and Federal Tax Levies;
• Ensuring all garnishment payments are accurate and timely submitted to the garnishing agency;
• Ensuring all garnishment correspondence is answered, orders are modified as appropriate and released appropriately;
• Initiating checks for payment to courts and other agencies;
• Ensuring the integrity of the database in the Payroll system and any hard copy files;
• Researching and responding to inquiries from employees, courts, state and federal agencies and others regarding garnishment orders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate or undergraduate degree with emphasis on bookkeeping or accounting or combination of college and/or equivalent work experience. 
• Experience within a payroll department.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting, generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted auditing
  standards.
• Ability to perform detailed garnishment analysis and determine the appropriate payroll setup regarding timing,
  payment amounts and other legal requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of garnishment and wage assignment regulations and knowledge of federal and state
  regulations, specifically related to garnishments and wage assignments.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing with employees of various levels within the University and
  with federal, state and third party agencies.
• Ability to use office automation software, word processing, spreadsheets etc.
• Ability to provide quality customer service in a professional manner.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.