Payroll Specialist, Human Resources
Lipscomb University • Nashville, Tennessee • Full Time
Posted on Tue, Sep 15, 2026
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for processing the biweekly payroll for hourly employees and supporting payroll operations through accurate data management, benefits-related updates, and reporting. This role plays a critical part in ensuring employee pay accuracy and compliance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Process biweekly hourly payroll accurately and on schedule, ensuring thorough review of earnings, deductions, and taxes, with supporting documentation and stakeholder communication as needed
- Serve as the first point of contact for payroll-related inquiries, including UKG, Workforce Ready, timesheets, paychecks, and deductions, reviewing and responding to questions regarding biweekly payroll
- Route out-of-scope inquiries to the appropriate person and escalate complex or unresolved payroll matters to the Payroll Manager
- Manage log of payroll changes and communications related to biweekly payroll to streamline reviews and ensure record-keeping accuracy
- Review new hire setups and employee changes entered by HR for biweekly employees, and communicate required corrections back to HR for resolution
- Manage and maintain employee profiles and timesheets in Workforce Ready (WFR)
- Process off-cycle payroll adjustments for biweekly employees
- Maintain recurring payroll and benefits reports in support of regular operational review
- Process employee terminations in UKG Pro
- Set up court-ordered wage garnishments in UKG Pro for payroll services to execute
- Assist with audits and payroll reconciliations as required
- Maintain working knowledge of monthly payroll processing and serve as backup to the Payroll Manager as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education
High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree or higher in a related field preferred but not required
Experience
- 2–4 years of payroll processing experience
- Experience with payroll software (Workday, UKG, Workforce, Kronos)
- Prior experience in a high-volume payroll environment preferred
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $45,000–$50,000 per year (median ~$48,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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