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Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting a Human Resources Consultant Assistant 1 or 2 to join our Human Resources team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they provide prompt and courteous responses regarding payroll for the University. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from (HRCA1) $38,004 - $50,328 annually OR (HRCA2) $43,716 - $58,380 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing for 10,000 students, health services, police and public safety. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjdhOegDa9A What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: Dependent upon experience, this position will be hired as a HR Consultant Assistant 1 (HRCA 1) or a HR Consultant Assistant 2 (HRCA 2). The HRCA 1/ HRCA2 acts as the point of contact for customers and assists in answering or directing questions. This position is expected to be knowledgeable in CWU payroll processes and actively works with the Time & Attendance systems to query and contact customers with time and absence issues along with performing Payroll Audits. Under general direction, apply principles of fiscal management in record keeping, auditing and analysis for payroll operations. Aid the Payroll Management and staff in monitoring data, processing changes and auditing results. This position is back up to other payroll staff. All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties Payroll Duties: - Interpret and apply rules and regulations to resolve problems; Advise principle investigators, staff and administrators regarding applicable policies and procedures; select/recommend alternative courses of action. - Maintain payroll records; calculate salary and benefit costs; initiate, record and ensure the accuracy of personnel and payroll action documents. - Detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies. Enter and validate pay-line adjustments, leave adjustments, pay requests, retro payments, overpayments, benefit corrections, and cash outs. - Calculate and issue off-cycle paychecks, manual checks and check reversals. - Assist in the collection of overpayments including correspondence and specifying repayment terms. Follow through with collection proceedings when payments are not received. - Audit timekeeping records, report and procedures. Proactively take steps to reinforce compliance