The Boston University School of Social Work is seeking a Human Resources and Payroll Specialist to oversee and manage all HR and payroll functions for the School. This position supports faculty, staff, and student employment needs and ensures the seamless execution of payroll and personnel operations. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration, the Payroll and HR Specialist is responsible for payroll processing, reconciliation, and analysis; managing personnel actions; and coordinating the annual performance evaluation and merit increase cycles. This position serves as a critical partner to managers and supervisors, offering guidance on position evaluations, staffing structures, and personnel budgeting. The Specialist also acts as the primary liaison with central Human Resources and Payroll offices, ensuring accuracy and consistency across all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

Required Skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3- 5 years relevant experience.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to advise faculty and staff regarding HR, organizational, and administrative matters. • Strong organizational and time management skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Professionalism, diplomacy, creativity, and enthusiasm.
• Supervisory Experience. Preferred Qualifications:
• BU or higher education experience.
• Masters degree.
• Knowledge of payroll systems and processes.
• Familiarity with BUs administrative systems, including SAP, and JobX Confidential Data: All information (written, verbal, electronic, etc.) that an employee encounters while working at Boston University is considered confidential. Employees must always adhere to the University and departmental policies, guidelines, and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations. Additional Requirements: The HR and Payroll Specialist must manage University-imposed deadlines that affect all employees across the school. The ability to plan ahead, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines is essential. Strong skills in process management, data management, communication, organization, and analysis are required. Experience with SAP and SharePoint is preferred. Higher education and/or unionized environment experience is a plus.

_We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. _

Required Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3- 5 years relevant experience.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to advise faculty and staff regarding HR, organizational, and administrative matters. • Strong organizational and time management skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Professionalism, diplomacy, creativity, and enthusiasm.
• Supervisory Experience. Preferred Qualifications:
• BU or higher education experience.
• Masters degree.
• Knowledge of payroll systems and processes.
• Familiarity with BUs administrative systems, including SAP, and JobX Confidential Data: All information (written, verbal, electronic, etc.) that an employee encounters while working at Boston University is considered confidential. Employees must always adhere to the University and departmental policies, guidelines, and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations. Additional Requirements: The HR and Payroll Specialist must manage University-imposed deadlines that affect all employees across the school. The ability to plan ahead, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines is essential. Strong skills in process management, data management, communication, organization, and analysis are required. Experience with SAP and SharePoint is preferred. Higher education and/or unionized environment experience is a plus.

_We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. _