Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Process, review and verify for accuracy bi-weekly payroll for student employees using internal and external timekeeping systems, including data entry. Includes weekly reconciliation.
• Assist the CWEP Coordinator and Administrator with up-keep of employee payroll records.
• Manage the security clearance process and paperwork for students in the Lockheed Martin College Work Experience Program.
• Primary liaison with the UT System points of contact to ensure a smooth process for the students going through the security clearance process.
• Supports the CWEP program in administrating criminal background checks, drug screening, and assists in the asset management process.
• Assist with onboarding management of student employees. This includes heavy data entry in external systems First Advantage, LapCorp, RMS and NEAT.
• Perform administrative and clerical tasks to support CWEP recruitment and hiring of CWEP student employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with two (2) years upper-level secretarial experience or equivocal education/work experience.
• Analytical and financial acumen.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Strong organizational, decision-making, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload.
• Proficient in MS Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment (work independently).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with UTShare, PeopleSoft and applicant tracking systems.

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement:

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. The UTA is a tobacco free campus.

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Arlington

About The University of Texas at Arlington

With annual research expenditures in excess of $100M, the University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” institution committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement. A leading institution in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, UTA nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, ingenuity, and diversity. With a total global enrollment of over 59,000 in AY 2018-19, UTA is one of the largest institutions in the University of Texas System. Guided by its Strategic Plan Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching to enable the sustainable megacity of the future within four broad themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery. UTA was cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second lowest average student debt among U.S. universities in 2018. U.S. News & World Report also ranks UTA fourth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times’ 2018 Best for Vets list.

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